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The Wisconsin Supreme Court this afternoon declined to take up a case that centers on whether voters can discard their previously submitted absentee ballots and cast a new one — a process known as ballot “spoiling.”
A federal judge this afternoon upheld a Wisconsin law that requires absentee voters to complete their ballots in the presence of an adult witness
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hold oral argument on Monday to decide whether election officials can reinstate secure ballot drop boxes for the 2024 election.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review a lawsuit that could have major implications for the availability of in-person absentee voting sites.
The right-wing legal group, Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), filed two new lawsuits on Tuesday in Minnesota and Wisconsin to gain full access to their voter registration records.
Election clerks in Wisconsin can no longer apply for, accept or use grants or private donations to help administer elections due to one of two election-related ballot measures passed by voters in Tuesday’s primary election.
On Thursday, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) signed two voting-related bills into law, which increase the penalties for assaulting election workers and prohibit municipalities from closing more than half of its polling places within 30 days of an election.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court, which recently shifted from a conservative to a liberal majority, will reconsider a 2022 decision that banned the use of drop boxes throughout the state.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court today denied a request from a group of voters seeking to reopen previous litigation over the state’s congressional map.
The state of Wisconsin — home to some of the most gerrymandered legislative districts in the country for more than a decade — will have fair maps in time for the 2024 general election, thanks to legislation signed on Monday by Gov. Tony Evers (D).