The state Elections Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to tell Outagamie and Calumet counties it does not have the authority to issue a waiver allowing some 22 jurisdictions to bypass state law and count misprinted ballots by hand. But anticipating the
Wisconsin eclipsed the 1 million mark for absentee ballots as more than 75,500 people took advantage of the first day of early, in-person voting, according to the state Elections Commission. The city of Milwaukee led the way with over 4,000
The RNC announced it will spend $25 million in Wisconsin and four other states over the final two weeks of the election. Data from Advertising Analytics shows the party has committed $910,138 in Wisconsin between today and Nov. 3. But
Milwaukee’s election chief expects “pretty high” turnout when early in-person voting starts tomorrow. She also said the city will have 14 early voting sites, more than in the last presidential election. In an interview that aired Sunday on “UpFront,” Claire
President Trump told a Janesville rally tonight the outcome of the election rests on Wisconsin. “We win Wisconsin, we win the whole ballgame,” he said. “What the hell do you think I’m doing here on a freezing night with 45-degree
Young voters of all political stripes in Wisconsin agree on a big motivating factor driving them to the polls this fall: President Donald Trump. Their participation could determine the outcome, especially in a state that swings on thin margins like
The Biden campaign and pro-Biden forces have a nearly $29 million spending advantage over Trump and pro-Trump groups on ad spending in Wisconsin since the April 7 primary. Data from Advertising Analytics show $116 million spent so far on ads
The Wisconsin Voters Alliance is appealing a ruling that rejected its bid to prevent five cities from using $6.3 million in private grants to help cover the costs of running next month’s election amid a pandemic. In a filing yesterday,
Local clerks generally say they will have sufficient staffing for Election Day, but the state’s top election official reported today 51 municipalities across 31 counties are facing a severe shortage of poll workers. Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe said during
President Trump’s rally in Janesville on Saturday will focus on support for law enforcement, his campaign says. The event comes two weeks after Trump was originally scheduled to be in Janesville for a rally, but canceled due to his COVID-19
This presidential election will offer two paths for foreign and economic policy with two very different outcomes, said a panel of UW-Madison professors. International political economy Prof. Mark Copelovitch told an alumni association virtual event this election is fundamentally different
Morning Consult reporter Claire Williams says polling from her organization shows concerns about the economy are by far the most pressing issue on voters’ minds ahead of the presidential election. That largely matches analysis provided to WisPolitics.com by a number
Gov. Tony Evers ripped the Legislature for its inaction on battling COVID-19 as he asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate a lower court ruling extending the deadline for absentee ballots. That deadline usually is Election Day, but a federal
Vice President Mike Pence in his 10th 2020 campaign visit to Wisconsin today touted the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court to a crowd of several hundred in Waukesha. “I’ll make your prediction: Judge Amy Coney
President Trump will return to Wisconsin on Saturday for his first visit to the state since he was diagnosed with COVID-19, according to an invite for a fundraiser obtained by WisPolitics.com. The fundraiser in Janesville is billed as a pre-speech
Priorities USA Action released a new digital ad over the weekend warning Trump is “closer than ever” to ending the Affordable Care Act. The ad, which is running on platforms in Wisconsin and other states, targets Latino voters. It will
WisPolitics.com’s 2nd Annual Midwest Polling Summit explored the latest numbers in the presidential race and the issues that are moving voters as Election Day nears. Day 1 of the event, held Thursday, featured a look at top election issues with
Spending for ads in the 2020 presidential race has topped $118 million so far in the Badger State, according to data from Advertising Analytics. Just over $65 million of that came from Democrat Joe Biden or those supporting him, with
The national Dem party in a new TV ad asks Wisconsinites if they’ve “had enough” of President Trump, and accuses his administration of failing in its COVID-19 response. The ad, running in the Green Bay market as part of a
Wisconsin voters again face an Election Day deadline to return their absentee ballots after a split federal appeals court stayed a decision that had pushed it back six days. In the 2-1 ruling Thursday, the majority found Judge William Conley’s
