Wisconsin
Primary Reveals Improvements in Wisconsin’s Election But Officials Have More Work to Do
MILWAUKEE - All Voting is Local Wisconsin State Director Shauntay Nelson issued the following statement on Wisconsin’s August 11 primary election, where lessons learned from April contributed to safer participation and record turnout for a primary election.
WKOW: 55 years after the Voting Rights Act, Wisconsin voters still face barriers to the ballot box
These are all tactics Shauntay Nelson, Wisconsin Director of All Voting is Local, says disproportionately impact people of color. "It can prove to be a little challenging because we have experiences where people of color are not necessarily up to date on current and changing laws, therefore, causing confusion,” said Nelson.
Time Magazine: The Pandemic Is Causing a Shortage of Poll Workers. Can States Recruit Enough by Election Day?
Shauntay Nelson, the Wisconsin state director for All Voting is Local, says the voting-rights group has been working with the City of Milwaukee municipal clerk and other local organizations to find “nontraditional” ways to recruit poll workers. Among their efforts are using social media, holding information sessions, and even hosting a job fair. She says they’re trying to recruit people from public-facing jobs, like bartenders, that may not be working on Election Day.
Toolkit Offers Guide to Increase Voting in Wisconsin Jails
MILWAUKEE – All Voting is Local Wisconsin and the ACLU of Wisconsin today released a Ballots for All Toolkit that supplements their recently released report “Ballots for All: Ensuring Eligible Wisconsin Voters in Jail Have Equal Access to the Ballot”. The toolkit offers voting advocates strategies for urging county officials to adopt policies so every eligible voter in jail can vote.
WXPR: Advocacy Group Says Voters Will Overcome Latest Obstacle in WI
Despite the decision, an advocacy group says it remains undeterred in helping disenfranchised voters. The federal 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that GOP lawmakers did not attempt to discriminate against minority voters when they pushed for the restrictions in previous election cycles. Shauntay Nelson, Wisconsin state director of the group All Voting is Local, called the ruling “disheartening,” because of health risks associated with the pandemic.
New Report Finds Widespread Voting Disenfranchisement in Wisconsin Jails
MILWAUKEE – The ACLU of Wisconsin and All Voting is Local today released Ballots for All: Ensuring Eligible Wisconsin Voters in Jail Have Equal Access to the Ballot. The report revealed that eligible voters in Wisconsin jails are being disenfranchised because facilities lack policies and enforcement to ensure equal access to the ballot, violating the government’s legal responsibility to make voting accessible to all.