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Biden, Trump victorious in Wisconsin presidential primaries

Monday, Apr 13, 2020

The AP has called Wisconsin’s presidential primaries for Joe Biden and Donald Trump.  Biden topped Bernie Sanders, who was harshly critical of the decision to allow voters to head to the polls in the leadup to election day. Sanders conceded

Read More »

Group of Milwaukee-area residents file suit seeking revote for spring election

Monday, Apr 13, 2020

Alleging inaction by lawmakers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic disenfranchised “thousands” of electors, a group of 14 Milwaukee-area residents is asking a federal court for a revote. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Madison ahead of

Read More »

Democratic National Convention Committee launches revamped website

Monday, Apr 13, 2020

The Democratic National Convention Committee has launched a revamped website for the party’s national convention in Milwaukee the week of August 17. The website has enhanced accessibility features and all content is available in English and Spanish, according to a

Read More »

Elections Commission rules on absentee ballot postmarks, passes on changes to nomination paper process

Saturday, Apr 11, 2020

The Wisconsin Elections Commission ruled Friday local clerks should accept some absentee ballots that weren’t expressly postmarked with a date on or before Tuesday, but only if the U.S. Postal Service certifies the stamp they bear was used only on

Read More »

WisOpinion.com: ‘The Insiders’ debate where blame lies for spring election chaos

Friday, Apr 10, 2020

Following a chaotic election in Wisconsin, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer their views on where to assign the blame.

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Baldwin, Johnson urge investigation into postal service’s handling of absentee ballots

Friday, Apr 10, 2020

U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are urging the U.S. Postal Service inspector general to investigate “irregularities” in the delivery of absentee ballots for the state’s spring election. In a letter addressed to USPS IG Tammy Whitcomb, the pair

Read More »
Bernie Sanders

Bowen says Sanders will be key to helping Biden defeat Trump

Friday, Apr 10, 2020

In the wake of Bernie Sanders ending his presidential campaign, Rep. David Bowen says the Vermont independent will be “key on the campaign trail” to helping Joe Biden defeat President Trump. But Bowen told WisPolitics.com he believes the extent to

Read More »

More than 80 percent of absentee ballots returned so far

Thursday, Apr 9, 2020

More than 80 percent of the absentee ballots local clerks mailed to voters have now been returned, according to the latest update from the Elections Commission. That’s an additional 39,268 ballots logged by local clerks compared to yesterday’s update. The

Read More »

State Dem Party moves district, county caucuses to online format

Thursday, Apr 9, 2020

The Democratic Party of Wisconsin has moved all congressional district and county caucuses from in-person to online events as a COVID-19 public health precaution. In a statement today, WisDems announced they will conduct votes by virtual ballot instead of paper

Read More »

Madison sees higher in-person turnout than Milwaukee

Wednesday, Apr 8, 2020

Roughly 2,700 more voters in Madison turned out to cast ballots in person than in the city of Milwaukee, with current totals from both cities eclipsing turnout figures from the April 2019 election. The Madison municipal clerk’s office tweeted turnout

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Voters in Madison, Milwaukee face lines, fears about coronavirus

Tuesday, Apr 7, 2020

Voters at the polls in Milwaukee and Madison expressed frustration and trepidation about voting in person today amid the coronavirus pandemic, but largely appeared to be taking it in stride. Several voters WisPolitics.com talked to had requested absentee ballots that

Read More »

U.S. Supreme Court rules Wisconsin absentee ballots must be mailed by Tuesday to count

Tuesday, Apr 7, 2020

A split U.S. Supreme Court ruled late Monday that absentee ballots must be postmarked by Tuesday in order to be counted in Wisconsin’s spring election, adding yet another legal twist as voters decide the presidential primary, a Supreme Court race

Read More »

Supreme Court reinstates in-person voting tomorrow for spring election

Monday, Apr 6, 2020

The state Supreme Court Monday afternoon overturned Tony Evers’ order pushing back in-person voting until June, putting the spring election back on hours after he sought to delay it amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Evers’ order was enjoined in its entirety

Read More »

Evers moves back in-person voting for spring election to June 9

Monday, Apr 6, 2020

Gov. Tony Evers, who has in the past suggested he doesn’t have the power to change tomorrow’s spring election date on his own, today issued an executive order pushing back in-person voting to June 9 to avoid exposing voters and

