Milwaukee Journal SentinelThe state Democratic Party filed a complaint Friday asking state officials to block rapper Kanye West from appearing on the presidential ballot in Wisconsin this November, saying his campaign was tardy submitting its signatures. The challenge also suggests there are numerous problems with West's nomination papers, including incorrect addresses for circulators and bogus signatures, such as "Mickey Mouse" and "Bernie Sanders." It also included affidavits from six individuals who said they were duped into putting their names on...…Milwaukee Journal SentinelThe state Democratic Party filed a complaint Friday asking state officials to block rapper Kanye West from appearing on the presidential ballot in Wisconsin this November, saying his campaign was tardy submitting its signatures. The challenge also suggests there are numerous problems with West's nomination papers, including incorrect addresses for circulators and bogus signatures, such as "Mickey Mouse" and "Bernie Sanders." It also included affidavits from six individuals who said they were duped into putting their names on...WW…

Milwaukee Journal SentinelFor all the attention given rapper Kanye West's bid to get on the presidential ballot in Wisconsin this November, there is a technical question hanging over his candidacy:Did West's team file his nomination papers by Tuesday's 5 p.m. deadline? Or did he miss it by a couple of crucial minutes?And didn't Kanye once drop an album called "Late Registration"?Lane Ruhland, an attorney for President Donald Trump who was assisting West's campaign, and an assistant arrived outside the state Elections Commission's office in Madison right at 5 p.m. The two  and...…Milwaukee Journal SentinelFor all the attention given rapper Kanye West's bid to get on the presidential ballot in Wisconsin this November, there is a technical question hanging over his candidacy:Did West's team file his nomination papers by Tuesday's 5 p.m. deadline? Or did he miss it by a couple of crucial minutes?And didn't Kanye once drop an album called "Late Registration"?Lane Ruhland, an attorney for President Donald Trump who was assisting West's campaign, and an assistant arrived outside the state Elections Commission's office in Madison right at 5 p.m. The two  and...WW…

Milwaukee Journal SentinelThe fate of Kanye West's presidential campaign in Wisconsin may be coming down to a matter of crucial seconds. West's campaign is arguing he belongs on the presidential ballot in Wisconsin even if his campaign turned in his nomination signatures 14 seconds after the 5 p.m. deadline Aug. 4. The , filed Monday, says a state Elections Commission staffer told a West campaign aide that she turned in the nomination papers 14 seconds after the deadline. State law says the papers had to have been filed by "not later" than 5 p.m. "The statutory...…Milwaukee Journal SentinelThe fate of Kanye West's presidential campaign in Wisconsin may be coming down to a matter of crucial seconds. West's campaign is arguing he belongs on the presidential ballot in Wisconsin even if his campaign turned in his nomination signatures 14 seconds after the 5 p.m. deadline Aug. 4. The , filed Monday, says a state Elections Commission staffer told a West campaign aide that she turned in the nomination papers 14 seconds after the deadline. State law says the papers had to have been filed by "not later" than 5 p.m. "The statutory...WW…

Milwaukee Journal SentinelNo one has been a bigger promoter of public schools during the race for state school superintendent than Jill Underly. That was, no doubt, a large part of the reason that Underly, the Pecatonica school superintendent, has won the endorsement of state and local teachers unions.But back when it was her decision to send her two children to school when she lived in Madison, Underly went private. Her campaign has confirmed that she paid to send her kids to St. James Catholic School in downtown Madison during the 2013-'14 and 2014-'15...…Milwaukee Journal SentinelNo one has been a bigger promoter of public schools during the race for state school superintendent than Jill Underly. That was, no doubt, a large part of the reason that Underly, the Pecatonica school superintendent, has won the endorsement of state and local teachers unions.But back when it was her decision to send her two children to school when she lived in Madison, Underly went private. Her campaign has confirmed that she paid to send her kids to St. James Catholic School in downtown Madison during the 2013-'14 and 2014-'15...WW…

