Justice Department letters cite Wisconsin’s handling of complaints, Arizona’s identification checks as violations of Help America Vote Act.
The GOP-backed proposal would remove limits on who can appeal decisions by the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Supporters say it’s a necessary check on the commission’s power.
The bill’s author wants equal access for rural voters, but some clerks say the legislation’s 20-hour minimum doesn’t make sense for small towns.
Justice Department letters cite Wisconsin’s handling of complaints, Arizona’s identification checks as violations of Help America Vote Act.
The GOP-backed proposal would remove limits on who can appeal decisions by the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Supporters say it’s a necessary check on the commission’s power.
The bill’s author wants equal access for rural voters, but some clerks say the legislation’s 20-hour minimum doesn’t make sense for small towns.
They’re pushing for a repeal of a measure that requires ID numbers on some absentee ballots. Redacting them is a chore.
Wisconsin lawmakers want to streamline the process for towns to select new clerks, as some municipalities go months — or longer — without a clerk in office.
The inquiry has found that errors by her office began well before Election Day.
Election officials say they can get behind a modified version of the proposal, which would allow nominees to withdraw from the ballot before an election.
A multistate coalition says Trump is trying to usurp state authority over how elections work.
To ensure that no ballots go missing again, poll workers had to deal with new checklists and an extra load of paperwork.
The state hasn’t adopted electronic absentee voting. So people like Denise Jess must choose between a few imperfect options.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court declined to stop Musk’s Green Bay rally and giveaway to registered voters who signed his PAC’s petition.
It’s the billionaire’s second brush with legal controversy over voting-related giveaways.
The technology helps speed up vote counting, but critics say it doesn’t leave a verifiable paper trail. Getting rid of it could be costly.
County leaders say voters in the Republican stronghold deserve the same flexibility that Democratic areas such as Milwaukee offer.
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election could change the makeup of the court and affect the outcome of rulings on election law and other key issues.
The city and county face an unusual claim for monetary damages over lost ballots. Could that approach succeed?
The state Supreme Court’s occasional flip-flops have emboldened activists to file more legal challenges, leaving local clerks and voters to deal with the fallout.
Veteran official Mike Haas will fill in for Maribeth Witzel-Behl and oversee the April 1 election.
Clerks could get statewide guidance that includes new accounting procedures and end-of-night steps for Election Day.
The contest between a liberal and a conservative will determine the court’s ideological tilt, which may prove consequential in disputes over ID requirements, drop boxes, and noncitizen voting.
Parts of Trump’s executive order on elections blocked by a federal court
Twenty years into the program, millions of Americans still don’t have the right ID to board a plane. If similar dysfunction plays out in our elections, the stakes are much higher than a missed flight.
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There’s no evidence to suggest that it’s a widespread problem, or even a medium-sized one. But the talk persists, and it’s driving policy.
Featuring Secretaries of State Adrian Fontes of Arizona and David Scanlan of New Hampshire, you’ll learn about the practical realities of requiring documented proof of citizenship for elections.
The president had asserted authority to regulate voting that the Constitution explicitly grants to Congress and the states.
Opponents of the bill say some women who have changed their names could be turned away at the polls. Supporters say that concern is overblown.
Democratic and nonprofit groups are pushing to halt implementation of the order on the grounds that it oversteps the president’s power.
Republicans across the country are pushing to require citizenship documents to register to vote. We want to hear your views.
The memorandum heightens fears about retribution against those who upheld the integrity of the 2020 election
Lawsuits cite the plain text of Article 1, which gives the president no power to regulate elections.
Congress decided in 1993 that they posed an unfair barrier to voter registration. Trump and the Republicans are reaching a different conclusion.
The new mandates, including a proof-of-citizenship requirement and revised voting machine standards, would override the powers of Congress, states, and independent agencies. Elon Musk’s team would investigate voter rolls.
With the SAVE Act back on the table and proposals in 19 states, voters around the country could soon be facing similar challenges.
Election officials throughout the country rely on a voter-verified paper trail. But the president’s supporters are pushing for eliminating machines, which could undermine election security and efficiency.
In a memo obtained by Votebeat, the Center for Internet Security said it’s evaluating what services it can still provide after the Trump administration’s funding cuts.
CISA is moving against employees who helped monitor misinformation, the official says in an email to state officials.
A nonprofit vendor argues that its approach will help satisfy demands for transparency and security.
CISA partnered with state and local offices and helped combat misinformation. But under Trump, about 130 of its employees have been fired.
Wisconsin has written uniform guidelines for how to cast absentee ballots, but local clerks are free to alter them, creating new rules that aren’t backed by state law.