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On Thursday, Aug. 18, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) submitted a statement of interest in a lawsuit challenging guidance provided by the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) that requires voters to return their own absentee ballots without assistance.
On Friday, Aug. 12, the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) confirmed that it has reinstated the registrations of 30,554 Wisconsin voters.
On Aug. 8, a conservative group, the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL), filed a complaint with the Wisconsin Elections Commission against the city clerk of Racine challenging her recent use of a mobile voting van.
On Friday, July 22, a federal lawsuit was filed on behalf of Wisconsin voters with disabilities challenging the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s (WEC) ban on ballot-return assistance for mail-in ballots.
On Tuesday, July 12, Republican voters and the Republican Party of Waukesha County filed a lawsuit in state court challenging the legality of the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s (WEC) guidance instructing election officials to fill in missing or insufficient information on absentee ballot certificate envelopes.
Today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that the use of ballot drop boxes is unauthorized under current Wisconsin election laws, effectively banning drop boxes in the state.
Last Friday, Gov. Tony Evers (D) vetoed nine separate election bills passed by the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature.
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court granted an emergency request from the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature to throw out the state’s newly-adopted legislative maps.
This week, two more emergency applications were filed in the U.S. Supreme Court.
This afternoon, the Wisconsin Supreme Court adopted new legislative and congressional maps after the court took over the redistricting process.