The Democratic National Convention Committee announced today the party’s Milwaukee convention will be delayed until the week of August 17 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The convention had been slated to run from July 13-16. “In our current climate of
Will there be Democratic and Republican conventions this summer? The coronavirus pandemic, and the social distancing needed to combat it, are putting these quadrennial festivities in doubt — an unprecedented situation that is leaving party officials, politicians, and the media in a quandary, with a fast-ticking clock.
Dem presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is calling for Wisconsin’s April 7 election to be delayed. He also wants the state to conduct the vote entirely by mail and extend early voting. In the meantime, he urged his supporters to vote
A federal judge lamented an increasing public health crisis that the Legislature and Gov. Tony Evers have “refused to accept as sincere enough to stop” Tuesday’s election. Still, U.S. Judge James Conley said yesterday he can’t act as a “super
The general election for president remains tight, while former Vice President Joe Biden leads Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders for the Dem nomination in Wisconsin according to the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. For the general election, 48 percent backed
A federal judge late today dismissed a suit Green Bay filed seeking changes to the April 7 election due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ruling he lacked jurisdiction. U.S. Judge William C. Griesbach noted cities are barred from suing their parent
Declaring “Wisconsin is in the midst of election chaos,” the state GOP late this afternoon asked the Supreme Court to rule county clerks don’t have the authority to allow all voters to escape the voter ID requirements for absentee voting
After repeatedly urging voters to request absentee ballots for the April 7 election to avoid going to the polls amid the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Tony Evers today called on the Legislature to change state law so all registered voters could
With Wisconsin residents under Gov. Tony Evers’ stay-at-home order, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider how the COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping political organizing and the issues important to voters. Sponsored by Michael Best Strategies and the Wisconsin Counties Association.
On the newest episode of “Battleground Wisconsin Now,” Edge Messaging LLC President Brian Fraley and Cap Times Opinion Editor Jessie Opoien discuss the state and federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic as Gov. Tony Evers issues a “safer-at-home” order.
A coalition of groups has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to delay the April 7 election until at least after Gov. Tony Ever’s stay-at-home order expires. The suit, filed late yesterday, also wants the deadline pushed back to June 2
The League of Women Voters Wisconsin filed a federal lawsuit today to prevent the state from rejecting mail-in absentee ballots that lack a witness signature. The League argues in a filing those living alone under self-quarantine because of the coronavirus outbreak or who do not otherwise
The Dane County clerk is urging all voters who request an absentee ballot and have trouble presenting a voter ID to indicate they are indefinitely confined, which negates the requirement. Clerk Scott McDonell said his directive isn’t a blanket exemption
Green Bay has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force the state to cancel in-person voting for the April 7 election and instead allow clerks to mail ballots to all registered voters, as a way to fight coronavirus. The city
A group of Milwaukee leaders on Monday joined the list of officials and organizers calling for the postponement of spring elections in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This follows a call from a bipartisan group of mayors in Wisconsin’s Fox
The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Monday warned local officials they can’t shutter early voting locations ahead of the April 7 election. The move comes after the City of Milwaukee announced it will no longer be operating its three in-person absentee
The state Dem Party today announced it will cancel all congressional district conventions and scale back its state convention from two days to one. The convention was slated for June 12-13 in the Wisconsin Dells. But the party’s administrative committee
The Wisconsin Elections Commission deadlocked along party lines on a proposal that would have asked Gov. Tony Evers and the state Legislature to convene a special session to give the agency flexibility to run elections safely in the wake of
State and national Dems said their federal lawsuit seeking to make it easier to vote absentee in the spring election was an effort to prevent the disenfranchisement of voters due to the coronavirus pandemic. But the state GOP accused Dems
Requests to vote absentee have surged in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. WEC today said roughly 64,000 of the more than 173,000 total requests for an absentee ballot have come in since Friday.
The Democratic National Convention Committee announced today the party’s Milwaukee convention will be delayed until the week of August 17 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The convention had been slated to run from July 13-16. “In our current climate of
Will there be Democratic and Republican conventions this summer? The coronavirus pandemic, and the social distancing needed to combat it, are putting these quadrennial festivities in doubt — an unprecedented situation that is leaving party officials, politicians, and the media in a quandary, with a fast-ticking clock.
Dem presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is calling for Wisconsin’s April 7 election to be delayed. He also wants the state to conduct the vote entirely by mail and extend early voting. In the meantime, he urged his supporters to vote
A federal judge lamented an increasing public health crisis that the Legislature and Gov. Tony Evers have “refused to accept as sincere enough to stop” Tuesday’s election. Still, U.S. Judge James Conley said yesterday he can’t act as a “super
The general election for president remains tight, while former Vice President Joe Biden leads Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders for the Dem nomination in Wisconsin according to the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. For the general election, 48 percent backed
A federal judge late today dismissed a suit Green Bay filed seeking changes to the April 7 election due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ruling he lacked jurisdiction. U.S. Judge William C. Griesbach noted cities are barred from suing their parent
Declaring “Wisconsin is in the midst of election chaos,” the state GOP late this afternoon asked the Supreme Court to rule county clerks don’t have the authority to allow all voters to escape the voter ID requirements for absentee voting
After repeatedly urging voters to request absentee ballots for the April 7 election to avoid going to the polls amid the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Tony Evers today called on the Legislature to change state law so all registered voters could
With Wisconsin residents under Gov. Tony Evers’ stay-at-home order, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider how the COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping political organizing and the issues important to voters. Sponsored by Michael Best Strategies and the Wisconsin Counties Association.
On the newest episode of “Battleground Wisconsin Now,” Edge Messaging LLC President Brian Fraley and Cap Times Opinion Editor Jessie Opoien discuss the state and federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic as Gov. Tony Evers issues a “safer-at-home” order.
A coalition of groups has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to delay the April 7 election until at least after Gov. Tony Ever’s stay-at-home order expires. The suit, filed late yesterday, also wants the deadline pushed back to June 2
The League of Women Voters Wisconsin filed a federal lawsuit today to prevent the state from rejecting mail-in absentee ballots that lack a witness signature. The League argues in a filing those living alone under self-quarantine because of the coronavirus outbreak or who do not otherwise
The Dane County clerk is urging all voters who request an absentee ballot and have trouble presenting a voter ID to indicate they are indefinitely confined, which negates the requirement. Clerk Scott McDonell said his directive isn’t a blanket exemption
Green Bay has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force the state to cancel in-person voting for the April 7 election and instead allow clerks to mail ballots to all registered voters, as a way to fight coronavirus. The city
A group of Milwaukee leaders on Monday joined the list of officials and organizers calling for the postponement of spring elections in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This follows a call from a bipartisan group of mayors in Wisconsin’s Fox
The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Monday warned local officials they can’t shutter early voting locations ahead of the April 7 election. The move comes after the City of Milwaukee announced it will no longer be operating its three in-person absentee
The state Dem Party today announced it will cancel all congressional district conventions and scale back its state convention from two days to one. The convention was slated for June 12-13 in the Wisconsin Dells. But the party’s administrative committee
The Wisconsin Elections Commission deadlocked along party lines on a proposal that would have asked Gov. Tony Evers and the state Legislature to convene a special session to give the agency flexibility to run elections safely in the wake of
State and national Dems said their federal lawsuit seeking to make it easier to vote absentee in the spring election was an effort to prevent the disenfranchisement of voters due to the coronavirus pandemic. But the state GOP accused Dems
Requests to vote absentee have surged in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. WEC today said roughly 64,000 of the more than 173,000 total requests for an absentee ballot have come in since Friday.