Such a path could drastically raise the stakes for federal investigations of state or county officials, bringing the department and the threat of criminalization into the election system.

The Trump administration is reportedly driving the effort forward based on its skepticism about the security of the nation's elections.

Hundreds of municipalities use Badger Book, but big cities that adopt the technology would likely have to have their own support staff.

It’s meant to offer clarity on things like who can observe elections, says what election observers can do, and creates a more streamlined set of instructions for election observers

The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Monday published a new administrative rule guiding the conduct of election observers.

Judge Susan Crawford from Madison won her election to the supreme court last month — cementing liberal control for at least another three years — against challenger Brad Schimel, former Republican attorney general. AP/Andy Manis

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban in a 4-3 ruling, saying that it was superseded by a more recent state law criminalizing abortions only in cases when a fetus is viable outside the womb.

This is why non-regular, non-presidential, non-midterm elections count. On Wednesday, the state of Wisconsin's Supreme Court ruled that a 176-year-old law banning abortion was no longer valid. The vote was 4-3 to overturn the 1849 law,

Abortion providers in the state resumed the procedure in 2023 after a judge ruled that a more recent law superseded the 176-year-old ban.