A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a Republican Party official lacked the standing to bring a lawsuit challenging the use of a mobile voting van in 2022.
Tag: Wisconsin Elections Commission
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Meagan Wolfe can stay on as Wisconsin’s top election official, state Supreme Court rules
The election commission administrator, a target of GOP attacks since 2020, staves off an effort to oust her after her term expired in 2023.
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Some missing Madison ballots could have been counted — if clerk’s staff had acted in time
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 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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How Meagan Wolfe navigates intense scrutiny to make elections and her peers stronger
Wisconsin’s local clerks have found an ally in the state’s election chief as she withstands efforts to oust her from the job.
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UPDATE: Parties agree on date Trump’s electors are supposed to cast their votes
A lawsuit asked a judge to strike Wisconsin’s required date for casting electoral votes.
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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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Can anyone order Wisconsin absentee ballots ‘for anyone and ship the ballots anywhere in the world’?
No. Only registered Wisconsin voters can use Wisconsin’s MyVote website to request absentee ballots by mail.
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Should candidates be allowed to just drop out? RFK Jr. lawsuit spurs debate about changing state law
Just days before Wisconsin clerks are supposed to begin sending voters absentee ballots, two court cases involving Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s bid to get off the November presidential ballot may require election officials to make new ballots from scratch — and delay sending them out.
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Wisconsin’s new rules on ballot drop boxes create opportunity for election challenges, ‘vigilantes’
In the run-up to this year’s elections, local officials are dealing with heavy scrutiny from election observers seeking to challenge absentee ballots, and Republicans have sought to increase the number of people monitoring drop boxes.
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Lawsuit could complicate absentee voting in Wisconsin
A lawsuit that could complicate Wisconsin’s absentee voting process, create additional last-minute work for election officials and confuse voters is coming before a Marinette County judge.
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Did 20,000 people in Wisconsin with the same phone number vote in the 2020 presidential election?
No. Records for more than 20,000 people listed with the same phone number in the Wisconsin Elections Commission system are for inactive voters.