Learn more about the lawsuits shaping voting rights, redistricting and elections by exploring Democracy Docket’s comprehensive database of cases. Click on any case to find a brief summary of the lawsuit and all relevant filings in the “case documents” section.
Brandtjen v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
Lawsuit filed by Wisconsin State Rep. Janel Brandjten (R) against the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) and its administrator, Meagan Wolfe, challenging the state’s participation in a multistate voter roll database with a third-party organization, the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC).
Rise v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
Lawsuit filed by Rise, Inc. and a voter against the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) seeking clarification about what qualifies as a complete absentee ballot witness certificate address.
Priorities USA v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
Lawsuit filed by Priorities USA, the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans and a voter against the Wisconsin Elections Commission challenging three rules regulating absentee voting procedures in Wisconsin.
Cerny v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
Lawsuit filed by a voter against the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) and all of its commissioners, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) and Secretary of WisDOT, Craig Thompson, challenging the state’s process for verifying the citizenship status of voter registrants.
Oldenburg v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
Lawsuit filed by a Wisconsin voter against the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) challenging the state’s new absentee ballot envelope.
Recker v. City Clerk for the City of Appleton
Lawsuit filed by two special voting deputy appointees against the city of Appleton’s clerk challenging the city’s refusal to allow Republican special voting deputies from serving in the August 2024 primary election.
Liebert v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
Lawsuit filed on behalf individual voters challenging a Wisconsin law that requires absentee voters to complete their ballots in the presence of a witness who is a U.S. citizen and can attest to the voter’s eligibility.
Public Interest Legal Foundation v. Wolfe
Lawsuit filed by the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) challenging Wisconsin’s exception from the National Voter Registration Act’s (NVRA) Public Disclosure Provision.
Disability Rights Wisconsin v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
Lawsuit filed by Disability Rights Wisconsin, the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin and four individual voters against the Wisconsin Elections Commission over Wisconsin’s absentee voting system.
Penebaker v. Hitt
Lawsuit filed on behalf of Wisconsin voters challenging the fraudulent electors who attempted to submit alternate election results claiming that Donald Trump won Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes following the 2020 election.