State Capitol Report: Political Roundup, November Election

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election inspector alphabetizes and organizes absentee ballots
Chief election inspector Sharon Drefcinski alphabetizes and organizes absentee ballots that were received by mail at the municipal center in Rib Mountain, Wisconsin, during the partisan primary on Aug. 11, 2020. Coburn Dukehart/Wisconsin Watch

We get updates on the latest state political news, including the new emergency order and the court challenge to the statewide mask mandate. Then, we speak with a representative from the Wisconsin Elections Commission about the unprecedented number of absentee ballots requested for the upcoming election.

Featured in this Show

  • Update On Mask Mandate, Emergency Order, Absentee Ballot Deadline

    On this edition of the State Capitol Report, we check in with Wisconsin Public Radio’s Capitol Bureau Chief Shawn Johnson about Gov. Evers’ new emergency order limiting gatherings, the latest on the absentee ballot deadline and the court challenge to the statewide mask mandate.

  • Preparing For The November Elections

    Over a million absentee ballots have been requested by Wisconsin voters. We check in with the Wisconsin Election Commission Administrator about preparation and security for this unprecedented election.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Jana Rose Schleis Producer
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Shawn Johnson Guest
  • Meagan Wolfe Guest

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