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Wisconsin is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the state's ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.
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Proposal would allow electronic voting in State Bar elections
Wisconsin’s mandatory bar association recently filed a rule-change proposal that would allow its members to vote electronically in elections.
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Read More »Wisconsin’s early voting limit challenged in federal court (UPDATE)
The fight over restricting early voting in Wisconsin is headed back to federal court.
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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 »Milwaukee mayor raises concerns about deactivated voters
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett raised concerns Wednesday that as many as 32,000 voters in the city were mistakenly deactivated because of erroneous information but election officials say the number is much smaller.
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Read More »Assembly Republican leader wants early voting limits
The Republican leader of the Wisconsin Assembly wants legislation next year to standardize and restrict early voting to make it more similar in rural and urban areas.
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Read More »West Allis man sentenced for voting twice
A 34-year-old West Allis man has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for voting twice in the 2012 presidential election.
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Read More »Convicted felon accused of illegal voting
A convicted felon is accused of voting illegally in the November election in Kenosha County.
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Read More »U.S. Supreme Court to take new look at voting rights law
The Supreme Court said Friday it will consider eliminating the government's most potent weapon against racial discrimination at polling places since the 1960s. The court acted three days after a diverse coalition of voters propelled President Barack Obama to a second term in the White House.
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Read More »BLAWG LOG: Kloeden on polarized America, non-compulsory voting
As a newcomer to the U.S., arriving in the months leading up to a Presidential election, I am struck by the apparent polarization of the American media into red and blue extremes.
Read More »Supreme Court ruling could affect Wis. voting districts
Most headlines from the U.S. Supreme Court's recent rulings involved health care. But an unrelated decision could affect how Wisconsin's election maps get drawn eventually.
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Read More »Wis. presidential primary change on fast track
A bill moving Wisconsin's presidential primary to April appears to be on the fast track after getting backing from both parties.
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