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All eyes on a Supreme Court in Transition

All eyes on a Supreme Court in Transition

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is at a turning point. A new Justice, Janet Protasiewicz, took office on August 1, replacing retiring conservative Justice Patience Roggensack. In the short time since then, the Court’s new majority has changed some administrative rules,...

New WEC Complaint: Peters v. Goergen

New WEC Complaint: Peters v. Goergen

In municipalities in which absentee ballots are processed at the polling place, voters should be able to bring their ballots directly to the officials who will count them. But due to vague language in the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s opinion in Teigen v. Wisconsin...

New WEC complaint: Martin v. Grill

New WEC complaint: Martin v. Grill

Law Forward continues to be concerned about overly restrictive policies for returning absentee ballots. Even though there have been four statewide elections since, the Teigen ruling and the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision to end secure ballot drop boxes as a safe...

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