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Community Leaders

Peggy Creer, President
Ann Batiza, Vice President
Lorna Grade, Vice President
Barbara Rasmussen, Membership Chair

League ID

WI210

Phone

414-273-8683

Stories from Around the State

Press Release
US Supreme Court Declines to Restore Fail-Safe for Wisconsin Absentee Ballots

The 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.
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LWV of Wisconsin Case to Provide Voters with Fail-Safe for Absentee Voting Reaches US Supreme Court

LWV 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.
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Ruling Provides Wisconsin Voters with Fail-Safe for Absentee Voting in November

A 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.
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LWV 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.
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Legal battles over voter roll purges heat up as mail-in ballot fight continues

Attempts to suppress votes through voter purges have led to legal battles. 
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LWV Wisconsin Challenges Witness Signature Requirement for Absentee Ballots

Today 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.