Wisconsin Court Shields Voter Incompetency Records | Milwaukee News

Milwaukee News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 8, 2026 · 2m

Wisconsin’s Supreme Court just sided with privacy over politics, ruling 5-2 that court documents notifying election officials about voters deemed incompetent to vote must stay sealed. The Wisconsin Voter Alliance, a group tied to election conspiracy theories, had pushed for these records since 2020, arguing for transparency in voting rights. But the court ruled the forms—created after incompetency rulings to inform election officials—are part of sensitive guardianship cases and protected by state law. The dissent argued these forms serve a public interest in election integrity, but the…