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In evenly split Wisconsin, partisan divides may only grow
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Close elections may become more common in Wisconsin, fueling participation but also more political divisiveness
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‘We’re not going to be quiet’: Disability community in Wisconsin demands better access to voting
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State’s decentralized election system makes it hard to guarantee accessibility; definition of ‘indefinitely confined’ under challenge
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Wisconsin caucuses pose thorny safety issues during pandemic
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Some towns and villages require residents to choose local candidates in January gatherings. Do these caucuses violate disability and voting rights?
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Wisconsin’s nonvoters could be a powerful bloc — but barriers, disillusionment stand in the way
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Working digitally and on the streets of Milwaukee, activists tried to convince nonvoters to go to the polls, but distrust and disgust kept some away
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A pandemic. False fraud claims. A misplaced flash drive. How Milwaukee elections chief led high-pressure vote count.
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Facing intense scrutiny, Claire Woodall-Vogg fought against ‘racially motivated’ attempts to suppress voting in the 2020 election.
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Wisconsin GOP lawmakers call for tighter voting rules; Dems call election hearing a ‘sham’
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Republicans called for changes to election law and made broad allegations of fraud and misconduct but offered little proof.
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Despite a surge in absentee voting, changes to ballot processing languish in Wisconsin
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Municipal clerks have urged the Legislature to allow processing of absentee ballots before Election Day. Those cries are growing louder.
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Trump Wisconsin recount seeks to throw out tens of thousands of votes in Democratic strongholds
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The president’s team wants to toss 170,000 in-person absentee ballots in Dane and Milwaukee counties; experts call the effort a long shot.
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‘Checks and balances’: Inside the life cycle of a Wisconsin absentee ballot
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President Donald Trump claims widespread fraud in states including Wisconsin. Elections officials say numerous safeguards make that nearly impossible.
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Votebeat helps Wisconsin Watch expand 2020 election coverage
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Wisconsin Watch and the Votebeat team cover voting security, suppression and disinformation aimed at Wisconsin voters as part of our Narrow Margin series.
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‘Proud of my city’: Turnout down, but Milwaukee’s Black voters leapt hurdles to vote
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Despite smaller turnout, activists see hopeful signs of determination as voters cast ballots amid a pandemic and barriers to get-out-the-vote efforts.
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Scenes and dispatches as Wisconsin went to the polls on Nov. 3
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Wisconsin voters headed to the polls today to help pick the country’s next president — and weigh in on state and local races, capping an extraordinary election transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic.