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Wisconsin Judge Puts on Hold Ruling that Required Citizenship Check of Voters

Judge Maxwell paused the citizenship verification order amid concerns about outdated data and pending legal motions; Wisconsin officials report only four alleged citizenship fraud cases since 2015.

  • A Wisconsin judge put on hold his order requiring election officials to verify the citizenship of all 3.6 million registered voters in the state before upcoming elections.
  • The case is unlikely to be resolved before the February and April elections, including a state Supreme Court race and gubernatorial contest.
  • The fight over verifying the citizenship status of voters in Wisconsin comes as the Trump administration sought voter records from states to crack down on voter fraud and noncitizen voting.
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Wisconsin judge puts on hold ruling that required citizenship check of voters

A Wisconsin judge has put on hold his order that requires elections officials to verify the citizenship of all 3.6 million registered voters in the battleground state before the next statewide election in February.

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Votebeat broke the news in on Friday, October 31, 2025.
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