Dane County officials called the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s guidance confusing at best. Legal experts said the commission didn’t err.
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Wisconsin officials call for prompt ballot return after court rules against proposed backup plan
A judge on Oct. 6 ruled against an effort to allow voters whose mail ballots may arrive late to cast a provisional ballot on Election Day.
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Wisconsin officials can count ballots that arrive late if officials make errors, judge rules
The order came after Madison voters sued to have officials count ballots that arrived at the city on time but didn’t make it to the polls by 8 p.m. on Election Day.
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Milwaukee audit logs show no evidence of election fraud, experts say
Conspiracy theories circulated after the Milwaukee error in August, but logs of what happened reveal nothing askew.
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Amid USPS delays, Wisconsin officials tell voters to mail their ballots ASAP as voters sue for more options
Wisconsin election officials are planning for the potential of mail ballot delivery delays by encouraging voters to mail back absentee ballots as soon as possible or return them some other way.
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Can Wisconsin voters void a returned absentee ballot? New lawsuit sends issue back to court
The Wisconsin Elections Commission said they can’t, contradicting its past guidance and legal arguments.
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Lawsuit seeks to require Wisconsin clerks to let voters fix problems with their absentee ballots
State law currently says the practice is optional, which the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin argues leads to voters in different municipalities getting treated differently.
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Wisconsin Elections Commission refuses to send Justice Department unredacted voter list
The move could prompt a lawsuit as the federal government has sued over a dozen states in its quest for unredacted voter rolls and other information.
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What to know before voting on April 1
Here’s what to know about voter registration and the April 1 election
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Not registered on Election Day? There’s still time to vote
Although not the case in every state, Wisconsinites can register at their polling place on Election Day.