Jack Kelly joins Wisconsin Watch after two years as a statehouse reporter for the Capital Times based in Madison.
Tag: democracy
Posted inGovernment
AI is starting to affect our elections. Wisconsin has yet to take action.
The state of Washington required political ads to disclose if they use artificial intelligence while others banned deepfake technology in the runup to an election.
Posted inEducation
Tired of turmoil, Kiel residents rebuke far-right school officials
Seven months after a transgender bullying investigation spurred bomb threats, moderates regain control of the school board in Kiel, Wisconsin.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Welfare
‘Here again’: Abortion activists rally 50 years after Roe
Sunday’s main march was held in Wisconsin, where upcoming elections could determine the state Supreme Court’s power balance and future abortion rights.
Posted inGovernment
Wisconsin voting groups criticize GOP election commissioner who celebrated reduced Milwaukee turnout
Black and Hispanic voters in Wisconsin’s largest city say a Republican election commissioner publicly applauding GOP strategies he credits with depressing minority turnout are a public admission of a conservative strategy in place for years.
Posted inGovernment
Documents detail Sen. Ron Johnson suggesting Legislature choose electors following Trump loss
The former chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party said Republican Sen. Ron Johnson spoke to him weeks before Joe Biden assumed the presidency about having the state’s GOP-controlled Legislature, rather than voters, choose Wisconsin’s presidential electors, according to newly released documents from closed-door testimony to the House Jan. 6 committee.
Posted inGovernment
Wisconsin GOP leader wants to change military voting
The Republican leader of the Wisconsin Senate said Thursday that he is considering legislation that would change the state’s military absentee voting laws, reversing his previous position on the issue. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu’s support for taking action comes after some members of the bipartisan Wisconsin Election Commission said changes to the law could be the […]
Posted inGovernment
DOJ subpoenas election officials in Wisconsin and other states Trump disputed
Special counsel Jack Smith has subpoenaed local election officials in Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona and Pennsylvania, asking for communications with or involving former President Donald Trump, his 2020 campaign aides and a list of allies involved in his efforts to try to overturn the results of the election.
Posted inDemocracy on the Ballot, Government
Wisconsin’s Assembly maps are more skewed than ever. What happens now?
Gerrymandering continues to present a problem for Democrats and democracy in Wisconsin, but Republicans are unlikely to address the issue anytime soon.
Posted inDemocracy on the Ballot, Government
Evers beats Michels for Wisconsin governor; Johnson defeats Barnes in U.S. Senate race
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers beats Republican challenger Tim Michels; GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson wins re-election bid against Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes.
Posted inFact briefs
Did Tim Michels say that he will end democracy in Wisconsin?
No. Tim Michels, the Republican candidate for governor of Wisconsin, said at a campaign stop in Jefferson County on Oct. 31, 2022 that, “Republicans will never lose another election after I’m elected governor.” Michels’ spokesperson Brian Fraley said Michels merely meant Republicans would be rewarded for doing a good job.
Posted inDemocracy on the Ballot, Government
Security seals and documentation: The life cycle of Wisconsin election ballots
Voters spend just a few minutes to cast their votes, but their ballots will live much longer — and their paths before and after Election Day are carefully documented.