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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, analyze what’s at stake in state, county and local races in the 2020 spring elections.
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
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.
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders are racking up Wisconsin endorsements ahead of Tuesday’s vote. Biden recently won the endorsement of U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, former Gov. Jim Doyle and former U.S. Sen.
As the state and national Republican parties moved to appeal a federal judge’s ruling pushing back the deadline for absentee ballots to be received and counted, the state Elections Commission deadlocked in a late-night meeting on whether to do the
Wisconsin may not know until mid-April who won the presidential primary or a seat on the state Supreme Court after a federal judge pushed back until April 13 the deadline for absentee ballots to be received and counted in the
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.
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 said mail played an “outsized role” in the April 7
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 which Sanders’ supporters embrace Biden depends on how willing the
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 latest numbers show the state nearing the return rate for
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 ballot, and the registration deadline for delegates, candidates and observers
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 stood at 87,552, just over 50 percent of registered voters.
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 hadn’t arrived in time to cast them, while some who
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 and hundreds of local offices. The decision came just hours
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 in the 4-2 ruling other than a provision calling the
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 poll workers to COVID-19. The Legislature’s top Republicans said they
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 during a pandemic. Both lawmakers appeared Sunday on “UpFront,” produced
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 urged the justices to stay a U.S. judge’s decision allowing
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 a request from GOP lawmakers as well as the state
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, analyze what’s at stake in state, county and local races in the 2020 spring elections.
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 sending a ballot by May 19 to every registered voter
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.
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders are racking up Wisconsin endorsements ahead of Tuesday’s vote. Biden recently won the endorsement of U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, former Gov. Jim Doyle and former U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl. He also boasts the endorsement of Senate Minority
As the state and national Republican parties moved to appeal a federal judge’s ruling pushing back the deadline for absentee ballots to be received and counted, the state Elections Commission deadlocked in a late-night meeting on whether to do the same. Instead, the commissioners plan to ask Judge William Conley
Wisconsin may not know until mid-April who won the presidential primary or a seat on the state Supreme Court after a federal judge pushed back until April 13 the deadline for absentee ballots to be received and counted in the spring election. Citing the COVID-19 pandemic — and again bemoaning
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 uncertainty, we believe the smartest approach is to take additional
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.