The Wisconsin Elections Commission should promulgate administrative rules if it believes municipal clerks should be allowed to fill in missing information on absentee ballot envelopes or use drop boxes, the Legislative Audit Bureau found. A summary of the LAB’s review
Dem AG Josh Kaul is asking a Dane County judge to block the subpoenas Justice Michael Gableman issued to the Elections Commission, arguing the former justice doesn’t have the power under state law to compel public officials to provide a
The maps GOP legislative leaders have proposed would likely help Republicans strengthen their hold on the Assembly and keep them in position for a veto-proof majority in the Senate. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, noted Republicans took public input submitted
Former Justice Michael Gableman in a new video said he has offered the clerks and mayors of five cities a “reprieve on the timing of their interviews” with his office so they could better provide the information he wants on
Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes raised more than $1.1 million during the third quarter, his campaign says. Barnes’ campaign wrote in a memo released this morning it was the best initial quarter for a first-time U.S. Senate candidate in
The 2020 election probe being led by former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman drew fire from both flanks Monday over offers of immunity for those who respond to subpoenas issued in the investigation. Gableman in a video posted Friday said
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said he would veto maps the Republican-controlled Legislature sends to him if they are “gerrymandering 2.0.” “If they’re continuing or making worse the gerrymandering that exists right now, yes,” Evers said in an interview aired Sunday
Former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman sought to clarify he won’t go to court to compel local clerks to comply with subpoenas so long as they voluntarily turn over the election documents he wants. In an interview with WisPolitics.com Friday,
The WisOpinions Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the People’s Maps Commission’s first contribution to Wisconsin’s redistricting battle. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman is dropping subpoenas to officials in five cities, instead asking them to turn over documents they’ve already produced through previous open records requests, Madison’s city attorney says. Mike Haas said Andrew Kloster, who worked in
GOP lawmakers plan to take up a redistricting plan before the end of the November floor period, according to their attorney. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, in recent interviews with WisPolitics.com declined to
Madison’s mayor calls Michael Gableman’s subpoena seeking reams of documents related to the 2020 election a “mockery” as the former Supreme Court justice moved to widen his probe. Gableman, who has already subpoenaed the clerks in five Wisconsin cities, sent
The draft Assembly and Senate lines created for Gov. Tony Evers’ People’s Maps Commission would result in fewer majority-minority districts, according to a WisPolitics.com review of the data. Christopher Ford, an emergency room doctor who chairs the commission, stressed in
Dem Alex Lasry launched the first two ads of his Senate campaign today while announcing to backers that he’s now raised more than $3 million since launching his bid. A memo senior campaign adviser Mike Tate wrote to supporters doesn’t
A federal court should continue moving forward with a possible redistricting trial as a backup in case state lawmakers and the Wisconsin Supreme Court fail to put a map in place in time to prepare for the 2022 elections, according
Former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman sent the first subpoenas in his review of the 2020 election, directing clerks and the state Elections Commission to bring a slew of records to his Brookfield office Oct. 15. Officials for the Elections
Republicans would still have an advantage under drafts of Assembly and Senate district lines created for Gov. Tony Evers’ People’s Maps Commission, according to a WisPolitics.com review of the proposals. But the partisan edge for Republicans wouldn’t be as big
Assembluy Speaker Robin Vos expressed confidence in the review of the 2020 election being conducted by former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman after Evers ripped it as a “$700,000 boondoggle.” Evers on Tuesday mocked Gableman’s position that the burden of
The state Assembly will vote Tuesday on a resolution backing a policy to “retain as much as possible the core of existing districts.” The Rules Committee added the resolution to the Assembly calendar one day after the state Supreme Court
One day after the state Supreme Court agreed to hear their redistricting lawsuit, GOP voters asked a federal court to stay proceedings in two lawsuits asking a three-judge panel to draw Wisconsin’s political lines if Capitol leaders fail to reach
The Wisconsin Elections Commission should promulgate administrative rules if it believes municipal clerks should be allowed to fill in missing information on absentee ballot envelopes or use drop boxes, the Legislative Audit Bureau found. A summary of the LAB’s review of the 2020 election includes 30 recommendations for the Wisconsin
Dem AG Josh Kaul is asking a Dane County judge to block the subpoenas Justice Michael Gableman issued to the Elections Commission, arguing the former justice doesn’t have the power under state law to compel public officials to provide a deposition in his private office. Yesterday’s filing also argues that
