The Wisconsin Supreme Court said Monday that it is up to each individual voter to determine for themselves whether they are "indefinitely confined" and therefore able to request and submit an absentee ballot without showing photo identification.
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Supreme Court assumes jurisdiction over lawsuit over clerk’s absentee-voter advice
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has assumed jurisdiction over a lawsuit involving a Dane County clerk's advice to voters to mark themselves as indefinitely confined because of the governor's stay-at-home order to get around Wisconsin's photo ID requirement.
Read More »State voting, registration laws vary and change frequently
The rules of elections are always changing.
Read More »Wisconsin justice drops out of voter-purge case
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly has decided he won't play any role in deciding a lawsuit demanding state election officials immediately purge more than 200,000 voter registrations.
Read More »Wisconsin Democrats vow to register voters who may be purged (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin judge ordered last week that the registration of as many as 234,000 voters be tossed out because they may have moved, a victory for conservatives that could make it more difficult for people to vote next year in the key swing state.
Read More »Races heat up for Abrahamson’s seat, 3 state court judgeships
Your state judicial election guide.
Read More »Federal judge in Wisconsin strikes early-voting restrictions
A federal judge on Thursday struck down the early-voting restrictions Wisconsin Republicans had adopted in December in a lame-duck legislative session, saying the limits mirror restrictions he had blocked two years ago.
Read More »Studies: Voter ID tied to lower turnout in Wisconsin
With all of her necessary documentation, the University of Wisconsin-Madison student Brooke Evans arrived at her polling place on Nov. 8, 2016, for the presidential election.
Read More »Schimel: Voter ID helped Trump, Johnson in Wisconsin
Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel is suggesting Sen. Ron Johnson wouldn't have won re-election and President Donald Trump wouldn't have won Wisconsin without the state's voter ID law.
Read More »ID law proved insurmountable for many voters
State Sen. Mary Lazich was adamant: The bill Republicans were about to push through the Wisconsin state Senate, requiring that voters present identification at the polls, would do no harm.
Read More »Judges express skepticism over claims in voting cases
Three federal court judges expressed deep skepticism Friday over claims that Wisconsin Republicans deliberately made it harder for minorities to vote.
Read More »Voter ID lawsuits live on despite likely Trump policy shift
Federal lawsuits challenging voter ID requirements in Texas and North Carolina won't just disappear, even if Justice Department lawyers who once argued against the laws effectively switch sides to advocate for them under President Donald Trump's administration, civil rights lawyers say.
Read More »Milwaukee elections chief: Voter ID law hurt city’s turnout
Milwaukee's elections chief says Wisconsin's voter ID law caused problems at the polls in the city and likely contributed to lower voter turnout.
Read More »Judge calls out DMV on voter ID
U.S. District Judge James Peterson made the right call last week when he ordered the state to provide additional information to the public about how to get voting credentials but chose not to halt the state's voter ID law.
Read More »Judge OKs voting credential handouts
A federal judge has signed off on new handouts explaining how people who lack photo identification can get alternative voting credentials.
Read More »Judge orders state to explain voting credentials process (UPDATE)
A federal judge ordered Wisconsin transportation officials Thursday to immediately produce documents clearly explaining how people who lack a photo ID can obtain voting credentials and to perform checks to ensure field workers are giving applicants correct information about the process.
Read More »State won’t seek stay on voting order
State attorneys won't appeal a federal judge's order to produce documents that clearly explain Wisconsin's alternative voting credential system.
Read More »Walker says DOJ found problems with voter ID at DMV offices
Gov. Scott Walker says the state Department of Justice found problems with how Wisconsin's voter ID law was being administered during spot checks of driver license stations.
Read More »Federal judge orders hearing over state’s voter ID
A hearing has been scheduled in federal court less than four weeks before the election to consider a motion calling for suspension of Wisconsin's voter ID law.
Read More »Recordings reveal workers give bad information about IDs (UPDATE)
Workers at seven Division of Motor Vehicles offices across Wisconsin are heard in newly released recordings giving would-be voters without photo IDs inaccurate information about the availability of credentials that would allow them to cast a ballot in next month's election.
Read More »US Supreme Court: Some noteworthy cases coming up in new term
Some noteworthy cases the U.S. Supreme Court will hear in its new term that begins Monday.
Read More »Judge orders state to investigate ID protocol
A federal judge has ordered the state to investigate whether transportation officials have been denying people temporary photo identification to vote.
Read More »New laws, rulings could cause Election Day confusion
With more than 120 million Americans expected to cast ballots for president this fall, the nation's voting process seems more convoluted than ever and rife with potential for confusion come Election Day.
Read More »DOT to issue voting creds overnight during election week
The state Department of Transportation plans to ship voting credentials overnight to people who try to obtain photo identification during election week.
Read More »Appeals court refuses to reconsider voter ID cases
A federal appeals court has refused to reconsider a pair of rulings affecting Wisconsin's voter ID law, meaning no more changes to the requirement are likely before the November election.
Read More »Schimel drops early voting fight
Milwaukee and Madison apparently will be able to start early voting next month.
Read More »Things to know about voting rights lawsuit
U.S. District Judge James Peterson issued a ruling last week loosening Wisconsin's voter ID law and striking down a host of other state election laws that Republicans have passed over the last five years.
Read More »Election officials in holding pattern following ruling
Wisconsin election officials say they're taking a wait-and-see approach in the wake of a federal ruling loosening the state's voter ID law and striking down multiple portions of other election-related statutes.
Read More »Federal judge strikes down state’s election laws
A federal judge on Friday threw out as unconstitutional a host of Wisconsin election laws passed in recent years, saying they unfairly benefited Republicans who had enacted them and made it more difficult for Democrats to vote.
Read More »State attorneys ask for stay in voter ID case
State attorneys have asked a federal judge to stay a ruling allowing people to vote without photo identification pending an appeal.
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