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Nov 18, 2020

Trump pays $3 million for partial Wisconsin vote recount

President Donald Trump has paid $3 million for a partial recount in Wisconsin but has yet to file a petition stating which counties will be included, the Wisconsin Elections Commission said Wednesday.

Nov 16, 2020

Wisconsin presidential recount would cost Trump $7.9 million

President Donald Trump will have to pay $7.9 million if he wants a statewide recount of unofficial results in Wisconsin showing him losing to Democrat Joe Biden by about 20,500 votes.

Nov 10, 2020

Trump Wisconsin recount can’t start until counties canvass

Twenty-four counties in Wisconsin had completed their canvassing of last week's election results as of Monday morning, but all 72 must be in before President Donald Trump could call for a recount, as his campaign has said it intends to do.

Oct 29, 2020

Up to 400 Wisconsin National Guard troops to help at polls

No more than 400 Wisconsin National Guard troops will be needed to plug any shortages at polls on Election Day as coronavirus cases surge, the state's top elections official said on Thursday.

Oct 19, 2020

Wisconsin county says ballot misprint will delay count

Officials in a northeastern Wisconsin county said Monday that a technical ballot misprint will most likely delay the counting of some absentee ballots on Election Day, but they reassured the public that all ballots will be counted.

Oct 1, 2020

Election official says no Wisconsin ballots in found mail

Wisconsin's top election official said Thursday there were no Wisconsin absentee ballots amid mail that was discovered in a ditch outside of Appleton last week.

Sep 15, 2020

Wisconsin elections commission member advised Green Party

A Republican member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission advised a Green Party representative about who to hire as an attorney after its presidential nominee was denied ballot access in the key battleground state, records obtained by The Associated Press show.

Aug 3, 2020

Wisconsin election head: ‘Don’t wait’ on mailing ballots

In the face of warnings about slow mail delivery and record-high requests for absentee ballots, the head of the Wisconsin Elections Commission on Monday urged voters not to wait to return their ballot for the Aug. 11 statewide primary.

Jun 10, 2020

Judge denies GOP attempt to stop Wisconsin election lawsuit

A federal judge in Wisconsin on Wednesday declined a request by Republicans to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Democrats seeking changes in the law to make it easier to vote in the August state primary and November presidential elections.

Jun 9, 2020

Republicans seek to stop Wisconsin election lawsuit

The Republican National Committee, the Wisconsin Republican Party and the GOP-controlled state Legislature are asking a federal judge to allow them to intervene in a sweeping lawsuit filed by Democratic-friendly groups seeking changes that would make it easier to vote in the November presidential election.

May 28, 2020

Wisconsin agrees to broad mailing of absentee applications

The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted Wednesday to mail absentee ballot applications to most voters in the battleground state ahead of November's presidential election.

May 18, 2020

Sweeping federal lawsuit seeks election changes in Wisconsin

Advocates for people with disabilities and minority voters in Wisconsin filed a sweeping federal lawsuit Monday asking a judge to order that more poll workers be hired, every voter in the state receive an absentee-ballot application and a host of other changes be made to ensure the August primary and November presidential election can be held safely amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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