Later this month, the US senate will vote on the “For the People Act.” It’s a bill aimed at expanding voter access and has already passed in the house. It comes […]
WORT speaks with voters at the polls
Wisconsin voters cast more than double the amount of absentee ballots for this election compared with 2016. Despite that number, and the ever-present threat of COVID-19, some Madisonians still made […]
Madison Voters Ask Court to Declare Democracy in the Park Legal
Yesterday, several Madison voters filed a lawsuit asking the court to declare the more than 10,000 absentee ballots returned during last weekend’s Democracy in the Park event legally collected. The […]
Appellate court puts temporary hold on Wisconsin absentee ballot exten...
A federal court of appeals put on hold yesterday a previous decision to extend the number of days absentee ballots can be requested, mailed-in, and counted in Wisconsin. The original […]
The Fight for Vote By Mail
On May 4, we spoke with University of Memphis law professor Steven Mulroy about the history and background of voting-by-mail systems. Today, we at the Buzz thought we’d talk with […]
Vote by Mail Gains Ground
On April 7, 2020, Wisconsin held its spring elections for State Supreme Court, local government offices and the U.S. Presidential Preference Primary. Under the threat of coronavirus contagion, thousands of […]
