The Wisconsin Department of Justice is asking a judge to immediately put on hold his order that would require elections officials to verify the citizenship of all 3.6 million registered Wisconsin voters before the next statewide election in February.

Wisconsin does not require proof of citizenship to vote. A judge's order requires WEC to verify voter rolls and check new voters' citizenship status.

The ruling requires the Wisconsin Elections Commission to review the state's voter rolls over the next five months.

Groups such as The MacIver Institute have been working with the Election Integrity Network Coalition to push for stronger requirements to verify that only those eligible to vote are allowed to do so in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin residents will have to have their voter registration status reviewed before the next statewide election in February, a county judge ordered.

Wisconsin lawmakers are once again trying to make changes to the state’s elections system, including allowing elections clerks to start processing absentee ballots the day before Election Day, though partisan divisions on how the changes should be made are already showing.

A judge ordered the Wisconsin Elections Commission to review the state's voter rolls by the Feb. 18 spring primary election

A bipartisan group of legislators and election officials is trying to improve the trust people have in Wisconsin’s election system.

MADISON, Wis. - Josh Kaul announced on Tuesday, Oct. 7 his campaign for re-election as Wisconsin Attorney General. With this announcement, Kaul will not be seeking office as governor. FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or Android

After Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signed two bills on nuclear energy policy into law this summer, one Republican lawmaker is pursuing another proposal to reduce costs for energy companies.

Elizabeth Gebert is the former Langlade County district attorney and has worked as an assistant DA in Marathon, Portage, Wood, Brown and Dane counties.