Panel members raise concerns about processes and a lack of transparency after the discovery that 193 properly returned absentee ballots weren’t tallied. By Alexander Shur Votebeat, Wisconsin Watch The Wisconsin Elections Commission unanimously authorized an investigation Thursday into Madison’s mishandling of nearly 200 absentee ballots that were never counted from the November 2024 election. It’s […]
In Fight Over Voter Rolls, Wisconsin’s Top Judges Can’t Agree on Sensitive Data
An unusual split in two Court of Appeals districts highlights growing partisan division in the judiciary By Jack Kelly Wisconsin Watch Wisconsin Watch is a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. Subscribe to our newsletters for original stories and our Friday news roundup. Conservative activists who challenged Wisconsin’s 2020 election results could gain access to sensitive health information about people judged […]
Evidence lacking in GOP case against top Wisconsin election official Meagan Wolfe
Critics have railed against many Wisconsin Elections Commission decisions, but they were made by bipartisan commissioners, not the administrator By Phoebe Petrovic Wisconsin Watch and Jack Kelly Wisconsin Watch Wisconsin Watch is a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. Subscribe to our newsletters for original stories and our Friday news roundup. On Nov. 4, 2020, Meagan Wolfe hosted a virtual press […]
State Sending Postcard Reminders to Unregistered Voters
By Shawn Johnson Wisconsin Public Radio The Wisconsin Election Commission will mail about 178,500 postcards to eligible voters who are not yet registered to vote. The postcards, which will be mailed Friday, tell recipients they can register to vote online. The mailing does not include a voter registration form. The postcards are required under Wisconsin’s […]
Inaccuracies in Special Counsel Gableman’s Second Interim Report
MADISON – The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Friday released a report to dispel some of the many inaccuracies and misrepresentations included in Special Counsel Michael Gableman’s Second Interim Report. The WEC report includes some of the major inaccurate claims included in the Special Counsel report, along with a response correcting or otherwise responding to the […]
Judge Says Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes Are Not Allowed
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In Wisconsin, voters have multiple ways to cast their votes. They can go in person on Election Day, or they can vote absentee by mail or in person at early voting sites. In some parts of the state, the City of Milwaukee included, individuals also had the option of putting their absentee […]
Wisconsin Voting Deadlines and Facts for November 2020
MADISON, WI – Wisconsin voters and election officials have plans in place for the Presidential Election on November 3, 2020. “We want to make sure every voter who is eligible to vote this fall can do so safely and securely,” said Meagan Wolfe, administrator for the Wisconsin Elections Commission. “We learned a great deal from […]
Elections Panel Deadlocks Again on Voting List Purge
While court decision ordering purge appealed, state elections commission’s members evenly divided by party By Shawn Johnson Wisconsin Public Radio The Wisconsin Elections Commission deadlocked again Monday on what to do next after a circuit court judge ordered the state to purge more than 200,000 names from Wisconsin’s voter registration list. It’s the second time […]