The Wisconsin Senate plans to meet Tuesday for the last time this session, and it appears unlikely it will address a pair of election-related issues that, without legislative action, could fuel conspiracy theories come November.
Tag: Elections
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Did Wisconsin’s elections administrator allow ‘illegal drop boxes’?
No. An ad falsely claimed that Wisconsin elections administrator Meagan Wolfe allowed “illegal drop boxes.”
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Did US House Speaker Mike Johnson say Wisconsin ballots cast in drop boxes in the 2020 election should not be counted?
Yes. U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson argued it was illegal under Wisconsin law to use unmanned drop boxes to collect absentee ballots.
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Few Republicans have confidence in elections. It’s a long road for one Wisconsin group trying to change that
A grassroots pro-democracy group led by a Republican former state senator is trying to build trust in elections by hosting forums in small towns throughout Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers rejects GOP’s surprise redistricting plan
Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers shot down as “bogus” a surprise plan Republicans floated that would have the Legislature approve new maps drawn by nonpartisan staff, preempting the state Supreme Court from tossing the current GOP-drawn boundaries.
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Commission won’t tell Wisconsin’s top elections official whether to appear at reappointment hearing
The Wisconsin Elections Commission declined to vote on whether the state’s top elections official should appear before a state Senate hearing on her reappointment.
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Bullied by her own party, a Wisconsin election official’s GOP roots mean nothing in volatile new climate
Republican elections commissioner Marge Bostelmann refuses to support false claims that Trump won the state in the 2020 presidential election.
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AI is starting to affect our elections. Wisconsin has yet to take action.
The state of Washington required political ads to disclose if they use artificial intelligence while others banned deepfake technology in the runup to an election.
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Vote casts confusion on future of Wisconsin’s top elections official
A vote on the future of Wisconsin’s top elections official ended in partisan deadlock Tuesday amid Republican calls for the nonpartisan administrator of the statewide elections commission to resign over how she ran the 2020 presidential contest.
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Wisconsin’s top elections official for 2024 uncertain as incumbent’s term nears end
Wisconsin’s top elections official is nearing the end of her term, and uncertainty looms over who will hold the position through the 2024 presidential election.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court: Marsy’s Law was valid ballot question, law stands
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that a constitutional amendment expanding crime victims’ rights was properly worded in a statewide referendum and was legally adopted.
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Wisconsin election officials want to revive ‘critical’ plan
Election officials in battleground Wisconsin hope to revive a bipartisan plan they say is critical to rebuilding confidence in elections but that was killed last week by Republicans without debate. The state’s chief elections official said a new division designed to handle voters’ concerns and deal with an onslaught of records requests and complaints was […]