web01.fireside.fm Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:03:48 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Wisconsin Watch - Episodes Tagged with “Voting Rights” https://wisconsinwatch.fireside.fm/tags/voting%20rights Tue, 30 May 2023 15:00:00 -0400 The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that reports on government accountability and quality of life issues, like education, the economy and the environment. It’s more important to us to get the story right than it is to be first and we believe in collaborating, not competing, with other news outlets. Not only can you find our stories on WisconsinWatch.org, but we give all of our reports away for free to hundreds of other news organizations. We are excited to start sharing our reports in audio form and you can find them wherever you get your podcasts! en-us episodic From the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Wisconsin Watch The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that reports on government accountability and quality of life issues, like education, the economy and the environment. It’s more important to us to get the story right than it is to be first and we believe in collaborating, not competing, with other news outlets. Not only can you find our stories on WisconsinWatch.org, but we give all of our reports away for free to hundreds of other news organizations. We are excited to start sharing our reports in audio form and you can find them wherever you get your podcasts! no Wisconsin, news, investigative Wisconsin Watch info@wisconsinwatch.org Why some Wisconsin residents with mental disabilities lose voting rights — and how they can restore them https://wisconsinwatch.fireside.fm/wisconsin-residents-mental-disabilities-voting-rights 876c4029-6e0b-4d11-aefa-02c332db35b9 Tue, 30 May 2023 15:00:00 -0400 Wisconsin Watch full Wisconsin Watch In Wisconsin and most states, judges may determine someone is ‘incompetent’ to vote. Here’s what people with mental disabilities should know about their rights. 12:13 no Thousands of Wisconsinites have been “adjudicated incompetent” to vote under state laws designed to protect mentally incapacitated people from having someone else fill out their ballot, Zhen Wang of Wisconsin Watch reports. Disability rights advocates and legal experts disagree over whether — and to what extent — certain people with mental disabilities should lose their voting rights. Originally published on April 3rd, 2023. Wisconsin, disability, voting, voting rights Thousands of Wisconsinites have been “adjudicated incompetent” to vote under state laws designed to protect mentally incapacitated people from having someone else fill out their ballot, Zhen Wang of Wisconsin Watch reports. Disability rights advocates and legal experts disagree over whether — and to what extent — certain people with mental disabilities should lose their voting rights. Originally published on April 3rd, 2023.

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]]> Thousands of Wisconsinites have been “adjudicated incompetent” to vote under state laws designed to protect mentally incapacitated people from having someone else fill out their ballot, Zhen Wang of Wisconsin Watch reports. Disability rights advocates and legal experts disagree over whether — and to what extent — certain people with mental disabilities should lose their voting rights. Originally published on April 3rd, 2023.

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]]> Many in Wisconsin GOP drop ‘stop the steal’ talk, play up inflation, crime https://wisconsinwatch.fireside.fm/many-in-wisconsin-gop-drop-stop-the-steal-talk-play-up-inflation-crime b1666edb-603d-4133-9c37-bc32a4b71494 Tue, 03 Jan 2023 14:00:00 -0500 Wisconsin Watch full Wisconsin Watch As they try to win enough seats for a supermajority to override a governor’s veto, most Republicans don’t even mention ‘election integrity’ on their websites 17:28 no Wisconsin Watch reporter Matthew DeFour found that at least 22 Republicans with a good chance of winning their Assembly races have cast doubt on the 2020 election — with some even pushing to overturn the results. But as the 2022 midterm election draws near, most Republicans, especially in close races, aren’t even talking about “election integrity,” focusing instead on hot-button issues such as inflation and crime. Originally published on November 2nd, 2022. Wisconsin, ballots, crime, election deniers, gop, government, governor, news, politics, protests, republican, riots, twitter, voting, voting rights, voting security Wisconsin Watch reporter Matthew DeFour found that at least 22 Republicans with a good chance of winning their Assembly races have cast doubt on the 2020 election — with some even pushing to overturn the results. But as the 2022 midterm election draws near, most Republicans, especially in close races, aren’t even talking about “election integrity,” focusing instead on hot-button issues such as inflation and crime. Originally published on November 2nd, 2022.

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]]> Wisconsin Watch reporter Matthew DeFour found that at least 22 Republicans with a good chance of winning their Assembly races have cast doubt on the 2020 election — with some even pushing to overturn the results. But as the 2022 midterm election draws near, most Republicans, especially in close races, aren’t even talking about “election integrity,” focusing instead on hot-button issues such as inflation and crime. Originally published on November 2nd, 2022.

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