Official who posted "ballot selfie" in Wisconsin has felony charge dismissed
A local Wisconsin official who posted a selfie with his marked ballot on Facebook during the April 2022 election has had a felony charge against him dropped.
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A local Wisconsin official who posted a selfie with his marked ballot on Facebook during the April 2022 election has had a felony charge against him dropped.
Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says he will sign a bill that would allow elections officials to process absentee ballots the day before an election if the measure passes the Republican-led Legislature in its current form.
Voters in a small Iowa city have narrowly decided not to support giving their City Council more power over their local library.
There were three races for Minneapolis City Council where a candidate did not receive enough first-choice votes to win. It's in these cases where ranked-choice voting really comes into play.
Some Minnesotans have already cast their ballot, but thousands of others will be heading to their polling places today, ready to flex their civic duty.
When voters head to the polls Tuesday, some will see school referendums seeking additional funding for school renovations, technology, mental health support and more.
Potholes and bad roads make St. Paul's highways difficult to drive on. A proposal to raise local sales tax in order to fund infrastructure improvements would give voters a chance to address these issues.
It's two weeks from Election Day and early voting is already underway in cities across the state. But as Caroline Cummings reports, in one metro suburb, there’s a question to change how they vote.
A grassroots pro-democracy group led by a Republican former state senator is trying to build trust in elections by hosting forums in small towns throughout Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Republicans are moving closer toward a Senate floor vote on a bill that would address pollution from PFAS chemicals.
Voters in a small central Iowa city will decide in November whether to give their City Council more say over what books the public library can and can't offer.
A federal judge in North Dakota won't temporarily allow out-of-state petition circulators to help supporters of a measure proposing congressional age limits.
Attorneys who've been defending MyPillow chief executive and election denier Mike Lindell against defamation lawsuits by voting machine companies are seeking court permission to quit.
The Republican leader of the Wisconsin Assembly says he won't pursue impeachment for the state's top elections official, despite calls from Senate Republicans to do so.
Minneapolis city officials on Thursday announced that thousands of voters have already mailed in ballots for the Nov. 7 election.
The Republican president of the Wisconsin Senate is calling on the Assembly to vote to impeach the state's nonpartisan top elections official.
Hours before a midnight deadline, Congress passed a short-term funding bill to keep the government running for 45 days.
Supporters of a proposed ballot measure for congressional age limits in North Dakota are suing to be able to use out-of-state petition circulators to gather signatures.
Several Republican Wisconsin lawmakers have proposed impeaching the state's top elections official.
Minnesota teenagers will be the next generation of voters. And a new law aims to make it easier for them to make their voices heard.
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly plans to vote on a doomed $3 billion plan for cutting income taxes and on a constitutional amendment making it harder to raise taxes.
As his rivals spend the day holding town halls and meet-and-greets in early-voting states, Donald Trump is heading to South Dakota Friday for a party fundraiser that will double as an opportunity for the state's governor, Kristi Noem, to showcase herself as a potential vice presidential pick.
The number of convicted felons under investigation for voting in recent Wisconsin elections remains a small proportion of the total vote.
The South Dakota Democratic Party has ousted Jennifer Slaight-Hansen as state chair amid accusations that she violated party rules and created a hostile work environment for staff.
When Republican candidates for president gather for their first debate Wednesday in Milwaukee, the spotlight will not only be on them but also on Wisconsin's role as one of a shrinking handful of genuine battleground states.
