Such a path could drastically raise the stakes for federal investigations of state or county officials, bringing the department and the threat of criminalization into the election system.

The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Monday published a new administrative rule guiding the conduct of election observers.

It’s meant to offer clarity on things like who can observe elections, says what election observers can do, and creates a more streamlined set of instructions for election observers

A majority of Wisconsin voters oppose Governor Tony Evers seeking a third term in office, according to a new survey from Marquette Law School.

That's false. There is nothing in the legislation that would allow Trump, or any future president, to stop an election from going forward.

Judge Susan Crawford from Madison won her election to the supreme court last month — cementing liberal control for at least another three years — against challenger Brad Schimel, former Republican attorney general. AP/Andy Manis

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban in a 4-3 ruling, saying that it was superseded by a more recent state law criminalizing abortions only in cases when a fetus is viable outside the womb.

The last two elections for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which determined its ideological makeup, were the most expensive state court races in U.S. history.

After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Republican prosecutors in Wisconsin said they intended to enforce the old law.