www.lwvmilwaukee.org/ Ask this Local League a Question Learn More About This League Community Leaders Peggy Creer, PresidentAnn Batiza, Vice PresidentLorna Grade, Vice PresidentBarbara Rasmussen, Membership Chair League ID WI210 Phone 414-273-8683 Stories from Around the State Press ReleaseUS Supreme Court Declines to Restore Fail-Safe for Wisconsin Absentee BallotsThe US Supreme Court denied the Gear v. Wisconsin State Legislature plaintiffs’ application, declining to restore Wisconsin’s back-up option for voters who do not receive their requested absentee ballots in the mail. Press ReleaseLWV of Wisconsin Case to Provide Voters with Fail-Safe for Absentee Voting Reaches US Supreme CourtLWV of Wisconsin filed an application in the U.S. Supreme Court that would provide voters with a back-up option to receive delayed mail-in absentee ballots. Press ReleaseRuling Provides Wisconsin Voters with Fail-Safe for Absentee Voting in NovemberA federal court in Wisconsin gave voters a back-up option to receive mail-in absentee ballots online or via email when they do not receive their previously-requested ballot in the mail in time for the November 3 general election. Press ReleaseLWV of Wisconsin Files Amended Complaint Asking for Safe, Reliable Absentee Ballot Process in November The LWV of Wisconsin filed an amended complaint ahead of the November election seeking back-up options for mail-in absentee voters who do not receive their ballot in the mail, as well as suspension of the witness signature requirement for mail-in absentee ballots. News ClipsLegal battles over voter roll purges heat up as mail-in ballot fight continuesAttempts to suppress votes through voter purges have led to legal battles. Press ReleaseLWV Wisconsin Challenges Witness Signature Requirement for Absentee BallotsToday the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin filed litigation in federal court seeking to protect the rights of self-quarantining voters who cannot safely obtain a witness signature on their mail-in ballot during the COVID-19 pandemic. Load More