Read More »

‘UpFront’: Assembly leaders split on delaying spring election

Monday, Apr 6, 2020

Assembly leaders split on the question of moving forward with Tuesday’s election, with Majority Leader Jim Steineke saying this is no time to “upend” things, and Minority Leader Gordon Hintz warning of “catastrophic consequences” of going ahead with the vote

Read More »

Republicans file appeal with U.S. Supreme Court in absentee ballot case

Saturday, Apr 4, 2020

Wisconsin and national Republicans today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to step into the fight over how absentee ballots will be handled in the state’s spring election amid the COVID-19 pandemic. After a federal appeals court rebuffed their request, Republicans

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Appeals court rejects GOP request to stay ruling pushing back absentee ballot deadline

Saturday, Apr 4, 2020

A federal appeals court Friday night denied emergency requests from Republicans to stay a judge’s ruling pushing back to April 13 the deadline for absentee ballots to be returned in Wisconsin’s spring election. The 7th Court of Appeals also rejected

Read More »

WisOpinion.com: ‘The Insiders’ analyze what’s at stake in Wisconsin’s spring elections

Friday, Apr 3, 2020

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, analyze what’s at stake in state, county and local races in the 2020 spring elections.

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Evers calls special session to make spring election mail-in only, set May 26 deadline for receiving ballots

Friday, Apr 3, 2020

Gov. Tony Evers this afternoon announced he is calling the Legislature into special session tomorrow to take up legislation that would allow an all-mail spring election. In a video posted to social media, Evers said he wants lawmakers to OK

Read More »

Watch the latest episode of “Battleground Wisconsin Now” with Fraley and Opoien

Friday, Apr 3, 2020

On the newest episode of “Battleground Wisconsin Now,” Edge Messaging LLC President Brian Fraley and Cap Times Opinion Editor Jessie Opoien discuss the decision to shift the Democratic National Convention to August due to the COVID-19 pandemic, issues concerning the April 7 election and new polling numbers from Wisconsin.

Read More »
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Biden, Trump victorious in Wisconsin presidential primaries

Monday, Apr 13, 2020

The AP has called Wisconsin’s presidential primaries for Joe Biden and Donald Trump.  Biden topped Bernie Sanders, who was harshly critical of the decision to allow voters to head to the polls in the leadup to election day. Sanders conceded

Read More »

Group of Milwaukee-area residents file suit seeking revote for spring election

Monday, Apr 13, 2020

Alleging inaction by lawmakers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic disenfranchised “thousands” of electors, a group of 14 Milwaukee-area residents is asking a federal court for a revote. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Madison ahead of

Read More »

Democratic National Convention Committee launches revamped website

Monday, Apr 13, 2020

The Democratic National Convention Committee has launched a revamped website for the party’s national convention in Milwaukee the week of August 17. The website has enhanced accessibility features and all content is available in English and Spanish, according to a

Read More »

Elections Commission rules on absentee ballot postmarks, passes on changes to nomination paper process

Saturday, Apr 11, 2020

The Wisconsin Elections Commission ruled Friday local clerks should accept some absentee ballots that weren’t expressly postmarked with a date on or before Tuesday, but only if the U.S. Postal Service certifies the stamp they bear was used only on

Read More »

WisOpinion.com: ‘The Insiders’ debate where blame lies for spring election chaos

Friday, Apr 10, 2020

Following a chaotic election in Wisconsin, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer their views on where to assign the blame.

Read More »

Baldwin, Johnson urge investigation into postal service’s handling of absentee ballots

Friday, Apr 10, 2020

U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are urging the U.S. Postal Service inspector general to investigate “irregularities” in the delivery of absentee ballots for the state’s spring election. In a letter addressed to USPS IG Tammy Whitcomb, the pair

Read More »
Bernie Sanders

Bowen says Sanders will be key to helping Biden defeat Trump

Friday, Apr 10, 2020

In the wake of Bernie Sanders ending his presidential campaign, Rep. David Bowen says the Vermont independent will be “key on the campaign trail” to helping Joe Biden defeat President Trump. But Bowen told WisPolitics.com he believes the extent to

Read More »

