Patrick Marley

Madison

Democracy Reporter, Upper Midwest at The Washington Post

Covering voting issues for the Washington Post. Previously with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Trump's Order Could Force States To Buy Costly New Voting Machines

1 week ago | southfloridareporter.com | Patrick Marley |Yvonne Sanchez

President Donald Trump's plan to overhaul elections could hurl 2026 into turmoil by forcing states to hand-count ballots or scramble to spend millions of dollars on voting systems that aren't yet on the market, according to election officials and voting experts. If put into effect, his recent executive order attempting to transform elections could make it impossible for some states to use voting machines, election experts said.
Trump’s order seeks to force states to buy costly new voting machines

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Marley |Yvonne Sanchez

Trump’s order seeks to force states to buy costly new voting machines (washingtonpost.com) Trump’s order seeks to force states to buy costly new voting machines By Patrick Marley; Yvonne Wingett Sanchez 2025041310004400 President Donald Trump's plan to overhaul elections could hurl 2026 into turmoil by forcing states to hand-count ballots or scramble to spend millions of dollars on voting systems that aren't yet on the market, according to election officials and voting experts. If put into...
North Carolina justices cast state Supreme Court election result into doubt

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Marley

North Carolina justices cast state Supreme Court election result into doubt (washingtonpost.com) North Carolina justices cast state Supreme Court election result into doubt By Patrick Marley 2025041200225100 The North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday threw into doubt the election of one of its members, tossing almost 300 ballots and telling about 5,000 military and overseas voters that they would need to submit copies of photo IDs to have their votes counted. In another part of its ruling,...
Former Wisconsin justice to give up law license over 2020 election review

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Marley

Former Wisconsin justice to give up law license over 2020 election review (washingtonpost.com) Former Wisconsin justice to give up law license over 2020 election review By Patrick Marley 2025040722464700 MADISON, Wisconsin — A former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice agreed Monday to give up his law license for three years after facing a string of ethics allegations stemming from his error-riddled review of the 2020 election for Republican state lawmakers.
Musk setback in Wisconsin raises questions about his future role

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Naftali Bendavid |Patrick Marley |Trisha Thadani

Musk setback in Wisconsin raises questions about his future role (washingtonpost.com) Musk setback in Wisconsin raises questions about his future role By Naftali Bendavid; Patrick Marley; Trisha Thadani 2025040217571600 Liberal demonstrators for weeks have been holding up signs declaring "No one voted for Elon Musk." On Tuesday, voters in Wisconsin got the chance.
Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, most expensive in U.S. history

3 weeks ago | abajournal.com | Patrick Marley

Home Syndicated Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race,… Judiciary Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, most expensive in U.S. history A liberal candidate for Wisconsin’s Supreme Court glided to victory Tuesday, overcoming a flood of political cash from tech billionaire Elon Musk in a race seen as a referendum on him and President Donald Trump. The Associated Press called the race a little over an hour after the polls closed. Musk and groups affiliated with him invested more than $20...
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3 weeks ago | stuff.co.nz | Patrick Marley
Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race in blow to Trump

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Marley

Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race in blow to Trump (washingtonpost.com) Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race in blow to Trump By Patrick Marley 2025040110000000 MADISON, Wis. — A liberal candidate for Wisconsin's Supreme Court glided to victory Tuesday, overcoming a flood of political cash from tech billionaire Elon Musk in a race seen as a referendum on him and President Donald Trump.
Wisconsin AG appeals to state’s high court to stop Musk from paying voters

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Patrick Marley

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Democratic attorney general asked the state Supreme Court on Sunday to block presidential adviser Elon Musk from awarding $1 million prizes to voters for casting ballots in a high-stakes race for control of the court. State Attorney General Josh Kaul made the request 11 hours before Musk, the wealthiest person in the world, planned to give out two $1 million prizes at an event in Green Bay, Wis.
Musk gives $1 million checks after Wisconsin top court won’t hear suit

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Marley

Musk gives $1 million checks after Wisconsin top court won’t hear suit (washingtonpost.com) Musk gives $1 million checks after Wisconsin top court won’t hear suit By Patrick Marley 2025033014021300 GREEN BAY, Wis. — Elon Musk, the presidential adviser and billionaire leader of Tesla and SpaceX, handed out $1 million checks to two Wisconsin voters Sunday as he tries to help conservatives take control of the swing state's top court in an election this week.