A text message last week to young voters in Wisconsin is stirring new concerns in the battleground state about a messaging campaign that could intimidate college students from casting ballots this election,
In one conservative Wisconsin county, the sheriff appeared onstage at a Donald Trump campaign rally last week to brag about his efforts to ban ballot drop boxes.
A text warning Wisconsin voters that violating election law could lead to fines and prison time was reported to local and federal law enforcement.
Absentee ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin are only available in a small fraction of the places they were four years ago.
All three election workers in a central Wisconsin town of about 800 people have resigned over a longstanding dispute
Voting rights advocates across the state are warning of efforts to intimidate voters while right-wing groups have been filing lawsuits attempting to force people off the voter rolls. With just 20 days until Election Day,
Voting rights advocates on Tuesday asked the state and federal departments of justice to investigate anonymous text messages apparently targeting young Wisconsin voters, warning them not to vote in a state where they are ineligible.
Wisconsin election officials are reassuring the public about the safety of ballot drop boxes, which have been the subject of conspiracy theories in the state since 2020.
With less than three weeks left until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Wisconsin on Thursday for the sixth time since she began her campaign.
Former President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on his opponent could affect the vote. “It’s a stirring of the pot,” one voter said.
Democrats as of Monday have outspent Republicans on advertising in the Wisconsin Senate race, $93 million to $69 million, according to AdImpact, which tracks campaign ad spending. Baldwin's campaign accounts for more than a third of all Democratic spending on ads, while Hovde has been more dependent on outside groups.
There are still ways to register to vote after Wednesday, including at your clerk's office and at the polls on Election Day.