DMV must track down voters
The DMV must try to track down about 50 people who had their voting credentials returned as undeliverable... The lawsuit was brought by One Wisconsin Institute. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
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Wisconsin clerk rejects early voting site: Is that a form of voter suppression?
Ms. Teske also worried that making voting more accessible to students would favor the Democratic party, according to emails obtained by One Wisconsin Institute. [Christian Science Monitor]
Wisconsin Democrats ask U.S. Department of Justice for help monitoring polls on Election Day
One Wisconsin Institute had asked the judge to either suspend the state's voter ID law or put in place remedial measures to address issues with the IDPP. [Capital Times]
Wisconsin Clerk Refused to Set Up Early Voting Site, Fearing it Would Help Democrats
One Wisconsin Institute provided the emails to The Associated Press on Tuesday, after the Nation first reported about them. [Associated Press]
Email: Green Bay clerk sought to snuff campus early voting because ‘students lean more toward the Democrats’
The email went to an attorney for the state Elections Commission, and was obtained through a records request by the liberal group One Wisconsin Now [Institute]. [Wisconsin State Journal]
One Wisconsin Institute asks city to reconsider early voting site at UWGB
One Wisconsin Institute, a non-partisan organization that fights for voter rights, is calling for the city to reconsider an early voting site on UW-Green Bay’s Campus. [WBAY-TV]
UWGB students upset by city clerk emails
State Rep. Eric Genrich... first contacted the city on Aug. 23, according to the emails, which were first obtained by the liberal One Wisconsin Institute. [Green Bay Press-Gazette]
A City Clerk Opposed an Early-Voting Site at UW–Green Bay Because ‘Students Lean More Toward the Democrats’
The e-mails were provided to The Nation following an open-records request by the One Wisconsin Institute. [The Nation]
Clerk opposed UWGB early voting site, thought it would help Democrats
“What was most alarming to us was that partisan considerations were made in denying the students access to early voting on campus,” Scot Ross. [WBAY-TV]
REVEALED: Wisconsin clerk limits voting near campus because ‘students lean more toward the Democrats’
Teske complained in the email, which was provided to The Nation as part of an open-records request by the One Wisconsin Institute. [Raw Story]
Wisconsin clerk feared early voting site helping Democrats
One Wisconsin Institute obtained emails that show state Rep. Eric Genrich was pressing her in August to open an early voting site on the campus. Teske refused. [WMTV-TV]
Mayor’s office responds to UWGB early voting decision
One Wisconsin Institute obtained emails that show state Rep. Eric Genrich was pressing her in August to open an early voting site on the campus. Teske refused. [WGBA-TV]
Green Bay clerk feared UWGB early voting site helping Democrats
"What did we see in April? Students having to wait in two-hour, two-and-a-half-hour-long lines in order to cast their ballot here," said Scot Ross. [WLUK-TV]
Clerk wanted to block early voting for students
The email was uncovered by the liberal One Wisconsin Institute through a public records request and first reported on Tuesday by The Nation. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Green Bay clerk opposed early voting on campus, feared it would benefit Democrats
The emails released Tuesday were obtained by the liberal group One Wisconsin Institute, one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit that led to those changes, and first reported by The Nation. [Capital Times]
Wisconsin city clerk feared early-voting site on college campus would help Democrats
Progressive communications group One Wisconsin Now obtained the emails, and The Nation magazine first reported them Tuesday. [New York Daily News]
Wisconsin clerk feared early voting site helping Democrats
Green Bay’s city clerk refused to set up an early voting site on the UW-Green Bay campus in part because she feared the site would help Democrats. [Associated Press]
Groups challenging voter ID law contesting state plan
"Even after being called out in federal court for its behavior, Gov. (Scott) Walker's administration continues to fail legal Wisconsin voters." [Associated Press]
City Clerk Reportedly Didn’t Want to Open Early-Voter Site Because It’d Help Democrats
Judge Peterson’s late-July decision in the One Wisconsin Institute case opened the door for clerks to establish satellite in-person absentee voting locations. [LawNewz]
Experts assess college affordability proposals
"This debt causes a significant economic drag on the state's economy," said Mike [Browne], an analyst at One Wisconsin Institute. [Wausau Daily Herald]
Wisconsin voting clerk didn’t want to open campus early-voting site because more Democrats would vote
A city clerk refused to set up an early-voting site because she didn’t want it to help Democrats, newly released emails from One Wisconsin Institute show. [Salon]
Green Bay Clerk Opposed Campus Early Voting Because ‘Students Lean More Toward The Democrats’
The email correspondence was made public Tuesday by One Wisconsin Institute... The emails were first published by The Nation. [Wisconsin Public Radio]
At The Top of Their Class
A new Student Loan Voter Scorecard recently released by the non-partisan One Wisconsin Institute evaluated the positions taken by state legislators. [SSDC]
Federal Judge Approves Expanded Voter ID Education Efforts
"The question today is not can Gov. Walker's administration take more steps to try to prevent legal voters from being disenfranchised, but why won't it?" [Wisconsin Public Radio]
Scot Ross: One Wisconsin Now Looking Out for Voters
Scot Ross: One Wisconsin Now Looking Out for Voters [Sly's Office]
Federal Judge: Wisconsin Shows ‘Disturbing Pattern’ of Failing to Provide Access to the Ballot
