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Voters should never have been forced to choose between their health and safety and their ability to participate in the election.

Tuesday’s election was hard. It was hard for all of us who care about democracy, and it was especially hard for disenfranchised communities and individual people who couldn’t vote or who had to take risks and put up with long lines just to vote. While we wait for the results, I wanted to bring you up to date on what we’ve done—and what we see going forward.

MILWAUKEE – Wisconsin voting rights groups today said in-person voting must remain an option in the upcoming elections and called on state and local elections officials to develop a comprehensive plan to preserve voting rights if the COVID-19 outbreak continues. 

The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak has touched nearly every aspect of our lives — rapidly changing how we work, socialize, shop and function on a daily basis. And now it’s fundamentally reshaping our democracy.

Voter REGISTRATION is not the same as VOTER ID. To vote in Wisconsin, you must be registered. To see if you’re registered at your current address, check online at https://myvote.wi.gov/en-US/RegisterToVoteYou have to REGISTER if:You’ve never voted in Wisconsin before;You’ve moved since the last time you voted in Wisconsin – even if you just moved across the street or to a new apartment in your building;You changed your name (by ma

With just a few weeks until the first of several important statewide elections this year, the Wisconsin Senate just voted 18 – 12, along party lines, to fire the administrator of Wisconsin's Elections Commission, Michael Haas.

Last month Wisconsin legislative leaders suddenly demanded resignations from the widely respected administrators of the Wisconsin Elections Commission and the Wisconsin Ethics Commission.

Wisconsin Gerrymandering Case Going Before the U.S. Supreme Court

The Fight for Every American’s Vote to be Counted Continues.