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Wisconsin’s system to block ineligible voters lets some people on felony probation slip through
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Wisconsin’s free newsletter here.In 2020, Watertown resident Glen Godfroy walked into the polling place where he had voted for years. This time, he wasn’t sure if he could vote — he was on probation for a felony DUI offense. So, he said, he asked a poll worker to verify his status.The official checked a list of ineligible voters that the Wisconsin Elections Commission distributes across the state, and didn’t find Godfroy’s name, he said. So Godfroy cast a ballot and...
National Flag Day is a good day to begin including Pledge of Allegiance at council meetings
I write on behalf of 154 city of Fort Atkinson residents, with that number growing and many who are veterans, who have signed a petition requesting that our city council make room in its meeting agenda for the Pledge of Allegiance. Now presently, the Pledge is not being done. Consider...
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