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Wisconsin Elections Commission

Dec 22, 2021

Court asks justices to consider victim amendment question

A state appeals court wants the Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide whether a constitutional amendment expanding crime victims' rights was enacted properly.

Dec 9, 2021

Commission rejects claim that grants to cities were illegal

Bipartisan Wisconsin elections officials have rejected a claim that private grants which helped cities run their elections during the coronavirus pandemic were illegal.

Dec 1, 2021

Wisconsin mayors targeted amid GOP-ordered election probe

The Republican-hired attorney investigating the 2020 election told Wisconsin lawmakers during a testy hearing Wednesday he has filed a lawsuit to force officials in Green Bay and Madison to provide testimony.

Nov 30, 2021

GOP targets Wisconsin elections system, nonpartisan director

Wisconsin Republicans are working to discredit the bipartisan system they created to run elections in the state after President Joe Biden narrowly won last year's presidential race, making the political battleground the latest front in the national push by the GOP to exert more control over elections.

Nov 15, 2021

GOP candidate for governor sues state Elections Commission

Republican gubernatorial candidate Rebecca Kleefisch is suing the Wisconsin Elections Commission seeking to suspend the guidance the agency gave to local election clerks amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Nov 12, 2021

Wisconsin GOP OKs redistricting plans while Dems can’t agree

The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature on Thursday gave final approval to the GOP's redistricting plans, after the maps proposed by a nonpartisan commission were lambasted by several Democrats.

Nov 10, 2021

Wisconsin elections chief says audit report needs correcting

Wisconsin Elections Commission administrator Meagan Wolfe testified Tuesday that a recent audit of the 2020 presidential election in the state from the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau contains a handful of errors that will need to be corrected.

Nov 2, 2021

Wisconsin elections chief rebuffs GOP calls for resignation

The head of Wisconsin's elections commission on Monday rejected a call for her resignation from the Republican Assembly Speaker and said her critics were engaging in political attacks.

Sep 14, 2021

Election probe email raises security concerns in Wisconsin

An email signed by the leader of a Republican-ordered investigation into the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin sent to county clerks on Monday raised security concerns about its authenticity and what measures would be taken to protect sensitive information requested.

Aug 10, 2021

Wisconsin governor vetoes GOP bills to restrict absentees

Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a series of bills Tuesday passed by the state's Republican-controlled Legislature that would have imposed new restrictions on absentee ballots in the key battleground state.

Aug 5, 2021

Editorial: Why significant voter fraud doesn’t occur in Wisconsin

The reason significant voter fraud doesn’t occur in Wisconsin is pretty simple: The potential cost of trying to dupe our democracy is much greater than any potential gain.

Aug 4, 2021

Wisconsin election officials cancel 205K voter registrations

Wisconsin elections officials said Wednesday that they have removed more than 205,000 voters from the rolls as part of routine work to keep the state's registration lists up to date.

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