Wisconsin commission backs polling-place law-enforcement guidance
The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted 5-1 to send clerks guidance for possible law-enforcement encounters at polling places.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted 5-1 to send clerks guidance for possible law-enforcement encounters at polling places.
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin has asked the Wisconsin Elections Commission to allow some voters who already returned absentee ballots for the 2026 primary to cast replacement ballots.
Absentee voters have filed a Dane County Circuit Court lawsuit seeking permission to cast replacement ballots ahead of Wisconsin’s Aug. 11, 2026, fall partisan primary.
A Wisconsin judge ruled that voters who already returned absentee ballots for the August 11 primary cannot receive replacement ballots, following a Wisconsin Elections Commission vote on ballot-change guidance.
A Dane County judge rejected a request to replace returned absentee ballots before Wisconsin’s Aug. 11 primary. Voters with unreturned ballots remain subject to statewide deadlines.