Judge David Conway held that state law allows people to seek damages against election officials who "negligently deprive citizens of the right to vote.”
A rare intervention underscores the ‘wrongness and the dangerousness’ of the notion that absentee voting is a privilege, not a right.
Those who faced threats and pressure say the president’s legal authority may be limited, but the guardrails that once kept him in check aren’t as strong anymore.
It’s another of a series of misleading claims about registration data that raise alarm about fraud.
Accepting the city’s defense in a lawsuit seeking damages for lost ballots would free election officials to diminish voting rights, the governor warns in a court filing.
Courts have so far blocked key provisions of the president’s executive order, but it’s had more influence over federal agencies.
The city and its former clerk cite a 1985 Wisconsin law to argue they can’t be sued over 2024 errors. Their strategy could reignite a debate over the law’s constitutionality.
In 2023, Thornapple opted to stop using electronic voting machines in favor of allowing only hand-marked ballots.
Political and urban-rural divides in the battleground state of Wisconsin put Milwaukee at the center of conspiracy theories.
The DOJ has now sued at least 21 states in search of voter information that election officials say would be illegal to disclose.