The Wisconsin State Capitol building on December 24, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin. AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP via Getty Images)

Wisconsin’s DOJ seeks stay after judge orders U.S. citizenship verification for voter registrations

After a Wisconsin judge mandated an Elections Commission to verify the U.S. citizenship of all registered voters and new registrants by February 2026, the state’s Department of Justice requested a stay on the order — arguing it would require significant changes to the registration system and could disrupt voter rights.

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GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - OCTOBER 14: Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers attends a rally to kick off Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's "Driving Forward" Blue Wall Bus Tour at the KI convention center on October 14, 2024 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Walz is joined by Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer at the rally. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)

Democrat Wisconsin Governor Proposes Changing The Term ‘Mother’ To ‘Inseminated Person’ In New ‘Inclusive’ State Laws

Wisconsin’s Democrat governor is facing criticism after defending a proposal to alter gendered terminology into more “inclusive” terms, such as referring to mothers as “inseminated persons” and referring to paternity as “parentage” — in certain areas of state law. 

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