Alexander Shur

@AlexanderShur

Covering Wisconsin voting rights (and wrongs) for @VotebeatUS | Past: Wisconsin politics @WiStateJournal

Madison, WI votebeat.org/wisconsin/subs… Joined May 2020

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Wisconsin’s election laws are likely about to change now that Democrats have control from state government.

Here’s what the top Dems on elections have to say about that, and what clerks/Republicans’ message to the new majority is:

votebeat.org/wisconsin/2026…

www.votebeat.org How Wisconsin Democrats want to transform election law after flipping the legislature Top priorities include more election funding and letting clerks process ballots the Monday before an election.

Alexander Shur @AlexanderShur 3d

Or Milwaukee
votebeat.org/wisconsin/2026…

www.votebeat.org As Milwaukee struggles to run a smooth election, experts wonder how many errors are too many Republicans claim Milwaukee’s elections are not secure. A series of small errors in the 2026 election may not help the city’s reputation.

Nathaniel Rakich @baseballot 3d

Funny how no one complains about the speed of California's vote-counting when we aren't waiting for the results of a bunch of House races there!
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Alexander Shur @AlexanderShur 3d

Milwaukee's central count had some notable hiccups on Election Day.

But toward the end of the night, as GOP losses became clear, many of the city's biggest critics and most frequent observers appeared not to care anymore about the operation and left the facility.

STORY:

Alexander Shur @AlexanderShur 4d

im dying

Molly Beck Verified account @MollyBeck 4d

Don't forget there's another statewide election in Wisconsin in five months.
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Alexander Shur @AlexanderShur 4d

Milwaukee absentee election results are in!

For people who kept up with my last post: the original USB drive on that problematic tabulator worked. The segregated one wasn’t used.

ES&S will look into what went wrong.