Of the nearly 200 uncounted ballots that Madison city clerk’s staff discovered after Election Day, about 70 might have gotten counted if the staff members had promptly alerted the county.
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Wisconsin is the epicenter of a pivotal presidential election in 2024. Wisconsin Watch’s election coverage aims to provide comprehensive political analysis, along with breaking down issues and fighting misinformation.
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Wisconsin Elections Commission launches investigation into uncounted Madison ballots
Panel members raise concerns about processes and a lack of transparency after the discovery that 193 properly returned absentee ballots weren’t tallied.
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Nearly 200 Madison ballots went uncounted. Officials don’t know exactly how.
Madison election officials discovered 193 absentee ballots well after Election Day. They didn’t alert the public until seven weeks later.
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Why were state legislative districts redrawn for 2024, but congressional districts remain unchanged?
Wisconsin politics were shaken up this year with the signing of new legislative maps, but the state’s congressional maps were not redrawn.
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Here are some claims made by Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks — and the facts
As President-elect Donald Trump stocks his Cabinet with some of his most loyal followers, we’ve already checked some of their surprising and dubious claims. Here’s a look at a few of them.
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How Milwaukee’s Election Day mistake left the door open to more misinformation
Despite a checklist to make sure workers don’t overlook any critical steps, Milwaukee election staff at central count made another procedural mistake — and once again left the door open to conspiracy theorists.
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DataWatch: Rightward election shift was weaker in Wisconsin than other states
In Wisconsin’s 2024 U.S. Senate and presidential elections, the youngest voters shifted slightly toward Republicans while other age groups shifted Democratic in the Senate race and Republican in the presidential.
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Eric Hovde concedes defeat to Tammy Baldwin in US Senate race in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde conceded defeat to Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin in their U.S. Senate race, saying he will not request a recount.
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Record-high number of school referendums held this year, but approval rates are declining
On Nov. 5, Wisconsin voters approved nearly 78% of the 138 school district referendums across the state.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court case could decide fate of state’s top election official
Meagan Wolfe’s term expired in 2023. Democrats say a previous court decision allows her to stay on indefinitely.
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Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde refuses to concede to Tammy Baldwin in US Senate race
Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde admitted Tuesday that he lost the U.S. Senate race to Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin, but refused to concede and instead repeated misleading claims about the election while he considers a recount. Hovde preleased a video saying he wanted to gather more information and assess whether to seek a recount. But in a later […]
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No, Milwaukee’s Oak Creek suburb didn’t have more ballots than voters
A webpage for Milwaukee County election results showed higher than 100% turnout in some wards. But the numbers didn’t account for same-day registrants.