Milwaukee Journal SentinelThe state Elections Commission voted Thursday to keep rapper Kanye West off Wisconsin's presidential ballot in November — rebuffing supporters of President Donald Trump who have been pushing West's . On a 5-1 vote, the bipartisan commission ruled that West's team failed to file its nomination by the deadline of 5 p.m. Aug. 4. The panel is made up of three Republicans and three Democrats. The commissioners rejected the argument made by West's attorney that the rapper's team actually had until 5:01 p.m. to file.West is running on the Birthday Party...…Milwaukee Journal SentinelThe state Elections Commission voted Thursday to keep rapper Kanye West off Wisconsin's presidential ballot in November — rebuffing supporters of President Donald Trump who have been pushing West's . On a 5-1 vote, the bipartisan commission ruled that West's team failed to file its nomination by the deadline of 5 p.m. Aug. 4. The panel is made up of three Republicans and three Democrats. The commissioners rejected the argument made by West's attorney that the rapper's team actually had until 5:01 p.m. to file.West is running on the Birthday Party...WW…

Milwaukee Journal SentinelWhen the state Supreme Court took up Gov. Tony Evers' last-minute order to delay the April 7 election, they didn't have to worry about one possible consequence of their decision. No matter what, they wouldn't be joining thousands of other voters standing in line at the polls the next day.That's because all seven justices had already voted absentee, either by going in early and voting in person or by mailing in ballots. "They are luckier than the thousands of others who tried to do the same and were unable to," said state Sen. Chris Larson,...…Milwaukee Journal SentinelWhen the state Supreme Court took up Gov. Tony Evers' last-minute order to delay the April 7 election, they didn't have to worry about one possible consequence of their decision. No matter what, they wouldn't be joining thousands of other voters standing in line at the polls the next day.That's because all seven justices had already voted absentee, either by going in early and voting in person or by mailing in ballots. "They are luckier than the thousands of others who tried to do the same and were unable to," said state Sen. Chris Larson,...WW…

Milwaukee Journal SentinelA city Election Commission meeting using the videoconferencing software Zoom was abruptly halted on Sunday afternoon shortly after it was hacked in a practice called Zoombombing. Neil Albrecht, executive director of the commission, shut down the videoconference after radical Muslim and crude pornographic images and racial slurs began appearing on the computer screens of all those participating in the meeting.It took Albrecht and the three commissioners a couple of minutes to realize that the meeting had been hijacked by anonymous outsiders. He then...…Milwaukee Journal SentinelA city Election Commission meeting using the videoconferencing software Zoom was abruptly halted on Sunday afternoon shortly after it was hacked in a practice called Zoombombing. Neil Albrecht, executive director of the commission, shut down the videoconference after radical Muslim and crude pornographic images and racial slurs began appearing on the computer screens of all those participating in the meeting.It took Albrecht and the three commissioners a couple of minutes to realize that the meeting had been hijacked by anonymous outsiders. He then...WW…

Milwaukee Journal SentinelState Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Dallet has come under criticism in conservative circles for going boating over the Memorial Day weekend after she previously voted to uphold Gov. Tony Evers' stay-at-home order. "Lockdown for thee, but not for me," Fox News host Tucker Carlson . Dallet, a liberal justice who was elected to the high court in 2018, is now responding to her critics. In a short statement, Dallet spokeswoman Alanna Conley said the justice did nothing wrong by going boating with some friends. "Justice Dallet and her...…Milwaukee Journal SentinelState Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Dallet has come under criticism in conservative circles for going boating over the Memorial Day weekend after she previously voted to uphold Gov. Tony Evers' stay-at-home order. "Lockdown for thee, but not for me," Fox News host Tucker Carlson . Dallet, a liberal justice who was elected to the high court in 2018, is now responding to her critics. In a short statement, Dallet spokeswoman Alanna Conley said the justice did nothing wrong by going boating with some friends. "Justice Dallet and her...WW…