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Unlimited donations, weak recusal rules led to record Wisconsin Supreme Court spending
Democrats seek to revive public financing of Supreme Court elections after previous attempts failed
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Unlimited donations, weak recusal rules led to record Wisconsin Supreme Court spending
Democrats seek to revive public financing of Supreme Court elections after previous attempts failed
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Why are Wisconsin Supreme Court elections so expensive and what can be done about it?
Some of those factors have pushed high court races in other states into the seven- or even eight-figure range, but only Wisconsin — the first to see nine-figure spending on a court contest — has all of them.
“It’s the whole picture that makes us so obscene,” says Jay Heck, executive director of Common Cause Wisconsin, which advocates for transparent and accountable government.
“It’s the whole picture that makes us so obscene,” says Jay Heck, executive director of Common Cause Wisconsin, which advocates for transparent and accountable government.
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Wisconsin election officials skeptical of proposed early-voting mandate for municipalities
“It’s only going to create more opportunities for voting,” said Jay Heck, executive director of Common Cause Wisconsin. “That for us is always the key. It should be funded for more than one year.”
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Election laws likely staying status quo ahead of pivotal year
With two highly contentious statewide races on the ballot in 2026, Heck says it has become harder to pass meaningful legislation regarding elections.
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Assembly Republicans advance election bills ahead of high-stakes midterm
As the nation gears up for the high-stakes midterm election next year, Republicans in the state Assembly are advancing a handful of bills that seek to change Wisconsin’s election system.
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Common Cause Wisconsin Executive Director Jay Heck is not putting much stock into the threat, adding that there is no evidence of widespread fraud through mail-in voting.