Chair of the Wisconsin Elections Commission and I have opinions on election things. Personal Injury Atty. & I have opinions on law things. Posts are my own & I enjoy them.https://bsky.app/profile/annjacobsmke.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/annjacobsmke.bsky.social/post/3mitsk7d5sk2oTwo groups of Wisconsin voters have received two absentee ballots for tomorrow's election. It is NOT fraud, it was human error. I explain in this thread: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/2041181084432392219.html06 Apr 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:b7zos6eas3oozq237cs56wo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitsk7d5sk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/annjacobsmke.bsky.social/post/3mhbtvaks6s2zThis transcript is brutal - you never want to be this lawyer. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Mar 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:b7zos6eas3oozq237cs56wo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbtvaks6s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/annjacobsmke.bsky.social/post/3mbjsxg2gxk2oI am both saddened yet unsurprised that Hannah Dugan did the right thing for the citizens of Milwaukee. As she said in her statement, MKE deserves to have a permanent judge in place as her appeals continue.03 Jan 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:b7zos6eas3oozq237cs56wo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbjsxg2gxk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/annjacobsmke.bsky.social/post/3m7xv2uyn6222Statement by the Wisconsin Democratic Party chair & the Jewish Caucus co-chairs.14 Dec 2025 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:b7zos6eas3oozq237cs56wo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7xv2uyn6222https://bsky.app/profile/annjacobsmke.bsky.social/post/3m727ixlwws2hYesterday the Wisc. Elections Commission yet again dealt with a situation where a candidate only submitted 51 nomination signatures for a race that required 50 signatures. DO NOT DO THIS. No matter the # of signatures required, plan on submitting an additional 50%. 1/03 Dec 2025 00:33 +0000at://did:plc:b7zos6eas3oozq237cs56wo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m727ixlwws2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/annjacobsmke.bsky.social/post/3m6jkgyy5zs23This is awkward [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Nov 2025 09:34 +0000at://did:plc:b7zos6eas3oozq237cs56wo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6jkgyy5zs23https://bsky.app/profile/annjacobsmke.bsky.social/post/3m6dsqpwonk2dWisconsin friends - we are coming upon nomination paper circulation time for the April election. For the love of Pete, please double check your papers, then have someone else double check them, then check one more time. It’s easy to do right and you don’t want a challenge!!!24 Nov 2025 02:46 +0000at://did:plc:b7zos6eas3oozq237cs56wo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6dsqpwonk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/annjacobsmke.bsky.social/post/3m34c7vxfwlouIf you are watching any of the incredible videos of the Israeli hostages reuniting with their families - they are all saying this prayer. It is a prayer we say in so many circumstances. When we start a new year, when family comes together, or, today, when a miracle has happened. 13 Oct 2025 22:47 +0000at://did:plc:b7zos6eas3oozq237cs56wo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m34c7vxfwlouhttps://bsky.app/profile/annjacobsmke.bsky.social/post/3lwpjk3mxgs2jI had a bunch of thoughts about Trump’s Monday morning rant. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1957558078146044043.html18 Aug 2025 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:b7zos6eas3oozq237cs56wo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwpjk3mxgs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/annjacobsmke.bsky.social/post/3lrtfzdba2s2uA thread about why the latest conspiracy-theory du jour about the Chinese sending fake ID's to the US so they can create fake absentee votes is complete nonsense. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1935071283504627842.html17 Jun 2025 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:b7zos6eas3oozq237cs56wo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrtfzdba2s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/annjacobsmke.bsky.social/post/3lpcfsroxc22gHappy to report that there is now a Legal Defense Fund set up for Judge Hannah Dugan! It is created in compliance with the Wisconsin Code for Judicial Ethics & Ethics for Public Officials! www.hannahdugandefensefund.org https://www.hannahdugandefensefund.org/16 May 2025 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:b7zos6eas3oozq237cs56wo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpcfsroxc22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/annjacobsmke.bsky.social/post/3lp5te5yewc2mWhen I first saw the complaint against Hannah Dugan, the facts didn't add up and I discussed them at some length. 