Judge James Peterson ordered the state to investigate and scheduled a hearing to consider a motion filed by the advocacy group One Wisconsin Institute. [Center for American Progress]
Plain Talk: Look behind white board at real Ron Johnson
One Wisconsin Now, which has been a tireless advocate for student loan relief, has labeled Johnson the worst U.S. senator on the student loan crisis. [Capital Times]
Dems want court monitoring of ID law
The liberal group One Wisconsin [Institute] wanted Peterson to invalidate the voter ID law because of the problems. [Wisconsin Radio Network]
In 2016, state Republicans in swing districts distance themselves from Scott Walker
Scot Ross said as long as the Assembly is run by Vos, Walker “is going to get whatever he wants passed by a lapdog Republican Assembly caucus.” [Wisconsin State Journal]
Judge, attorneys start work on voting credential outreach
Judge James Peterson, state Justice Department attorneys and One Wisconsin Institute began meeting to hammer out how to get more information out about the process. [Associated Press]
Judge addresses shortcomings of Wisconsin voter ID law
Liberal group One Wisconsin[Institute] filed a motion Monday to suspend the law for this election. [Badger Herald]
Voter ID Faces New Scrutiny In Court Challenge
Judge James Peterson had harsh words for the State and its implementation of the ID process. Analiese Eicher joins Tony Castaneda to talk about the case. [WORT-FM]
Judge orders Wisconsin to explain voting credentials process
One Wisconsin Institute filed a motion alleging that the misinformation violated his order that the DOT must clarify a process that he labeled "a wretched failure." [Associated Press]
Federal Judge Orders State To Expand, Clarify Voter ID Outreach
He ordered the state and the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, which include liberal groups One Wisconsin Institute, to submit a plan for the expanded education efforts by the end of next week. [Wisconsin Public Radio]
Voter ID in Wisconsin, a Slow-Motion Train Wreck
One Wisconsin [Institute] was asking the judge to suspend the state's voter ID law for the November election. [Center for Media and Democracy]
Judge Orders Immediate Voter ID Education
The judge declined to completely block Wisconsin’s voter ID requirement, a move requested by liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin [Institute]. [Wisconsin Radio Network]
Federal judge orders improved voter education, more training after voter ID controversy
Scot Ross criticized the state's failure to properly administer the voter ID law and preserve people's legal voting rights after Peterson issued the ruling. [Daily Cardinal]
Federal judge to state: ‘Disturbing pattern’ of DMV flubbing voter ID rollout
Attorneys for the plaintiffs in the case [One Wisconsin Institute], responded by suggesting a course of action that falls short of fully enjoining the law. [Wisconsin State Journal]
Federal judge says voter ID training for Wisconsin DMV workers was ‘manifestly inadequate’
The state is asking Peterson to deny a request filed earlier this month by the liberal group One Wisconsin Institute. [Capital Times]
Judge rips Wisconsin officials over voter ID law confusion
A liberal advocacy group, One Wisconsin Institute, is asking Peterson to block the law for next month's election, citing a flurry of reported problems at DMV field offices. [Associated Press]
Judge Unhappy About False Voter ID Info
Liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin [Institute] is calling for the law to be put on hold, following reports that DMV staff gave out wrong or incomplete information. [Wisconsin Radio Network]
Democratic election commissioners: State not doing enough public outreach on voter ID
The filing came Tuesday on the eve of a hearing in the court challenge, brought by the liberal groups One Wisconsin Institute and Citizen Action of Wisconsin. [Wisconsin State Journal]
Federal judge chastises state for failing to provide correct Voter ID information
One Wisconsin Institute asked that the law be struck down after the State of Wisconsin failed to follow a federal judge's order to make free ID's readily available for voting. [WKOW-TV]
Federal judge criticizes state for unclear instructions on voting credentials
The liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Institute wants District Judge James Peterson to block Wisconsin's voter ID law. [Associated Press]
Voter ID Law Again Challenged After Release of DMV Recordings
One Wisconsin Institute's Executive Director Scot Ross says the recordings show that people may have already been turned away with incorrect information. [WDJT-TV]
Issues at Wisconsin Veterans Home at King become focal point in 14th District Senate race
"He's had his head stuck in the sand for years over serious concerns about the veterans' home in his district, only recently taking action to cover his political backside." [Capital Times]
Scott Walker Says Wisconsin’s Voter-ID Law Is Working ‘Just Fine’—It’s Not
Recordings from the DMV...detailed how Moore and Boyd were not offered certificates for voting within six business days, as required by a federal court order resulting from a successful lawsuit brought by One Wisconsin [Institute]. [The Nation]
Federal judge will consider suspension of Wisconsin voter ID law
Mike Browne, the deputy director of One Wisconsin [Institute], said giving people incorrect information about the voter ID law could deter them from voting altogether. [Badger Herald]
Wisconsin election commissioners ask judge to replace DOJ attorneys in voter ID case
Peterson will hear arguments on Wednesday from the state and from attorneys representing the liberal group One Wisconsin Institute. [Capital Times]
Voter ID Law Again Challenged After Release of DMV Recordings
Scot Ross says the recordings show that people may have already been turned away with incorrect information. Because of that he says the voter ID rules should be suspended. [WDJT-TV]