Wisconsin Governor Vetoes Discriminatory Poll Tax Bill
Wisconsin’s GOP-controlled Assembly passed the bill in March.
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DOJ Sent Its Latest Demand For Voter Data to the Wrong Person
The farcical error is one of numerous recent examples of sloppiness by the department in recent months.
GOP Lawmakers in Swing States Are Still Working To Suppress Voting
Governors in two key swing states are weighing far-reaching voter suppression measures passed by GOP lawmakers.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Won’t Hear Democrats’ Gerrymandering Challenge
The Wisconsin Supreme Court declined to take a case brought by a group of voters who claimed the state’s congressional map is the result of years of GOP gerrymandering and asked the court to order a new map for the 2026 election.
DOJ Threatens Wisconsin Elections Commission with Funding Cutoff Over Alleged Voting Law Violation
The U.S. Department of Justice issued a formal warning to Wisconsin’s elections board, accusing it of violating federal law by failing to provide voters with a required complaint process under the Help America Vote Act.
Why Wisconsin’s Election Result Is a Win for Democracy
In a loss for democracy, voters enshrined a restrictive voter ID requirement into the state constitution.
Why Elon Musk, GOP Are Trying to Buy the Wisconsin Supreme Court Election
The race has become the most expensive judicial election in U.S. history.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Preserves Municipal Control Over Early Absentee Voting Sites
In a 4-3 ruling, the Wisconsin Supreme Court dismissed a right-wing legal challenge that sought to limit the authority of municipalities to designate early absentee voting locations and prevent future use of a mobile voting van deployed by the city of Racine during the 2022 election cycle.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Allows Top Election Official to Keep Job Amid GOP Effort to Oust Her
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state’s top election official can remain in her role as a holdover after her term, rejecting state Senate Republicans’ attempts to oust her.
Federal Judge Dismisses Right-Wing Lawsuit Seeking Access to Wisconsin Voter Rolls
A federal judge tossed out a lawsuit from the right-wing Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) seeking to gain unfettered access to Wisconsin’s voter registration rolls — an effort that voting rights advocates feared could result in unlawful voter purges.
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