Today is election day in Wisconsin, and one of the seats up for grabs is on the state Supreme Court. Leftist Judge Chris Taylor is facing off against conservative Maria Lazar. The Heartland Post, a Wisconsin media outlet, is reporting that Chris Taylor violated the state's electioneering laws today by filming within 100 feet of the entrance to a polling place in Madison.
A MAJOR Heartland Post exclusive: Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Chris Taylor has been caught committing a crime by electioneering within 100 feet of the entrance to a polling place in Madison, a misdemeanor punishable by six months in jail. https://t.co/5jtwPa9OEp pic.twitter.com/0Eryakf5PN
— The Heartland Post (@HeartlandPostWI) April 7, 2026
Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Chris Taylor was caught Tuesday recording a campaign video within 100 feet of a polling place in Madison during voting hours, violating state electioneering laws on Election Day, The Heartland Post can report exclusively.
A photo provided to The Heartland Post shows Taylor filming a get-out-the vote video just outside the entrance to a building containing a polling site on Madison’s east side. Wisconsin law strictly prohibits electioneering, which is defined as any action intended to influence voting, on public property within 100 feet of a polling place entrance while polls are open. Violators face misdemeanor charges punishable by up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.
Wis. Stat. 12.03(2)(b)(1) expressly provides that “no person may engage in electioneering during polling hours on any public property on Election Day within 100 feet of an entrance to a building containing a polling place.”
Electioneering is defined in Wis. Stat. 12.03(4) as “any activity which is intended to influence voting at an election.”
Taylor, a Court of Appeals judge and former Democratic state Assembly member running against conservative Judge Maria Lazar, was clearly engaged in campaign activity designed to rally supporters and affect turnout on a critical Election Day.
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While we won't hold our breath that election officials in Madison will hold Taylor accountable, Wisconsin voters deserve to know if one of their state Supreme Court justices believes she is above the law.
EXCLUSIVE: Liberal Supreme Court candidate has been caught violating Wisconsin electioneering law by recording a campaign video within 100 yards of a polling place in Madison during voting hours today. This is a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail and a $1,000… pic.twitter.com/6pr4ryXXXa
— The Heartland Post (@HeartlandPostWI) April 7, 2026
As The Heartland Post points out, this is punishable by up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.
And Wisconsin law is crystal clear on this.
Wis. Stat. 12.03(2)(b)(1) provides that "no person may engage in electioneering during polling hours on any public property on Election Day within 100 feet of an entrance to a building containing a polling place." pic.twitter.com/LtbFUJipbc
— The Heartland Post (@HeartlandPostWI) April 7, 2026
Ignorance of the law is, of course, no excuse.
Obviously we do not need a supreme court judge that cant follow rules or chooses not to because, "its no big deal," and because she is a woman, it will be allowed.
— Will Somers (@nachroostudios) April 7, 2026
Obviously. She's also a Leftist, so that's (D)ifferent.
.@ChrisTaylorWI since you’re running for Supreme Court you should know the law, clearly you don’t. https://t.co/rUcXrwGAAt
— Wisconsin GOP (@WisGOP) April 7, 2026
She knows the law. She also knows she'll face no consequences for it.
If WI Supreme Court candidate Chris Taylor can't even follow basic electioneering laws within 100 ft of a polling place, how can we expect her to justly uphold laws that affect all Wisconsinites? https://t.co/56sEZU19MD
— RNLA ⚖️ (@TheRepLawyer) April 7, 2026
Taylor plans to legislate from the bench, of course. She will rule favorably on laws and issues she likes, and against those that she doesn't, regardless of whether they're constitutional or beneficial to the people of Wisconsin.
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