The clock is now ticking for a partial recount in Dane and Milwaukee counties. Last night, the state’s Elections Commission outlined a timeline and procedures for that recount. In a long and sometimes heated meeting, the bipartisan commission ultimately left issues of public health and the state of absentee ballots up in the air. The […]
State Election Officials Prepare For Recount
Wisconsin election officials say canvassing efforts for county election results are well underway, and will likely be completed by the mid-November deadline. That comes as election officials prepare for a potential recount. Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe says that Wisconsin’s 1,850 cities, towns and villages have already completed their canvass and certified the election […]
Without Evidence, Wisconsin GOP Claim Voter Fraud and Deny Election Re...
On Tuesday morning, the New York Times headline: Election officials nationwide find no fraud. The Times contacted top election officials of both parties in every state and found none reported any major voting issues. But the Wisconsin GOP continues to back President Trump’s baseless claims of voter fraud in and outside of Wisconsin in a […]
Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Says There Was No Evidenc...
(Photo: andibreit on Pixabay) Wisconsin voters cast an unofficial 3,296,374 votes for president. That’s according to Meagan Wolfe, the administrator of the bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission. “That is the most ever in the state of Wisconsin, exceeding the previous record set in 2012.” Yesterday, the Associated Press called the race in Wisconsin for Joe Biden. […]
When to expect election results
Wisconsin’s official election results will likely not be known until Wednesday — and maybe not even then. Today, Milwaukee County elections officials warned the press that the official count will take some time. And that’s significant: votes in the state’s Democratic stronghold could swing the presidential outcome in Wisconsin. Despite additional poll workers and equipment, […]
A Difficult Choice: Democracy or Health
Kelli Larson works for the State of Wisconsin as a tax analyst. Yesterday, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, Larson served as a poll worker for the first time. According to the Madison Clerk’s Office, the city had about 1,400 workers show up yesterday, while more than 1,700 decided not to work due to […]