The maps GOP legislative leaders have proposed would likely help Republicans strengthen their hold on the Assembly and keep them in position for a veto-proof majority in the Senate. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, noted Republicans took public input submitted from around the state and considered submissions from the guv’s
Former Justice Michael Gableman in a new video said he has offered the clerks and mayors of five cities a “reprieve on the timing of their interviews” with his office so they could better provide the information he wants on the 2020 election. But officials in several of the targeted
Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes raised more than $1.1 million during the third quarter, his campaign says. Barnes’ campaign wrote in a memo released this morning it was the best initial quarter for a first-time U.S. Senate candidate in Wisconsin. Alex Lasry raised just under $1.1 million during the
The 2020 election probe being led by former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman drew fire from both flanks Monday over offers of immunity for those who respond to subpoenas issued in the investigation. Gableman in a video posted Friday said those who respond to his subpoenas are provided immunity under
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said he would veto maps the Republican-controlled Legislature sends to him if they are “gerrymandering 2.0.” “If they’re continuing or making worse the gerrymandering that exists right now, yes,” Evers said in an interview aired Sunday on “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “I want fair
Former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman sought to clarify he won’t go to court to compel local clerks to comply with subpoenas so long as they voluntarily turn over the election documents he wants. In an interview with WisPolitics.com Friday, Gableman disputed media reports that he was willing to drop
The WisOpinions Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the People’s Maps Commission’s first contribution to Wisconsin’s redistricting battle. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman is dropping subpoenas to officials in five cities, instead asking them to turn over documents they’ve already produced through previous open records requests, Madison’s city attorney says. Mike Haas said Andrew Kloster, who worked in the Trump administration is now assisting Gableman, told him during
GOP lawmakers plan to take up a redistricting plan before the end of the November floor period, according to their attorney. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, in recent interviews with WisPolitics.com declined to commit to passing new lines for legislative and congressional districts
Madison’s mayor calls Michael Gableman’s subpoena seeking reams of documents related to the 2020 election a “mockery” as the former Supreme Court justice moved to widen his probe. Gableman, who has already subpoenaed the clerks in five Wisconsin cities, sent additional subpoenas to the mayors and the person “most knowledgeable
The draft Assembly and Senate lines created for Gov. Tony Evers’ People’s Maps Commission would result in fewer majority-minority districts, according to a WisPolitics.com review of the data. Christopher Ford, an emergency room doctor who chairs the commission, stressed in an interview that the maps released late yesterday were drafts.
Dem Alex Lasry launched the first two ads of his Senate campaign today while announcing to backers that he’s now raised more than $3 million since launching his bid. A memo senior campaign adviser Mike Tate wrote to supporters doesn’t provide specifics of Lasry’s fundraising during the third quarter, which
A federal court should continue moving forward with a possible redistricting trial as a backup in case state lawmakers and the Wisconsin Supreme Court fail to put a map in place in time to prepare for the 2022 elections, according to new filings. Meanwhile, Republican lawmakers and GOP members of
Former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman sent the first subpoenas in his review of the 2020 election, directing clerks and the state Elections Commission to bring a slew of records to his Brookfield office Oct. 15. Officials for the Elections Commission and the cities of Green Bay, Madison, Milwaukee and
Republicans would still have an advantage under drafts of Assembly and Senate district lines created for Gov. Tony Evers’ People’s Maps Commission, according to a WisPolitics.com review of the proposals. But the partisan edge for Republicans wouldn’t be as big as it is under the current maps. Evers, for example,
Assembluy Speaker Robin Vos expressed confidence in the review of the 2020 election being conducted by former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman after Evers ripped it as a “$700,000 boondoggle.” Evers on Tuesday mocked Gableman’s position that the burden of proof is on election officials and the for-profit interests that
The state Assembly will vote Tuesday on a resolution backing a policy to “retain as much as possible the core of existing districts.” The Rules Committee added the resolution to the Assembly calendar one day after the state Supreme Court agreed to take original jurisdiction in a redistricting suit. The
One day after the state Supreme Court agreed to hear their redistricting lawsuit, GOP voters asked a federal court to stay proceedings in two lawsuits asking a three-judge panel to draw Wisconsin’s political lines if Capitol leaders fail to reach a deal. The voters, who include conservative activist Eric O’Keefe,