Elections Commission moves toward adding barcodes to better track absentee ballots

The state Elections Commission voted unanimously Saturday to move toward adding intelligent barcodes to absentee ballots so they can be better tracked in future elections after a record number were cast this spring. Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe said the move would “add a lot of accountability” to the state’s absentee ballots in anticipation that the more than 1.1 million residents who voted by mail this spring would be more likely to use that option in future elections. Under the proposal, the agency would use federal money to add the barcodes and update the state’s MyVote website to allow voters to

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Sargent Campaign: Announces endorsement from Christopher Kilgour

MADISON– Melissa Sargent (D-Madison) released the following statement announcing an endorsement from Christopher Kilgour for her candidacy for Wisconsin’s 16th Senate District:   “Today I am happy to share an endorsement from Christopher Kilgour,” said Sargent. “Christopher is an educator and advocate working in our Indigenous communities and other underrepresented and  marginalized communities, and I greatly value his support for my campaign for State Senate.”   Christopher Kilgour is the Tribal Programs Manager at the Information Technology Academy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 2018, Kilgour founded Color In The Outdoors, a program that coordinates outdoor activities, networking, resource sharing,

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Wisconsin National Guard Team: Sent to Milwaukee County House of Corrections to collect specimens for COVID-19 testing

FRANKLIN, Wis. — A team of nearly 30 Wisconsin National Guard troops was sent Saturday to the Milwaukee County House of Corrections in Franklin to establish a mobile COVID-19 testing site to collect specimens from staff and inmates there. Milwaukee County requested the Wisconsin National Guard’s assistance after the facility reported multiple cases, and the Wisconsin National Guard will collect specimens from approximately 950 staff and inmates. The specimens will be sent to a state lab for analysis. Citizen Soldiers and Airmen from the Wisconsin National Guard mobilized in response to a public health emergency that Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers

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Sargent Campaign: Announces endorsement from Christopher Kilgour

MADISON– Melissa Sargent (D-Madison) released the following statement announcing an endorsement from Christopher Kilgour for her candidacy for Wisconsin’s 16th Senate District:   “Today I am happy to share an endorsement from Christopher Kilgour,” said Sargent. “Christopher is an educator and advocate working in our Indigenous communities and other underrepresented

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