WORT 89.9FM Madison · Absentee Ballot Dropboxes Gone for Next Election In 2020, Madison was one of 5 major cities to install absentee ballot dropboxes during the pandemic. Costing about […]
Faith Leaders Oppose Voter Suppression Bills, Senate Passes Them Anywa...
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 […]