Wisconsin voters will decide the state’s future direction in pivotal elections next year. Here are storylines Wisconsin Watch is following heading into 2026.

The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, a right-wing law firm, complained in a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice last week that the Wisconsin Elections Commission is improperly allowing erroneous data entries to remain in the state voter registration database.

A Wisconsin judge on Friday put on hold his order that requires elections officials to verify the citizenship of all 3.6 million registered voters in the battleground state before the next statewide election in February.

Attorneys who filed redistricting lawsuits are staring down a short window before nomination papers are due in June.

More than 60% of registered voters said they haven’t heard enough or don’t know how they feel about the Wisconsin governor candidates.

A Waukesha County judge is putting on hold an order to require state election officials to determine which registered voters are U.S. citizens.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice is appealing a ruling that requires the Wisconsin Elections Commission to verify the citizenship status of registered voters before the February election. Attorney

Madison State Senator Kelda Roys is making her second bid for Wisconsin governor, joining a crowded Democratic primary field six years after her first run.

A judge ruled state regulators must check voter registration information with state identification database to ensure the voter rolls are accurate.

A Wisconsin judge put on hold his order that requires elections officials to verify the citizenship of all 3.6 million registered voters in Wisconsin before the next statewide election in February.

The legislation arose after Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s failed attempts to get off the presidential ballot in 2024.