Wisconsin Supreme Court Agrees To Review Case Over Early Voting Sites
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.
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Right-Wing Legal Group Files Lawsuits to Access Voter Rolls in Minnesota and Wisconsin
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.
Wisconsin Voters Approve Ballot Measures to Ban Private Funding of Election Administration
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.
Wisconsin Governor Signs Two Pro-Voting Bills Into Law
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.
Newly Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court To Reconsider Decision Banning Drop Boxes
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.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Won’t Reopen Congressional Redistricting Case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court today denied a request from a group of voters seeking to reopen previous litigation over the state’s congressional map.
Wisconsin Governor Signs Fair Legislative Maps in Historic and Long-Awaited Victory for Voters
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).
Wisconsin Legislature Passes Evers’ Legislative Maps With Poison Pill
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature today passed legislative maps identical to those submitted by Gov. Tony Evers (D) in a bid to avoid a court-led redraw, rushing a process that Democrats labeled “shady political schemes.”
Democrats Skeptical Over Wisconsin Republicans’ Willingness to Adopt Governor’s Legislative Maps
Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate signaled that they might adopt legislative maps drawn by the state’s Democratic Governor Tony Evers, which would greatly reduce the GOP’s legislative majority.
Wisconsin Republicans Propose New Absentee Ballot Witness Requirements
The Republican majority in the Wisconsin Legislature introduced a bill last Thursday that would add new requirements in order for absentee ballots to be counted.