News & Commentary

Wisconsin’s next election is on Tuesday, April 5, and we want to make sure you have the most up-to-date information so that you feel empowered to cast your vote. 

Voter ID is in effect in Wisconsin. Most voters need a photo ID to vote in person on Election Day, to vote early in person at the clerk’s office, and to vote absentee by mail. (Voter ID is not the same as voter registration.)

On Jan. 4, lawmakers in the Wisconsin legislature proposed bills that would require people with felony convictions to pay all fines imposed as part of their sentence before regaining their voting rights.

Today, hundreds of thousands of Americans are being denied their full voting rights simply because they live in D.C. A lot of us grew up thinking this was normal or simply the way it has to be. It's not. In fact, Washington, D.C. is the only national capital in the democratic world whose citizens do not have equal voting and representation rights. 

In the run up to the 2020 elections, the ACLU of Wisconsin embarked on an unprecedented effort to protect voting rights, defend democracy, and encourage all Wisconsinites - particularly those who are typically less likely to vote - to turn out and cast their ballots. 

“Stay Registered To Vote: Return WEC Postcards before July 15”

Those who took part in the rampage at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 attacked more than a building that belongs to us all. They attacked an ideal that belongs to us all: government of the people, by the people, and for the people.

By Ryeshia Farmer, Rights For All Campaign Coordinator

2020 is an unprecedented year, and it’s only natural that this year’s election will also enter uncharted territory. This is the first major national election in our lifetimes to occur during a global pandemic, and one in which an unprecedented number of ballots will be cast in Wisconsin and nationwide.