Stories tagged: "Voting 2020"

Floricua Photo courtesy of Jonathan De Campos.
Floricua Meet the Boricua From Wisconsin Working to Activate Florida Voters

With the 2020 political season in full swing, Joseph Martínez has a foot in two battleground states decided by razor-thin electoral margins.

Keyvan Antonio Heydari Keyvan Antonio Heydari November 3, 2020 9:45 am CST
Elections Wausau Mayor Katie Rosenberg ordered five selfie stations which Wausau residents can use as a background for selfie photos to post when they vote on Tuesday. (Photo provided by Katie Rosenberg)
Elections Old School Voting Meets New Age Media: The Polling Place Selfie Station

Wausau's new mayor puts her marketing background to work with a new feature to attract people to the polls.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson November 3, 2020 7:10 am CST
Elections The U.S. Supreme Court as seen Tuesday, June 30 in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Elections US Supreme Court Sides with GOP and Kills Extension for Wisconsin Absentee Ballots

If you mail it on Election Day, it’ll arrive too late and be thrown out.

UpNorthNews Staff October 27, 2020 5:22 pm CDT
Voting An absentee ballot for the upcoming presidential election. (Photo by Pat Kreitlow)
Voting What Happens to Your Ballot if You Die After Voting Absentee in Wisconsin

Some states count dead voters’ ballots, while others discard them.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski October 23, 2020 10:20 am CDT
Elections Drop boxes are designed to provide voters an alternative spot to deliver their absentee ballot, as opposed to traditional mail service. (Photo by Ethan Duran)
Elections Some Wisconsinites Are Using the Wrong Ballot Drop Boxes. Here’s How to Avoid That Mistake.

Local clerks usually cover the time and expense of mailing ballots to a voter’s actual hometown, but don’t take that courtesy for granted.

Doug Mell Doug Mell October 21, 2020 12:59 pm CDT

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Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) holds a press conference on April 13 where he demands Gov. Tony Evers accept severe restrictions on local health officials, schools, and the governor himself in exchange for tens of millions of dollars in federal supplemental COVID food aid. (Image via Wisconsin Eye.) Politics Evers and Timberlake Find a Way to Bypass Vos’ Willingness to Lose Millions in Food Aid for Families
An archival image of the Plainfield Tunnel Channel Lakes in Waushara County, which have experienced a reduction in water levels due to groundwater withdrawals for irrigated agriculture. (Photo credit: Wisconsin DNR) Natural Resources Clean Water at Stake as WI Supreme Court Hears Appeals to Take GOP Restrictions Off the DNR
Left: A sewer line under construction along St. Paul Avenue in Milwaukee in 1920. Right: Victor Berger, co-founder of the Socialist Party of America, editor of the Milwaukee Leader, and the first Socialist elected to Congress. Lower: Construction of a Milwaukee sewer line in 1932. (Photos courtesy: Wisconsin Historical Society and Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District. Graphic by Morgaine Ford-Workman.) Infrastructure Infrastructure Is Good Politics—Just Ask Milwaukee’s Sewer Socialists of 1904
The state Capitol in Madison is reflected off the windows of an office building across the street. (Photo by Julian Emerson) Politics Not Allowed: Nonpartisan Analysis Finds a Flaw in GOP Plans for Wisconsin Stimulus Money
Elections State lawmakers gathered on the Assembly floor. (Photo © Andy Manis)
Elections Here Are 10 Wisconsin Legislative Races to Keep an Eye on Election Night

These key Senate and Assembly elections could give Republicans a supermajority to override Evers' vetoes.

Jessica VanEgeren Jessica VanEgeren October 16, 2020 1:07 pm CDT
Elections Wisconsin ID cards
Elections You Need Proper Identification to Vote. Here’s What Counts for Voter ID.

Don't let it keep you from the polls. You probably have the right kind of ID or can still get it.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring October 16, 2020 11:56 am CDT