Alexander Shur

Alexander Shur

Reporter, Votebeat Wisconsin

Alexander Shur previously covered politics, policy, and the fallout of the 2020 presidential election for the Wisconsin State Journal. Prior to that he covered the criminal justice system for the Jackson Hole News & Guide, where he investigated the impact of voting laws on people with felonies and how the criminal justice system treats people with mental illnesses. He is originally from Michigan, and has degrees from Northern Michigan University and Northwestern University.

State law appears to make it nearly impossible for qualified nominees to get their names removed. One lawmaker wants to change that.

A mistake on a Douglas County ballot shows how mistakes can happen, and how errors aren’t easily forgiven in this political climate.

The Justice Department is threatening a lawsuit over lapses in the April election. One of the towns may not have had the machines in August, either.

After ‘activist rulemaking’ in Georgia, experts are still confident officials can thwart local efforts to interfere with finalizing presidential results.

The option was legalized again in July. It will be more widely available in November.

We’re also watching races for county clerk and legislative contests featuring election conspiracy theorists.

Delivery delays threaten to disenfranchise voters, they warn, and service hasn’t improved enough.

The state says voters are allowed to return only their own ballots, but there are nuances that observers could seize on to raise suspicion.

Reporting for Wisconsin voters means remembering that the stability of our democracy isn’t guaranteed.