Lac du Flambeau now stands ahead of hundreds of other small towns in Wisconsin that still use non-government domains, which experts say runs afoul of cybersecurity best practices.
A Bipartisan Policy Center analysis found that about 43% of Wisconsin municipalities and counties with listed websites use government domains, roughly the 44% national average.
The state has spent years — and millions of dollars — trying to help local election offices improve election security and move onto government domains.
About 49% of Wisconsin election jurisdictions use government email domains, while another 18% use custom domains tied to their municipality.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission has spent years helping local governments improve election security, including through grants specifically aimed at moving municipalities to government domains.