Wisconsin Elections Commission

Will Karofsky Rebalance the WI Supreme Court?

The conservative majority on the court has been reduced to one vote.

Wisconsin National Guard continues statewide COVID-19 testing this week

DMV explains steps to obtain an ID to vote

More Than 330,000 Absentee Ballots Already Returned for August 11 Partisan Primary

Voter Registration Down During Pandemic

Numbers lower than previous presidential election years.

Council approves election grants to help provide voting access, security

Wisconsin National Guard continues statewide COVID-19 testing this week

State driver licenses and IDs are the most common forms of identification to show at the polls

How Rejected Ballots Will Affect Upcoming Election

This spring, there were more than 23,000 ballots thrown out.

Committee moves forward with grants to help bolster voting access, security

Wisconsin National Guard surpasses 250,000 specimens collected for COVID testing; statewide testing continues this week

League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Files Brief to Protect Registered Voters from Polling List Purge

State High Court Narrows Chance of Voter Purge

Rejects conservative group’s call for quick decision, delays oral arguments until 34 days before November election.

Fighting to Make Voting Easier

Increasing absentee ballots will be good for democracy.

Pandemic Reduced Black Vote, Study Finds

Study finds lack of polling places, fear of COVID-19 reduced April turnout of Black city voters by nearly 10%.

Mail-In Voting for Nursing Home Residents Maintained

Due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, policy will continue through the end of the year.

Pandemic Adds Barriers for College Voters

Wisconsin one of the hardest places to vote for college students living away from home.

State Will Soon Mail 2.7 Million Absentee Ballot Applications

After weeks of discussion, the Wisconsin Elections Commission has approved the ballot application language.

Voter Purge Push Threatens 129,000 Names

State Supreme Court will consider approach critics decry as voter suppression.

Elections Commission Stalls on Absentee Ballot Application Wording

Commissioners asked for tweaks in language before they would vote.

WILL Asks Wisconsin Elections Commission to Ban Ballot Harvesting

Rules petition would make clear ballot harvesting is illegal under Wisconsin law

272 Candidates Running for State Legislature

Highest number since 2012, many contested primaries.

Wisconsin National Guard surpasses 100,000 specimens collected for COVID-19 testing

Democrat Appointed Chair of State Elections Commission

Ann Jacobs will lead commission as it wrestles with election policy during a pandemic.

Dan Kelly Wants Revenge

He recused from voter purge case. After losing election the lame duck Supreme Court Justice has changed his mind.

State High Court to Hear Voter Purge Case

Kelly ends recusal, Supreme Court will decide if 130,000 people should be removed from voting rolls.

Wisconsin Elections News: WEC Prepares for Fall Elections by Approving Block Grants to Municipalities and Mailing to Voters

Alan DeYoung Announces Assembly Candidacy – District 83

Elections Commission Approves Vote By Mail Plan

2.7 million registered voters will receive an absentee ballot application in the mail.

Justice Hagedorn Surprises Observers

Supreme Court justice seems like a true conservative, not a right-wing activist.

Wisconsin National Guard surpasses 70,000 specimens collected at mobile testing sites around the state

WEC Moves Candidate Filing Location to UW-Madison Due to COVID-19 Starting May 26

Federal Lawsuit Challenges Local “Safer at Home” Orders

Two plaintiffs are Republican candidates for office, another is a Milwaukee pastor.

Elections Commission Stalls Vote By Mail Plan

Wisconsin Elections Commission delays voting on a plan to mail absentee ballot request forms to all registered voters for November election.

Elections Commission Notes ‘Lessons Learned’

Report says 23,186 ballots in April election were rejected and 120,989 never returned.

Lawsuit Demands State Mail Ballots to Voters

Activist groups say April election excluded voters, demand mailed ballots to all this fall.

Jacob Malinowski First to Officially Qualify for Ballot in 82nd District

Despite COVID-19, Wisconsin’s Youngest Democratic Challenger Approved Before GOP Incumbent

Wisconsin Elections News: WEC Releases Analysis of Absentee Voting in April 7 Spring Election

Legislative Candidate Collected Signatures By Mail

Deb Andraca received five times the necessary nomination signatures.

Wisconsin National Guard conducting mobile testing at sites around the state

Special Election Will Have In-Person Voting

Tuesday’s 7th District election in Northern Wisconsin will use many safety measures.

Wisconsin Grapples With Holding Elections During Pandemic

As more elections move forward, public officials work to ensure safe voting.

Wisconsin National Guard conducting mobile testing at sites around the state

Why State’s Voting By Mail Was Chaotic

And how Wisconsin could prepare for fall election by mail only.

More Than 93,000 Absentee Ballots Requested for May 12 Special Election

Justice Kelly Asks to ‘Unrecuse’ Himself

While running for reelection he withdrew from two election cases. Now he wants in.

Wisconsin’s Missing Absentee Ballots

New Elections Commission data shows huge number of ballots across the state didn’t arrive on time.

Politicians Need Virus-Weary Voters’ Signatures

How can candidates get nomination papers signed and maintain social distance?

Kelly Might Hear Voter Purge Case

Justice Dan Kelly could lift his recusal from the case now that he lost his election.

How Will Candidates Get Nomination Signatures?

Those running for fall elections can now gather signatures. But how to do this during a pandemic?

