The Department of Justice is considering whether it can charge local or state election officials who don’t adhere to Trump administration standards on voting security. The Trump administration is reportedly driving the effort forward based on its skepticism about the security of the nation’s elections.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban in a 4-3 ruling, saying that it was superseded by a more recent state law criminalizing abortions only in cases when a fetus is viable outside the womb.

Wisconsin's top state court on Wednesday said an 1849 state law banning abortion in virtually all cases cannot be enforced, rejecting claims that it was revived after a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling three years ago.

The ruling came as no surprise given that liberal justices control the court. One of them went so far as promising to uphold abortion rights during her campaign two years ago.

The last two elections for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which determined its ideological makeup, were the most expensive state court races in U.S. history.

Hundreds of municipalities use Badger Book, but big cities that adopt the technology would likely have to have their own support staff.

The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Monday published a new administrative rule guiding the conduct of election observers.

It’s meant to offer clarity on things like who can observe elections, says what election observers can do, and creates a more streamlined set of instructions for election observers

Abortion will continue to be legal in Wisconsin after the state’s Supreme Court said Wednesday that a 176-year-old law is not an abortion ban, ruling that it has been superseded by more recent