Subterms
Wisconsin Republicans lost a state supreme court race on Monday after pushing to hold an election amid the Covid-19 pandemic Ballots cast in Racine, Wisconsin are tabulated on Monday. Photograph: Mark Hertzberg/Zuma Wire/Rex/Shutterstock In the end, it wasn’t even close. Less than a week after forcing Wisconsin voters to risk their health and go to […] More
US elections 2020 Judge Jill Karofsky held a wide lead over a conservative justice in a win that could have implications for voting rights cases Bernie Sanders endorses Joe Biden for president Joe Biden is presumed to be the Democratic presidential nominee after Bernie Sanders dropped out and being favored in early Wisconsin results. Photograph: […] More
Wisconsin: the state where American democracy went to die The state’s holding of a primary during a pandemic is just the latest example of Republicans’ naked bid to keep power at all costs Voters wait in line to cast ballots in Milwaukee on Tuesday. Photograph: Daniel Acker/Reuters Less than 72 hours before polls opened in […] More
Wisconsin proves it: Republicans will sacrifice voters’ health to keep power The deliberate chaos and unthinkable images from the state’s primary marked Republicans’ dress rehearsal for November Voters wait to cast ballots during the presidential primary election in Wisconsin on Tuesday. Photograph: Daniel Acker/Reuters If any lingering doubts remained, Tuesday should have erased them all. […] More
Yes, Wisconsin Republicans used the pandemic to stop people from voting Lawrence Douglas Residents had to choose between voting or protecting their health – proving Wisconsin has turned into a vanguard of the Republican assault on democracy Coronavirus – live US updates Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage ‘In a decision staggering in […] More
Wisconsin’s primary subjected people of color to yet another Covid-19 disadvantage David Bowen The threat of the coronavirus is only compounded by a legacy of racial disparities that makes Milwaukee one of the worst places to be black in the US Coronavirus – live US updates Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Voters […] More
Wisconsin Polls open after governor tried to cancel in-person voting because of coronavirus, only to be overruled by state supreme court A resident casts a ballot outside of Roosevelt Elementary School in Racine, Wisconsin. Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images Wisconsin voters headed to the polls on Tuesday, to cast ballots amid a global pandemic after a […] More
Tony Evers delayed in-person voting until 9 June after resisting calls to move the election over coronavirus concerns Tony Evers speaks in Madison, Wisconsin, on 5 November 2018. Photograph: Nick Oxford/Reuters Wisconsin governor Tony Evers has called off in-person voting in his state less than 24 hours before polls were set to open in the […] More
