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Wisconsin Law Does Not Permit SAVE System Citizenship Verification
Wisconsin Law Does Not Permit SAVE System Citizenship Verification The U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week opened the door for states to utilize a flawed federal data set to check voter citizenship. Law Forward today wrote to the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC)...
Wisconsin Watch: Voters must stand up to leaders who act above the law | Opinion
Voters must stand up to leaders who act above the law President Donald Trump recently broke Wisconsin law by offering cash to voters if his preferred candidates win this fall’s...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Gerrymandering locks voters out of representative democracy | Opinion
Gerrymandering locks voters out of representative democracyOn Wednesday, Sept. 16, the Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that asks a simple question with...
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DNC v. Boehm
Law Forward and Fair Elections Center, on behalf of League of Women Voters of Wisconsin and a Dane County voter, filed suit in Dane County Circuit Court to ensure that Wisconsin voters may still cast ballots on Election Day if their mailed absentee ballots will not arrive in time to be counted.
League of Women Voters of Wisconsin v. Wisconsin Election Commission
Law Forward and Fair Elections Center, on behalf of League of Women Voters of Wisconsin and a Dane County voter, filed suit in Dane County Circuit Court to ensure that Wisconsin voters may still cast ballots on Election Day if their mailed absentee ballots will not arrive in time to be counted.
Cerny v. WEC
Cerny v. WEC is one of many cases, nationwide, built upon the baseless foundation that ballots from ineligible voters are throwing our elections.
Revitalizing Wisconsin
Wisconsin has been the primary testing ground for extreme ideas that undermine our democracy and our values. Law Forward has successfully fought back, uprooting the worst of these policies and expanding our rights under the Wisconsin Constitution.