Wisconsin’s election managers want to open a new multi-million-dollar office to focus solely on election transparency. The Wisconsin Elections Commission approved a $2 million budget request to open an Office of Election Transparency and Compliance. WEC chair Ann Jacobs said creating an Office of Election Transparency is “what we have to do.” The Elections Commission continues to deal with questions about how the state’s elections are managed, following the 2020 election that saw two investigations into the commission.

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Two of Wisconsin’s Republican congressmen want answers from Dane County’s sheriff about how a wanted illegal immigrant was able to commit another crime in another part of the state. U.S. Reps. Tom Tiffany and Derrick Van Orden sent a letter this week to Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett asking about Alejandro Jose Coronel Zarate. Prairie du Chien police say Coronel Zarate is suspected of being a member of the Venezuelan street gang Tren de Aragua. He is accused of assaulting a woman and injuring a child.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court didn’t ask about Racine’s mobile voting van until the end of the hearing on whether it's legal or not. The court Tuesday instead focused on whether the voter challenging the van can actually sue and whether the van gave Democrats an advantage in the 2022 primary election. A Racine County judge ruled in January the van used by Racine’s clerk in 2022 is illegal and cannot be used again. The Supreme Court ruled in June to keep that ruling in place temporarily. Tuesday’s hearing will decide the case going forward.

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