by Braden Jones | Oct 17, 2022 | Boston University
As of July 8, 2022, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court ruled that most of the state’s drop boxes are not allowed. Eligible voters cannot have another person return their absentee ballot on their behalf. This development has huge implications for the upcoming 2022...
by Sofia Delgado | Feb 4, 2022 | University of Chicago
Following a worrying trend of anti-democratic actions taken by Wisconsin’s Republican politicians, in November of 2021, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson called for a unilateral takeover of the state’s bipartisan Elections Commission (WEC) by the Republican-controlled...
by Jackie Rosa | Oct 24, 2020 | University of Chicago
On April 7th, 2020, states all around the nation watched as the implosion of Wisconsin’s government occurred as there was a tug of war between a conservative state Supreme Court and a democratic governor. As a resident of Wisconsin to say this was the first case of...
by Grace Kaldor | Oct 13, 2020 | University of Georgia
The manner in which states show democratic erosion tendencies differs today than in the past. Democratic erosion today is much more gradual. According to Nancy Bermeo, pre- election day manipulations are a common characteristic of democratic erosion...
by Charles Shattuck | Apr 8, 2020 | Boston University
The novel coronavirus is now a significant concern within all fifty states. Critically, this public health crisis has struck during an election year, wrecking havoc near the middle of primary season as the Democratic contest finally narrowed down to only two...
