Stories tagged: "Wisconsin Elections Commission"

Education Dr. Shandowlyon Hendricks-Williams, director of Gov. Tony Evers' Milwaukee office, is a candidate for state superintendent. (Image via Dr. Hendricks for Education)
Education Candidate Almost Didn’t Make It on Ballot Because She Put ‘Dr.’ on Nomination Papers

Wisconsin law prohibits “abbreviations or titles” on nomination papers, but Elections Commission staff erroneously told the candidate her papers were legal.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski January 13, 2021 12:38 pm CST
Elections Wisconsin Elections Commissioner, Republican Dean Knudson, told the Joint Committee on Campaigns and Elections that there was “no credible evidence voter fraud occurred.” (Screenshot)
Elections Democratic Lawmakers Ditch Republican-Led ‘Sham’ Election Hearing

“I want to let the public know that you have not let the Democrats have the floor.”

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring December 11, 2020 3:28 pm CST
Elections Republican Wisconsin Election Commission members Dean Knudson, left, and Bob Spindell, right, on Tuesday called for the resignation of Democratic commission chairwoman Ann Jacobs after she certified President-elect Joe Biden's victory in Wisconsin. (Screenshots)
Elections Republicans Demand Chairwoman Resign After She Confirms Biden Win

The Wisconsin Elections Commission chairwoman didn’t do anything differently than when Trump won in 2016, yet GOP male colleagues call for her to resign.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski December 1, 2020 4:29 pm CST
Elections President Donald Trump speaks on election night in the East Room of the White House in the early morning hours of Nov. 4 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Elections Trump Files Lawsuit to Toss 220K Votes in Milwaukee, Dane Counties

Trump makes his latest attack on the election as he tries to cling to the presidency.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski December 1, 2020 10:49 am CST
Voting Stewart Karge, an attorney for the Trump campaign, raises procedural objections Friday morning to the Milwaukee County Board of Canvassers during the county's recount. (Photo by Jonathon Sadowski)
Voting WI Recount Critics Say Trump Is Trying to Litigate Himself Into a Second Term

Since Friday’s start of the recount, Trump’s legal team has filed a litany of objections, laying the groundwork to challenge potentially hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of ballots in court.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski November 23, 2020 4:31 pm CST

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President Joe Biden speaks to the media after receiving a briefing from the transition COVID-19 advisory board on Nov. 9 at the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden spoke about how his administration would respond to the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) National Biden Throws a Lifeline to Thousands of Wisconsinites
Dana Hanson, assistant operations manager at Marshfield Medical Center-Eau Claire, preparing to administer COVID-19 vaccine Vaccine News Next Vaccination Group Includes 65+, Educators, Prisoners, Food Service Workers
A police officer draws a gun Law and Policy Debate on Cops Drawing Guns, Banning Chokeholds Reveals Serious Divides on Racial Disparities Task Force
Immortalized in this statue in Milwaukee, baseball legend Hank Aaron played with the Milwaukee Braves from 1954-1965, the relocated Atlanta Braves until 1974, and the Milwaukee Brewers in 1975 and 1976. After a stint in the Negro League, Aaron's first minor league experience came with the Braves' Eau Claire squad in 1952. Aaron broke Babe Ruth's home run record in 1974. Aaron died Friday at the age of 86. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) Our Wisconsin Hank Aaron Spent a Summer Up North in 1952. He Credited It for Building His Confidence.
Coronavirus President Donald Trump addresses a crowd on the South Lawn of the White House Saturday. This was the president's first in-person appearance after being cleared by his doctors following his diagnosis and treatment of the coronavirus. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Coronavirus Trump Pays Wisconsin $3 Million to Recount Two Counties Where He Lost the Most

A full-state recount would cost $7.9 million, so the campaign is focusing on the state’s two largest counties for a cheaper recount.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski November 18, 2020 11:24 am CST
Voting The League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County’s Comité por el Voto Latino/Latinx Voter Outreach Committee promotes its "Your Vote is Your Voice" campaign. (Photo provided by the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin)
Voting League of Women Voters Changed Methods in 2020. The Result Was Record Turnout in Wisconsin.

Women associated with various League of Women Voters locations across the state describe what it takes to boost civic participation.

Jessica VanEgeren Jessica VanEgeren November 18, 2020 11:08 am CST