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Wisconsin Voting Rights: A Guide
With Wisconsinites heading to the polls for the statewide partisan primary on Aug. 13, and again on Nov. 5 for the general election, now is the time to brush up on your rights as a Wisconsin voter - and learn how Law Forward has protected these rights. I’m a voter...
Law Forward’s Public Comment to Attorney General Josh Kaul on Wisconsin Constitution Amendment
On May 14, 2024 we, along with Common Cause Wisconsin, Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice, Leaders Igniting Transformation, the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, the ACLU of...
EXPOSED: The Bad Faith Behind 2020 Fake Electors Scheme To Overturn Presidential Election
We've launched a new website timeline aimed at shedding light on the nefarious origins and execution of the 2020 Fake Electors Scheme in Wisconsin. This timeline integrates the...
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Our Work
Milwaukee Election Commission v. WEC
This case stems from a WEC decision, issued on April 1, 2024, which misinterprets Wisconsin law to restrict MEC’s ability to accept absentee ballots and register voters during the full period that in-person absentee voting (IPAV) sites are designated.
Webster v. Pinnow
In this complaint, we represent voter Erin Webster, who has been voting on an electronic machine for years. The Town of Thornapple recently, in violation of the law, discontinued the use of electronic voting machines.
Braun v. Vote.org
A clear, workable standard for intervention is essential. The WI Supreme Court should protect the public’s right to be heard and ensure that the legal system remains open and fair to all.
Wisconsin Is Under Assault
Conservative interests have captured our courts, trying to take away freedoms from anyone who does not look like them.
They are attempting to dismantle the values Wisconsinites hold dear.
Together, we can fight
their litigation agenda by:
protecting voting rights, access to the polls, and the fair administration of elections.
enforcing state constitutional requirements and separation of powers.
advancing fair legislative districts and resisting efforts to gerrymander Wisconsin again.
resisting current efforts to revive long-discredited legal doctrines.