Democratic Turnout Surged in Election

High absentee voting in Milwaukee, Dane counties. State results mirrored Tammy Baldwin win in 2018.

Some 6,000 City Ballots Lost in Mail

Ballots from Fox Point, Appleton, Oshkosh also lost. All went to downtown Milwaukee postal office.

Federal Lawsuit Challenges April Election

Alleges voters were disenfranchised, seeks re-vote for them.

City Accepts Ballots Without Clear Postmarks

390 of 11,141 ballots received after election day had missing or illegible post marks.

Many Heroes Amid Election Chaos

The most decentralized election system in America struggled but showed heroism.

Wisconsin Residents File Federal Lawsuit to Require State To Hold A Partial Revote of Wisconsin’ Controversial April 7 Presidential Primary and Spring Election

Lawsuit Follows Legislature’s Failure to Halt April 7 Election Despite COVID-19 Dangers to Voters

Why Many Absentee Ballots Lack Postmarks

Apparently the U.S. Supreme Court never checked how metered mail works.

Letter to Attorney Generals

Milwaukee Election Commission “Zoom Bombed”

While attempting to decide what to do about ballots, meeting is interrupted by graphic content.

Thousands of Absentee Ballots Might Not Count

Wisconsin Elections Commissions deadlocks on what to do about unpostmarked ballots.

Jill Karofsky statement on Tuesday’s election

Inside Milwaukee’s Vote Counting Operation

Over 200 workers sort, count and process thousands of ballots in a downtown office building.

Department of Health Services Increases Contact Tracing Capabilities

Rep. Hintz: Statement on Missing Ballots for Oshkosh and Appleton

City Calls for USPS Investigation Into Missing Ballots

Tubs of ballots are showing up across Wisconsin that didn't get mailed to voters.

One Million In State Voted By Mail

But total turnout for election still way down for spring presidential primary.

Senator Feyen Statement on Undelivered Absentee Ballots in Oshkosh

No Election Results Until April 13th

Results won't be reported until next week, to allow time for all absentee ballots to arrive.

Pandemic Decimates Urban Polling Places

Lack of workers leaves few voting sites open in Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Kenosha, Racine.

Where Are the Missing Ballots?

While municipalities search for missing ballots, voters can still go to the polls Tuesday.

Absentee Ballots Must Be Mailed Back By April 7th

All absentee ballots must be postmarked and mailed Tuesday. US Supreme Court rules on Wisconsin election.

Wisconsin GOP Leaders Make No Election Changes in Special Session

And appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to block absentee balloting extension.

Appeals Court Upholds Absentee Ballot Extension

Denies Republican appeal but restores requirement for witness signature on absentee ballots.

Absentee Ballot Deadlines Extended, Election Not Delayed by Federal Judge

Ballots must now be received by April 13th at 4 p.m., a six day delay.

Republicans Risk Public Health With Election

Refusal of Vos and Fitzgerald to postpone election could cause more disease, deaths.

Absentee Ballot Requests for April 7 Exceed 1 million

City Forecasts Election Results Two Days Late

180 polling sites to become no more than 12 because so few poll workers available.

Elections Commission Deadlocks on Pandemic Guidance

Proposal would have reprimanded clerks in Dane and Milwaukee counties.

Milwaukee Election Worker Staffing Drops As Cases Rise

City has less than one-third of required election workers

Supreme Decision

Karofsky v. Kelly, stakes are high in state Supreme Court race.

Federal Judge Won’t Delay Spring Election

City of Green Bay sued, saying it couldn’t hold election safely, judge dismisses suit.

Fourth Election Lawsuit Arguing for Postponement

This one filed by advocacy groups arguing that maintaining the election will disenfranchise minorities.

What Wisconsin Voters Should Know about Third-Party Absentee Ballot Mailings

Will Legislature Delay Election?

Life-and-death issue poses the most danger for Milwaukee. Only the Legislature can act.

Online Voter Registration for April 7 Available Again Until March 30

Absentee Ballot Requests for April 7 Exceed 550,000

Wisconsin Needs Poll Workers!

Change Election Laws, Mayors Urge

Mayors of Green Bay, Appleton, Neenah, call for a vote-by-mail only April election.

Will April Election be Postponed?

Preparation for election raises health concerns due to COVID-19.

Extra Pens, Sanitized Voting Machines

Voting in spring election will be drastically changed by COVID-19, with many voting by mail.

Wisconsin Elections Commission Responds to Coronavirus COVID-19, Urges Absentee Voting

Elections Commission Takes Action on COVID-19 Issues for April 7 and May 12 Elections

Gov. Evers Appoints Cairie Virrueta as Walworth County Register of Deeds

WILL Asks Supreme Court to Review WEC Lawsuit

Wisconsin deserves clean elections in 2020

State’s Election Clerks Prepare for COVID-19

Officials plan for worker shortages, potential polling place closures.

Do Local Elections Avoid Certain Voters?

Emphasis on frequent voters can mean poorer and minority areas are avoided.

What’s Next in Voter Purge Battle?

Appeals Court overturned lower court ruling requiring purge of voter rolls. But battle far from over.

Statement on Wisconsin Court of Appeals Decision

Wisconsin Elections Commission Considering a Public Shaming

Commission considering publicly calling-out communities with outdated election security software.

MyVote Wisconsin Website Address Lookup Issues