Stories tagged: "Wisconsin Elections Commission"

Politics My Pillow CEO Michael Lindell laughs during a "Keep Iowa Great" press conference in Des Moines, IA, on February 3, 2020. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Politics Three Wisconsin Officials Attended the MyPillow Guy’s Election Conspiracy Event

The news comes after Wisconsin’s baseless election investigation was expanded and as far-right lawmakers are demanding a deeper audit. A current Wisconsin Elections Commission member, a current Republican state legislator, and the former state Supreme Court justice who is overseeing a baseless, taxpayer-funded investigation into the 2020 election all attended a three-day event in South...

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski August 12, 2021 5:28 pm EDT
Voting (Graphic by COURIER/Denzel Boyd; Photo provided)
Voting ‘The Risk Is Worth the Reward’: Wisconsin Poll Workers Commit to Working in November

The workers who staff polling places despite COVID-19 concerns.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson October 15, 2020 1:44 pm EDT
Voting Milwaukee's Charles Allis Art Museum served as a polling station on Aug. 11. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
Voting Early In-Person Voting Starts Tuesday. Here’s How It’s Done.

Filling out an absentee ballot at your local clerk's office saves several steps.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring October 14, 2020 3:31 pm EDT
Voting Wisconsin voters can now mail in their absentee ballot on Election Day. (Image Madison clerk's office)
Voting Absentee Ballot Extension Back On in Wisconsin, Appeals Court Now Says

Ballots postmarked through Election Day will be counted if they arrive by Nov. 9. Clerks urge voters not to wait.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson September 30, 2020 5:09 pm EDT
Courts (Graphic by COURIER/Denzel Boyd)
Courts Wisconsin Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Voter Purge Lawsuit

A decision on the status of 130,000 voters is reportedly unlikely before the election.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski September 29, 2020 1:17 pm EDT

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The post-war economic boom of the 1950s and 60s sharply increased Wisconsin crop production. In this photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Latino farm workers hoe a cucumber field near Wautoma in 1967. Economy From Farms to Factories to New Businesses, Latinos Have Made a Mark on Wisconsin’s Economy for More Than a Century
This 2018 photo shows the signage of the Fayetteville Works plant where the Delaware-based Chemours Company manufactures C3 dimer acid, also known as GenX. The chemical has entered the Cape Fear River, a source of drinking water for much of the southeastern part of North Carolina for an unknown time period. (Photo via AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Environment Polluters of ‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Getting a Pass, EPA Head Pledges
A photo of the Fall Creek School District building in Eau Claire County. Gina Kildahl, a parent whose 7-year-old son contracted COVID-19 while attending the school, recently filed a lawsuit against the district for failing to implement masking requirements and other precautions aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus. (Photo courtesy of the Fall Creek School District) Coronavirus Mom Who Sued Over Lack of COVID Protections in National Spotlight
Getty Images Elections Michigan’s County Clerks are Still Living Through the 2020 Election
Elections Postal service can handle absentee ballot volume
Elections Wisconsin Postal Workers: System Can Handle Absentee Ballots, Just Mail Early

Despite concerns, protests over removal of mail sorting machines, other proposed changes by Trump Administrations’ USPS, workers say they can handle ballot volume.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski September 16, 2020 10:43 am EDT
Elections Voting stations at the Eagle Point town hall in Chippewa County (Graphic by COURIER/Denzel Boyd; Photo by Pat Kreitlow)
Elections Wisconsin Election Officials Took Serious Lessons From April. They Hope This Means a Smoother November.

Local clerks, USPS, improved websites all aim to avoid a repeat of the chaotic “pandemic election.”

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson September 1, 2020 2:42 pm EDT