Elections

Republican state lawmakers raised questions Tuesday about a 12-page rule proposal aimed at clarifying what Wisconsin election observers can and can’t do at polling places.

Even though there’s no presidential election this year, there are still opportunities to cast a ballot and make your voice heard in Wisconsin. 

Dueling ads in Wisconsin’s high-stakes Supreme Court election focus on a backlog of criminal cases that took place during one candidate’s stint as the state’s top lawyer.

Guardianship records for people deemed incompetent to vote will not be released to a conservative activist working on a widely criticized review of the 2020 election, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday.

Three candidates have filed nomination papers for state Superintendent of Public Instruction.

It passed along party lines as Democrats protested that Republicans were playing politics ahead of a high-profile Supreme Court election.

Two candidates have emerged as the contenders for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court after a filing deadline Tuesday evening.

Republican lawmakers declined to take up the issue when Democratic Gov. Tony Evers advanced a similar proposal after the overturn of Roe v. Wade.

The nearly 200 uncounted votes would not have affected the outcome of any race or referendum on November’s ballot. But election commissioners say they’re disturbed by a lack of information about how the problem occurred, and say they want to avoid a repeat in the future.

Wisconsin was front and center of politics for the majority of 2024. WPR Capitol Bureau Chief Shawn Johnson joined “Morning Edition” host Alex Crowe to sum it all up.