Stories tagged: "Wisconsin Elections Commission"

Elections $3.3 Million Awarded to 52 Wisconsin Counties for Election Security
Elections $3.3 Million Awarded to 52 Wisconsin Counties for Election Security

Commissioners also talk about voting under Gov. Evers’ new mask mandate.

July 31, 2020 8:14 am CDT
Elections Judge Combines Four Election-Related Cases Into One
Elections Four Election-Related Cases Into One

Aug. 5 hearing date set, with decision to come by end of August.

June 29, 2020 2:58 pm CDT
Elections The State Is Mailing Postcards To 198,000 Unregistered Voters. Here's Why.
Elections The State Is Mailing Postcards To 198,000 Unregistered Voters

The postcards are scheduled to arrive within the next week and should not be confused with the absentee ballot request forms that will arrive in September.

June 25, 2020 1:07 pm CDT
Elections Final Approval Given on Absentee Ballots
Elections Final Approval Given on Absentee Ballots

Roughly 2.7 million ballot request packets will be sent to voters by Sept. 1.

June 17, 2020 6:31 pm CDT
Politics Election Commission to Meet Two Days Before Deadline to Finalize Absentee Ballot Requests
Politics Election Commission to Meet Two Days Before Deadline to Finalize Absentee Ballot Requests

The commission will have one more meeting next week to presumably grant final approval.

June 10, 2020 5:34 pm CDT

Continuing Coverage

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Elections Opposed to Absentee Ballots, Yet 80% of Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Have Done It
Elections Election Panel Votes to Send Out Absentee Ballot Request Forms

Election Commission still needs to agree on wording at June 10 meeting.

May 28, 2020 8:58 am CDT
Elections Democrats Gain a Little More Power on WI Elections Commission
Elections Yet Another 3-3 Deadlock for State Elections Panel, Even on Spending New Cash

Dems, GOP members are also a million voters apart on whether to send out absentee ballots applications

May 21, 2020 1:13 pm CDT