No. Twenty-one states, including Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia offered Election Day voter registration for the Nov. 5 election.
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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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Did a late night ‘ballot dump’ in Milwaukee cost Eric Hovde the US Senate election?
No. Milwaukee counts absentee ballots at a central location and reports the totals only when they are finished.
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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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Does Wisconsin have twice as many registered voters as active voters?
No. Wisconsin has 4.27 million inactive voters and 3.66 million registered voters.
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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.
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Has Tammy Baldwin taken steps to lower prescription drug prices?
Yes. U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., has backed efforts to reduce prescription drug prices.
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Does Eric Hovde support raising the Social Security retirement age for younger Americans?
Yes. Republican Eric Hovde supports raising the retirement age for receiving Social Security, but only for younger Americans, despite misleading attacks on him.
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Did Eric Hovde call for banning beer sales?
No. An ad by the liberal super PAC WinSenate mischaracterizes what Republican Eric Hovde said about beer sales.
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Wisconsin US Senate candidates trade accusations of lying during testy debate
Republican Eric Hovde is challenging Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin in the Nov. 5 election.
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Fact-checking Tammy Baldwin and Eric Hovde ahead of their U.S. Senate debate
Wisconsin Watch has published fact briefs on more than 20 statements made by and about incumbent Democrat Tammy Baldwin and her Republican challenger, Eric Hovde. The pair square off for their only scheduled debate Oct. 18.