More than 80 percent of absentee ballots returned so far

Thursday, Apr 9, 2020

More than 80 percent of the absentee ballots local clerks mailed to voters have now been returned, according to the latest update from the Elections Commission. That’s an additional 39,268 ballots logged by local clerks compared to yesterday’s update. The

Read More »

State Dem Party moves district, county caucuses to online format

Thursday, Apr 9, 2020

The Democratic Party of Wisconsin has moved all congressional district and county caucuses from in-person to online events as a COVID-19 public health precaution. In a statement today, WisDems announced they will conduct votes by virtual ballot instead of paper

Read More »

Madison sees higher in-person turnout than Milwaukee

Wednesday, Apr 8, 2020

Roughly 2,700 more voters in Madison turned out to cast ballots in person than in the city of Milwaukee, with current totals from both cities eclipsing turnout figures from the April 2019 election. The Madison municipal clerk’s office tweeted turnout

Read More »

Voters in Madison, Milwaukee face lines, fears about coronavirus

Tuesday, Apr 7, 2020

Voters at the polls in Milwaukee and Madison expressed frustration and trepidation about voting in person today amid the coronavirus pandemic, but largely appeared to be taking it in stride. Several voters WisPolitics.com talked to had requested absentee ballots that

Read More »

U.S. Supreme Court rules Wisconsin absentee ballots must be mailed by Tuesday to count

Tuesday, Apr 7, 2020

A split U.S. Supreme Court ruled late Monday that absentee ballots must be postmarked by Tuesday in order to be counted in Wisconsin’s spring election, adding yet another legal twist as voters decide the presidential primary, a Supreme Court race

Read More »

Supreme Court reinstates in-person voting tomorrow for spring election

Monday, Apr 6, 2020

The state Supreme Court Monday afternoon overturned Tony Evers’ order pushing back in-person voting until June, putting the spring election back on hours after he sought to delay it amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Evers’ order was enjoined in its entirety

Read More »

Evers moves back in-person voting for spring election to June 9

Monday, Apr 6, 2020

Gov. Tony Evers, who has in the past suggested he doesn’t have the power to change tomorrow’s spring election date on his own, today issued an executive order pushing back in-person voting to June 9 to avoid exposing voters and

Read More »

‘UpFront’: Assembly leaders split on delaying spring election

Monday, Apr 6, 2020

Assembly leaders split on the question of moving forward with Tuesday’s election, with Majority Leader Jim Steineke saying this is no time to “upend” things, and Minority Leader Gordon Hintz warning of “catastrophic consequences” of going ahead with the vote

Read More »

Republicans file appeal with U.S. Supreme Court in absentee ballot case

Saturday, Apr 4, 2020

Wisconsin and national Republicans today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to step into the fight over how absentee ballots will be handled in the state’s spring election amid the COVID-19 pandemic. After a federal appeals court rebuffed their request, Republicans

Read More »

Appeals court rejects GOP request to stay ruling pushing back absentee ballot deadline

Saturday, Apr 4, 2020

A federal appeals court Friday night denied emergency requests from Republicans to stay a judge’s ruling pushing back to April 13 the deadline for absentee ballots to be returned in Wisconsin’s spring election. The 7th Court of Appeals also rejected

Read More »

WisOpinion.com: ‘The Insiders’ analyze what’s at stake in Wisconsin’s spring elections

Friday, Apr 3, 2020

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, analyze what’s at stake in state, county and local races in the 2020 spring elections.

Read More »

Evers calls special session to make spring election mail-in only, set May 26 deadline for receiving ballots

Friday, Apr 3, 2020

Gov. Tony Evers this afternoon announced he is calling the Legislature into special session tomorrow to take up legislation that would allow an all-mail spring election. In a video posted to social media, Evers said he wants lawmakers to OK

Read More »

Watch the latest episode of “Battleground Wisconsin Now” with Fraley and Opoien

Friday, Apr 3, 2020

On the newest episode of “Battleground Wisconsin Now,” Edge Messaging LLC President Brian Fraley and Cap Times Opinion Editor Jessie Opoien discuss the decision to shift the Democratic National Convention to August due to the COVID-19 pandemic, issues concerning the April 7 election and new polling numbers from Wisconsin.

Read More »
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