The Wisconsin Department of Justice is asking a judge to immediately put on hold his order that would require elections officials to verify the citizenship of all 3.6 million registered Wisconsin voters before the next statewide election in February.

Wisconsin does not require proof of citizenship to vote. A judge's order requires WEC to verify voter rolls and check new voters' citizenship status.

The ruling requires the Wisconsin Elections Commission to review the state's voter rolls over the next five months.

A judge ordered the Wisconsin Elections Commission to review the state's voter rolls by the Feb. 18 spring primary election

The ruling comes after Wisconsin voters approved a constitutional amendment that says only citizens can vote in elections last November.

A bipartisan group of legislators and election officials is trying to improve the trust people have in Wisconsin’s election system.

On Monday, the state Department of Justice filed an appeal, asking the judge to put his order on hold, arguing that it would require an overhaul of the entire elections

After Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signed two bills on nuclear energy policy into law this summer, one Republican lawmaker is pursuing another proposal to reduce costs for energy companies.

Tuesday was the first time the Senate has been on the floor since July, when lawmakers passed the current state budget.

Republicans have held Wisconsin's 1st congressional district since 1995 and the 3rd district since 2023, but Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin believes connecting with farmers will

Fred Clark, a Democrat from Bayfield, says he spent much of this past summer talking to voters of all political leanings about how changes in Washington D.C. were impacting them.