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Elon Musk shakes hands with Nicholas Jacobs while they hold a big $1 million check.

Elon Musk won’t face criminal charges for offering voters $1 million checks during 2025 Supreme Court election

by Brittany Carloni / Wisconsin Watch August 25, 2026August 25, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Crowley said he was “befuddled” by the decision.

A person uses scissors to cut "I VOTED TODAY" stickers from a roll on a table with voting forms and supplies.

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Issues with election systems delayed primary results in two Wisconsin counties

by Alexander Shur / Votebeat August 21, 2026August 21, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Can anyone buy Wisconsin voter roll data?

by Laura Schulte / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel August 7, 2026August 6, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Elon Musk shakes hands with Nicholas Jacobs while they hold a big $1 million check.

Elon Musk likely broke law by promising voters $1 million payouts, Wisconsin Elections Commission says

by Scott Bauer / Associated Press July 15, 2026July 15, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Ornate columns and carved stone surround an entrance marked "SUPREME COURT" beneath a decorative ceiling and skylight.

Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects 2020 election investigator’s attempt to get voting eligibility records

by Brittany Carloni / Wisconsin Watch July 7, 2026July 7, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Two people in suits stand at a podium in a wood-paneled room, with another person nearby holding papers and wearing a badge on a jacket.

Alleged Wisconsin fake elector accomplices plead not guilty as Trump seeks to rewrite 2020 election

by Alexander Shur / Votebeat and Zoey Elwood / Wisconsin Watch June 15, 2026June 16, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A person holds five absentee ballot forms near blue bins while others stand nearby.

Lawsuit seeks to require Wisconsin clerks to let voters fix problems with their absentee ballots

by Alexander Shur / Votebeat May 27, 2026May 27, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Ballots on table next to blue bin and red sign that says "REJECTED ABSENTEES"

Judge dismisses federal government’s lawsuit over Wisconsin voter records

by Alexander Shur / Votebeat May 21, 2026May 21, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A person wearing a shirt reading “MILWAUKEE” holds papers while stacks of printed forms with highlighted sections sit on a table nearby.

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The FBI is contacting Wisconsin election officials. Here’s what we know.

by Alexander Shur / Votebeat May 15, 2026May 18, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

People sit behind a curved wooden dais with nameplates and microphones, laptops open, and a screen below showing a video view of a similar room with seated participants.

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Wisconsin Elections Commission faces lawsuit, criticism over order not to count late-arriving Madison ballots

by Alexander Shur / Votebeat May 7, 2026May 12, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A person stands and raises a hand at a podium with a microphone in a marble-walled room, with other people sitting in the foreground.

New Wisconsin law seeks to prevent certification disaster

by Alexander Shur / Votebeat April 9, 2026April 24, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

An illustration shows people against purple, pink and white backgrounds, including someone holding a pen at a table, a person holding a piece of paper by an election drop box, a person with a cart of bags, and two people at voting booths.

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Disenfranchised Madison voters sound off on city, lawsuit

by Alexander Shur / Votebeat April 2, 2026April 24, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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