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Wisconsin Voter Alliance applauds Waukesha judge's drop box ruling

By W.J. Kennedy | Jan 21, 2022

The head of a statewide voting group has praised a ruling by Waukesha Circuit Court Judge Michael Bohren that drop boxes for absentee ballots are illegal because state law allows ballots to be returned in person or by mail only.

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Wisconsin Voter Alliance challenges state elections board's decision on outside money distribution

By W.J. Kennedy | Jan 14, 2022

The Wisconsin Voter Alliance (WVA) has appealed a Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) rejection of a complaint that alleged that millions of dollars of outside money accepted by local election officials were not spent to ensure safe elections in November 2020, as stated, but funded a get out the vote campaign for the Democratic Party.

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Wisconsin election analyst emphasizes vote counting process

By W.J. Kennedy | Sep 29, 2021

For election integrity advocate Karen McKim, the counting side of the voting process should be one of the main focuses of election reform.

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Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty study: CTCL played role in increasing Wisconsin turnout for Biden

By W.J. Kennedy | Jul 2, 2021

Millions of dollars in grants to local Wisconsin election officials from a group advertising itself as nonpartisan, the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL), increased voter turnout for Joe Biden in the November 2020 presidential elections, according to findings by the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL), a conservative law firm.

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Darling says Wisconsin voter integrity measure ensures 'ballots belong to the voter'

By W.J. Kennedy | Jun 28, 2021

The Wisconsin Legislature this week sent Gov. Tony Evers a measure that will ban municipal clerks from filling out blank sections or correcting defects on absentee ballots, known as curing ballots.

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Absentee ballot bill fails, Wisconsin poll watcher believes more reform needed

By W.J. Kennedy | Jun 11, 2021

A Senate bill meant to address absentee ballots failed in a Senate committee earlier this month and is now in the Senate Organization committee.

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Green Bay mayor must 'stop colluding with outsiders,' national voter watchdog group says

By W.J. Kennedy | Jun 11, 2021

American Majority, a national voter education group, is urging Green Bay voters to contact Mayor Eric Genrich to “tell him to stop colluding with outsiders to meddle in our elections.”

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Steineke: Proposed amendment limiting voting to U.S. citizens would 'protect the sanctity and integrity' of elections

By W.J. Kennedy | May 21, 2021

A proposed amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution seeks to clarify that only U.S. citizens are eligible to vote in national, state and local elections.

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Nass: 'No more delays and no more excuses' on election reform bills

By W.J. Kennedy | May 6, 2021

Some of the eight election reform bills bottled up in a Wisconsin Senate committee could see action as early as Friday after Sen. Stephen Nass (R-Whitewater) Wednesday blasted the chair of the committee for again delaying the release of the bills.

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Wisconsin Senate votes to ban state elections officials from accepting private funds

By W.J. Kennedy | Apr 16, 2021

Alarmed by the influence of millions in private dollars in the administration of the November 2020 elections, the Wisconsin Senate on Wednesday approved a measure that bans state officials from accepting private funds.

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Amistad Project suit: Private activist groups 'ran the election' in Wisconsin

By W.J. Kennedy | Apr 16, 2021

Pressure is mounting on some progressive political activists to disclose the full extent of their involvement in the administration of Wisconsin’s November 2020 elections.