According to research from the Brennan Center for Justice, lawmakers in forty-seven states have recently proposed legislation with restrictive provisions related to voting, including limiting early and absentee voting, voter ID law, election-day registration, disability access, and availability of polling places and ballot drop boxes. To get a clearer picture of what this means for […]
Voting in tomorrow’s election? Here’s what to know before ...
Wisconsin voters will see only one statewide election on their ballots tomorrow — the race for the state’s new superintendent. Candidates Jill Underly and Deborah Kerr will square off to lead the state’s Department of Public Instruction. That race comes as the state’s schools have weathered a turbulent year, after the pandemic forced districts to […]
Republican Donor files lawsuit against ballot boxes
A lawsuit from a top Republican donor argues that absentee dropboxes, like those scattered across the City of Madison, are illegal. According to the Wisconsin State Journal, plaintiffs in the case argue that absentee ballot drop boxes are illegal because they are not specifically included as an option by state law. The Wisconsin State […]
Proposed overhauls to Wisconsin’s elections part of national tre...
Last week, Wisconsin’s Republican lawmakers proposed sweeping overhauls to how the state conducts its elections. The six bills would change requirements for indefinitely confined voters, institute stricter voter ID laws and bar election funding from private organizations. Advocacy groups and Wisconsin’s Democratic legislators swiftly condemned the bills, saying that they were thinly veiled attempts at […]
Early Voting for Spring Primary Begins
Photo from Amberzen on Pixabay. In-person absentee voting for Wisconsin’s spring primary began today and will continue for the next two weeks. Most of the elections on the ballot will be local races, and so will differ from municipality to municipality. Madison alders are up for election, and most have one or two candidates, meaning […]
Analytics of “the play” in Packers Game
Tonight, the Perpetual Notion Machine looks into the link between science and sports. If you are a Green Bay Packers fan, I’m sure you are wondering about the decision on “the play” late in the championship game with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Packers were on Tampa Bay’s 8 yard line. It was 4th down […]
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