Alexander Shur

Alexander Shur

Reporter, Votebeat Wisconsin

Alexander Shur previously covered politics, policy, and the fallout of the 2020 presidential election for the Wisconsin State Journal. Prior to that he covered the criminal justice system for the Jackson Hole News & Guide, where he investigated the impact of voting laws on people with felonies and how the criminal justice system treats people with mental illnesses. He is originally from Michigan, and has degrees from Northern Michigan University and Northwestern University.

Meagan Wolfe has become one of the most respected — and scrutinized — election officials nationwide, and faced a Republican effort to oust her.

The city clerk says her office told the county. The county clerk says that’s not true.

State law leaves a window for correcting totals, but city officials didn’t report the discovery until after it closed.

Voters will decide whether to solidify the state’s strict voter ID requirement in the state constitution.

Bills related to election administration may instead be steered to a variety of committees, on a ‘case by case’ basis

One change could help contain those conspiracy theories about late-night “ballot dumps.”

The commission’s first ever investigation will seek to understand how such lapses can be prevented.

They say this problem won’t happen again. But the clerk’s office is still trying to understand how exactly the errors occurred.

Meagan Wolfe has faced death threats, lawsuits, and efforts to oust her — and became one of the nation’s most respected election officials.

The lawsuit comes after the Legislature failed to pass a proposal to bring Wisconsin in line with a new federal schedule outlining electoral requirements.