Elections

What voter turnout in Wisconsin and beyond means about elections 

A sign directs students to a campus polling location inside University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022. (Amena Saleh / Wisconsin Watch)by Aaron Mendelson Center for Public Integrity, Wisconsin Watch The voter turnout in 2020 was a stunning 67%, according to one source. Another had it at 94%. A third fixed 2020 voter turnout at 63%….

Canvasses for Nov. 8 election complete in all 72 Wisconsin counties

WISC-TV/Channel 3000MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Elections Commission took a key step Monday in the state’s electoral process. The WEC said it received verified canvass statements from all 72 counties for the Nov. 8 election. Statewide candidates now have until Friday at 5 p.m. to request a recount. The WEC said the race for U.S. Senate and Secretary of State…

UPDATE: La Crosse County Sheriff candidate concedes race after filing objection to recount

Republican Fritz Leinfelder -- who lost to Democrat John Siegel by just 175 votes -- filed the objection Monday morning, saying in part that more than 1000 voters' addresses did not meet legal requirements for La Crosse County residency. Leinfelder's objection argues that the nature of students' residency on college campuses are "transitory", and they do not meet the requirements to vote in the November 8 election.