The state Elections Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to tell Outagamie and Calumet counties it does not have the authority to issue a waiver allowing some 22 jurisdictions to bypass state law and count misprinted ballots by hand. But anticipating the
Wisconsin eclipsed the 1 million mark for absentee ballots as more than 75,500 people took advantage of the first day of early, in-person voting, according to the state Elections Commission. The city of Milwaukee led the way with over 4,000
The RNC announced it will spend $25 million in Wisconsin and four other states over the final two weeks of the election. Data from Advertising Analytics shows the party has committed $910,138 in Wisconsin between today and Nov. 3. But
Milwaukee’s election chief expects “pretty high” turnout when early in-person voting starts tomorrow. She also said the city will have 14 early voting sites, more than in the last presidential election. In an interview that aired Sunday on “UpFront,” Claire
President Trump told a Janesville rally tonight the outcome of the election rests on Wisconsin. “We win Wisconsin, we win the whole ballgame,” he said. “What the hell do you think I’m doing here on a freezing night with 45-degree
Young voters of all political stripes in Wisconsin agree on a big motivating factor driving them to the polls this fall: President Donald Trump. Their participation could determine the outcome, especially in a state that swings on thin margins like
The Biden campaign and pro-Biden forces have a nearly $29 million spending advantage over Trump and pro-Trump groups on ad spending in Wisconsin since the April 7 primary. Data from Advertising Analytics show $116 million spent so far on ads
The Wisconsin Voters Alliance is appealing a ruling that rejected its bid to prevent five cities from using $6.3 million in private grants to help cover the costs of running next month’s election amid a pandemic. In a filing yesterday,
Local clerks generally say they will have sufficient staffing for Election Day, but the state’s top election official reported today 51 municipalities across 31 counties are facing a severe shortage of poll workers. Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe said during
President Trump’s rally in Janesville on Saturday will focus on support for law enforcement, his campaign says. The event comes two weeks after Trump was originally scheduled to be in Janesville for a rally, but canceled due to his COVID-19
This presidential election will offer two paths for foreign and economic policy with two very different outcomes, said a panel of UW-Madison professors. International political economy Prof. Mark Copelovitch told an alumni association virtual event this election is fundamentally different
Morning Consult reporter Claire Williams says polling from her organization shows concerns about the economy are by far the most pressing issue on voters’ minds ahead of the presidential election. That largely matches analysis provided to WisPolitics.com by a number
Gov. Tony Evers ripped the Legislature for its inaction on battling COVID-19 as he asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate a lower court ruling extending the deadline for absentee ballots. That deadline usually is Election Day, but a federal
Vice President Mike Pence in his 10th 2020 campaign visit to Wisconsin today touted the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court to a crowd of several hundred in Waukesha. “I’ll make your prediction: Judge Amy Coney
President Trump will return to Wisconsin on Saturday for his first visit to the state since he was diagnosed with COVID-19, according to an invite for a fundraiser obtained by WisPolitics.com. The fundraiser in Janesville is billed as a pre-speech
Priorities USA Action released a new digital ad over the weekend warning Trump is “closer than ever” to ending the Affordable Care Act. The ad, which is running on platforms in Wisconsin and other states, targets Latino voters. It will
WisPolitics.com’s 2nd Annual Midwest Polling Summit explored the latest numbers in the presidential race and the issues that are moving voters as Election Day nears. Day 1 of the event, held Thursday, featured a look at top election issues with
Spending for ads in the 2020 presidential race has topped $118 million so far in the Badger State, according to data from Advertising Analytics. Just over $65 million of that came from Democrat Joe Biden or those supporting him, with
The national Dem party in a new TV ad asks Wisconsinites if they’ve “had enough” of President Trump, and accuses his administration of failing in its COVID-19 response. The ad, running in the Green Bay market as part of a
Wisconsin voters again face an Election Day deadline to return their absentee ballots after a split federal appeals court stayed a decision that had pushed it back six days. In the 2-1 ruling Thursday, the majority found Judge William Conley’s