Rock County Clerk Tollefson talks about latest election bills’ impact on clerks, 2024 elections

In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Rock County Clerk Lisa Tollefson, co-chair of the Wisconsin County Clerks Association’s Legislative Committee, says a bill to allow absentee ballot processing before election night will absolutely help clerks do their jobs. But she says she’s not sure if clerk protections the Assembly recently passed will do enough to deter harassment that has driven many election workers away since the 2020 election.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for November 10

On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss developments regarding the Brewers stadium maintenance funding deal, GOP infighting over the effort to oust Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe, a series of elections bills lawmakers approved this week and more.

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GOP lawmakers demand Elections Commission appoint new administrator after DOJ filing contends commissioners have option to do so

GOP legislative leaders are demanding the Wisconsin Elections Commission appoint a new administrator after a filing from the agency’s DOJ attorneys contradicted statements from Dem commissioners that they had no power to do so. Republicans have asked a Dane County judge to rule the commission had a duty to appoint a new commissioner after Meagan Wolfe’s four-year term ended in July.

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Marquette poll finds Biden fares better against Trump than Haley or DeSantis

President Joe Biden ran stronger against former President Donald Trump than he did against Ron DeSantis or Nikki Haley in the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. Meanwhile, Trump strengthened his position in the GOP primary field compared to the latest poll in June, holding a 20-point lead on DeSantis after being neck-and-neck with the Florida guv in June.

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Rock County Clerk Tollefson talks about latest election bills’ impact on clerks, 2024 elections

In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Rock County Clerk Lisa Tollefson, co-chair of the Wisconsin County Clerks Association’s Legislative Committee, says a bill to allow absentee ballot processing before election night will absolutely help clerks do their jobs. But she says she’s not sure if clerk protections the Assembly recently passed will do enough to deter harassment that has driven many election workers away since the 2020 election.

Read More »

Rewind: Your Week in Review for November 10

On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss developments regarding the Brewers stadium maintenance funding deal, GOP infighting over the effort to oust Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe, a series of elections bills lawmakers approved this week and more.

Read More »

GOP lawmakers demand Elections Commission appoint new administrator after DOJ filing contends commissioners have option to do so

GOP legislative leaders are demanding the Wisconsin Elections Commission appoint a new administrator after a filing from the agency’s DOJ attorneys contradicted statements from Dem commissioners that they had no power to do so. Republicans have asked a Dane County judge to rule the commission had a duty to appoint a new commissioner after Meagan Wolfe’s four-year term ended in July.

Read More »

Marquette poll finds Biden fares better against Trump than Haley or DeSantis

President Joe Biden ran stronger against former President Donald Trump than he did against Ron DeSantis or Nikki Haley in the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. Meanwhile, Trump strengthened his position in the GOP primary field compared to the latest poll in June, holding a 20-point lead on DeSantis after being neck-and-neck with the Florida guv in June.

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