Government entities have been pushing all election officials to use government domains, but that is a challenge for small Wisconsin jurisdictions with limited resources.

Experts say the logs confirm what had been clear from the start: A human error delayed results in the August primary but there was no tampering.

Milwaukee was on pace to report election results relatively quickly — but an error delayed them until after 1 a.m.

Municipalities like Milwaukee sometimes take until the wee hours of Wednesday to report election results. Here’s why.

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Claims of mass voter fraud have been debunked again and again, but the Trump administration is still relitigating the 2020 election.

Right now, some Wisconsin clerks let voters fix mistakes with their absentee ballots, and others don’t. A new lawsuit seeks to impose a uniform standard.

A judge ruled that 23 late-arriving Madison absentee ballots must be counted after voters argued they were being disenfranchised due to election officials’ errors.

Mequon’s clerk rejected ballots from places like Fox Point — even though those municipalities are uniquely named and should have met her own standard.

The Mequon fight centers on who can reject ballots — and who gets the final say.

As Wisconsin wrestles with unprecedented clerk turnover, the county is taking an all-hands-on-deck approach to keep new clerks in the field.

New emails raise questions about whether a top Republican official coordinated with federal officials who are investigating his own county.

It could just be a matter of time before Wisconsin’s mail-ballot deadline law winds up in court.

There is no obvious exception within the law, but court cases carve out some exceptions.

Gov. Tony Evers signed a law aligning the state's election certification timeline with federal rules and vetoed a GOP bill related to HAVA complaints and voter citizenship audits.

Some stopped voting or abandoned absentee ballots. Others oppose the lawsuit filed over the error — revealing deep divides among affected voters.

The Assembly has moved most election bills this session, while the Senate — which now lacks a dedicated elections committee — has let most of them stall.

The city said that the lower court decision on uncounted absentee ballots in 2024 would unrealistically require “error-free” elections statewide.

The city said that the lower court decision on uncounted absentee ballots in 2024 would unrealistically require “error-free” elections statewide.

Activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a draft executive order that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.

In Wausau and across rural Wisconsin, aging clerks are hard to replace — straining the state’s decentralized election system.

A state law describing absentee voting as a privilege does not mean absentee ballots receive less constitutional protection than in-person votes, the court held.

In a rare intervention, the Wisconsin Elections Commission filed a court brief denouncing the claim by the city and its former clerk that absentee voting is a “privilege.”

Those who lived through the threats and pressure campaigns say the president’s authority may be limited, but the guardrails that once held him back are weaker now.

Those who lived through the threats and pressure campaigns say the president’s authority may be limited, but the guardrails that once held him back are weaker now.

People on Wisconsin’s inactive list aren’t eligible to vote, but their records stay on file indefinitely — a practice that actually helps reduce the likelihood of fraud, election officials say.

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The city and its former clerk can’t be sued for the 2024 election snafu, their attorneys argue, because state law says absentee voting is a privilege – not a right.

Rep. Scott Krug says his Republican colleagues should adopt a “reality-based” mindset in the fight over ballot drop boxes. But he’s struggling to win them over.

The ruling doesn’t specify how state agencies should handle the task, but sets a target for completion: the next election, in February.

Veteran lawmaker hopes to quiet the conspiracy theories and rebuild public faith — even if his proposals don’t make it.

Lawmakers hope to unite on a proposal that would speed up election results and reduce opportunities for misinformation.

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