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At their Aug. 27, 2024 open meeting, five of the six bipartisan members of the Wisconsin Elections Commission voted to place independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on the ballot. In doing so, the majority cited a state law that prohibits a candidate who has filed nomination papers...

No, only absentee ballots received by the municipal clerk by 8 p.m. on Election Day are counted. Wisconsin is what is called an “in-hand” ballot state. This means postmarks on return absentee ballots are irrelevant. The absentee ballot must be in the hands of the proper election official by 8 p.m...

Do you have to be a U.S. citizen to vote in Wisconsin? Yes. State and federal law prohibits noncitizens in Wisconsin from voting in state or federal elections. No municipality or jurisdiction in Wisconsin permits noncitizens to vote in any election. Current state law, under “Qualifications, general”...

The governing body of any municipality may provide by ordinance that, instead of processing absentee ballots at the polling place, absentee ballots be processed and canvassed at an alternate site. Wis. Stat. § 7.52. The municipality is required to submit a notification, in writing, to the Wisconsin...