1/ https://bsky.app/profile/annjacobsmke.bsky.social/post/3lnnzg7reys23 [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 May 2025 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:b7zos6eas3oozq237cs56wo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp5te5yewc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/annjacobsmke.bsky.social/post/3loa3vhtled2kJudge Beryl, issuing a restraining order against Trump on behalf of the law firm of Perkins Coie: “But, when lawyers are apprehensive about retribution simply for filing a brief adverse to the government, there is no other choice but to do so.” 1/203 May 2025 00:36 +0000at://did:plc:b7zos6eas3oozq237cs56wo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3loa3vhtled2khttps://bsky.app/profile/annjacobsmke.bsky.social/post/3lnw3wao3wi2pI’m hearing rumblings that more high-powered legal talent are joining Judge Hannah Dugan’s team to challenge the gov’t’s shocking charges against her. Already representing her is Steve Biskupic, a former US Atty under George W. Bush. 1/229 Apr 2025 01:10 +0000at://did:plc:b7zos6eas3oozq237cs56wo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnw3wao3wi2phttps://bsky.app/profile/annjacobsmke.bsky.social/post/3lnt6pzn7f226This video interview with News Nation was interesting - the host thought her question about the law was a ‘gotcha.’ But, obviously, it was not. They are trying to sanitize arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan and failing at it. https://pilot.latakoo.com/asset/20534139?share=kk6vv6q5tz6uxf4dpg3c7a3clythenh627 Apr 2025 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:b7zos6eas3oozq237cs56wo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnt6pzn7f226https://bsky.app/profile/annjacobsmke.bsky.social/post/3lnnzg7reys23Let's discuss the *actual* charges against Judge Hannah Dugan using the Complaint against her. tl;dr - she sent the man in question into the public hallway where agents there to arrest him watched him walk by and did nothing. 1/ https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wied.111629/gov.uscourts.wied.111629.1.0.pdf25 Apr 2025 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:b7zos6eas3oozq237cs56wo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnnzg7reys23https://bsky.app/profile/annjacobsmke.bsky.social/post/3lnamxe2n7y2aAlito’s dissent from the SCOTUS order yesterday preventing deportations is a whining laundry list of perceived procedural problems with the request. 1/20 Apr 2025 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:b7zos6eas3oozq237cs56wo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnamxe2n7y2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/annjacobsmke.bsky.social/post/3ln7axhik7t2719 Apr 2025 23:09 +0000at://did:plc:b7zos6eas3oozq237cs56wo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln7axhik7t27https://bsky.app/profile/annjacobsmke.bsky.social/post/3lljepzna5y2aWhy do so many people feel like late-night ballot totals are new (when they are not)? Answer: It has everything to do with the difference between “calling” an election, and having complete totals in. A thread: 1/1029 Mar 2025 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:b7zos6eas3oozq237cs56wo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lljepzna5y2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/annjacobsmke.bsky.social/post/3llh57tnxxc2cThis! Milwaukee will report its absentee ballot total late at night. We know this. We expect this. There are a LOT of absentee ballots to be counted in this election. "So anyone complaining about Milwaukee ballot dumps is doing so from a place of ignorance or dishonesty" https://x.com/TobyMGData/status/190546906042850148428 Mar 2025 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:b7zos6eas3oozq237cs56wo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3llh57tnxxc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/annjacobsmke.bsky.social/post/3lla7jgxbvk23A quick Wisconsin review of Trump’s new executive order: tl;dr – This does *not* change anything for our upcoming election for Supreme Court on April 1. Here’s why: 1/725 Mar 2025 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:b7zos6eas3oozq237cs56wo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lla7jgxbvk23https://bsky.app/profile/annjacobsmke.bsky.social/post/3ll7b36qpyj27As if the entire Hegseth / Atlantic reporter debacle wasn’t bad enough, consider that Hegseth was posting about targets, weapons and attack sequencing. He wasn’t typing that with two thumbs. He was copying & pasting it from what was likely a top-secret document that was on his un-secured phone. 25 Mar 2025 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:b7zos6eas3oozq237cs56wo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll7b36qpyj27https://bsky.app/profile/annjacobsmke.bsky.social/post/3ll5a6aw6ak23This is a very good thing. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Mar 2025 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:b7zos6eas3oozq237cs56wo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll5a6aw6ak23https://bsky.app/profile/annjacobsmke.bsky.social/post/3ll5a2zak6k23When people reject the processes & rules of government, they wind up doing stupid things like adding a reporter to a text string about ACTUAL WAR PLANS. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Mar 2025 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:b7zos6eas3oozq237cs56wo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll5a2zak6k23https://bsky.app/profile/annjacobsmke.bsky.social/post/3lhlvho6vsk22Thrilled to report that a unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that Wisc. Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe is and remains lawfully in her position. Did I mention it was unanimous? 1/ https://wicourts.gov/sc/opinion/DisplayDocument.pdf?content=pdf&seqNo=91202707 Feb 2025 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:b7zos6eas3oozq237cs56wo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhlvho6vsk22