Wisconsin election probe leader traveled to Arizona
3 years, 4 months ago

Wisconsin election probe leader traveled to Arizona

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The leader of an investigation into the 2020 election in Wisconsin traveled to Arizona last week to learn about the audit done there and was attendeding a symposium on election fraud Thursday in South Dakota headed by MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell. Gableman would be better off spending his time talking with Wisconsin election clerks “rather than conspiracy theorists,” said Democratic state Sen. Jon Erpenbach. Last November, Gableman attended a pro-Trump rally and said a stolen election would be “systematically unjust.” He defended his comments earlier this month, arguing he didn’t say the election was stolen, though he acknowledged that “most of the attendees there had a particular viewpoint.” The investigation Gableman is leading is one of several in various stages. Trump issued a statement Thursday calling Brandtjen a “strong and great leader.” “All eyes are on Wisconsin as they begin their election audit,” Trump said. Our Country is counting on it!” Vos said in response that if Gableman determines that subpoenas are necessary, “we will look into making sure those can happen.” Brandtjen and three other Wisconsin lawmakers also made a trip to Arizona earlier this summer seeking information on the audit there.

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Wisconsin election chair certifies Trump’s victory in back-to-the-routine teleconference
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Wisconsin election chair certifies Trump’s victory in back-to-the-routine teleconference

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s election commission leader quietly certified Donald Trump ’s victory on Friday, moving past the chaos that surrounded the 2020 election results in the battleground state. Commission Chair Ann Jacobs certified results that show Trump won the state with 1,697,626 votes compared to Democrat Kamala Harris’ 1,668,229 votes during a morning Zoom teleconference that lasted six minutes. …

Trump and Harris to Return to Wisconsin for Crucial Election Rally
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump and Harris to Return to Wisconsin for Crucial Election Rally

India Today  

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will be visiting Wisconsin again to shore up their support in the state ahead of the upcoming presidential election. The two politicians will be rallying in Milwaukee, a major swing state, to secure crucial votes. This election race is too close to call, and the 10 electoral votes offered by Wisconsin could prove to be …

Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question merits of case brought by election activist
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question merits of case brought by election activist

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Liberal justices who control the Wisconsin Supreme Court voiced concerns Tuesday about the motives of a conservative activist who is seeking guardianship records in an effort to find ineligible voters while also appearing to cast doubt that the documents should be made public. They want the state Supreme Court to rule that counties must release records filed …

'Despicable': Wisconsin mayor slams prominent election deniers
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'Despicable': Wisconsin mayor slams prominent election deniers

Raw Story  

The mayor of Glendale complained that two of Wisconsin’s most prominent election conspiracy theorists were disruptive while observing voting in the Milwaukee suburb of Glendale during Tuesday’s primary in the special election for the 4th Senate District. First reported by Fox 6, Glendale Mayor Bryan Kennedy said he thought the actions of the two election deniers, Peter Bernegger and Harry …

Trump refers to Milwaukee as ‘horrible’ just before the city hosts the Republican convention
6 months, 1 week ago

Trump refers to Milwaukee as ‘horrible’ just before the city hosts the Republican convention

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Former President Donald Trump used the word “horrible” in talking about Milwaukee — the city where he will accept the Republican nomination next month — during a closed-door meeting Thursday with GOP congressmen, according to several people in the room who spoke afterward. Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung posted on X that Trump “was talking about how terrible …

Wisconsin Republicans scramble to clean up after Trump trashes Milwaukee
6 months, 1 week ago

Wisconsin Republicans scramble to clean up after Trump trashes Milwaukee

Raw Story  

Republican lawmakers scrambled to clean up the mess after Donald Trump trashed Milwaukee as a "horrible city." The presumptive GOP nominee slandered the host city for this summer's Republican National Convention during a meeting Thursday on Capitol Hill with the party's House delegation, and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that lawmakers appeared to be caught off guard by the bombshell …

Former Trump staffer who said to ‘fan the flame’ after 2020 loss hired to lead Wisconsin GOP
8 months, 1 week ago

Former Trump staffer who said to ‘fan the flame’ after 2020 loss hired to lead Wisconsin GOP

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The director of Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign in Wisconsin, who pushed allegations of widespread fraud that were ultimately debunked, has been hired to run the Republican Party of Wisconsin heading into the November election. It was in that role following Trump’s narrow loss in Wisconsin in 2020 that Iverson told other operatives two days after the …

Wisconsin Republican leader stands by fake Trump elector, will keep him on elections commission
1 year ago

Wisconsin Republican leader stands by fake Trump elector, will keep him on elections commission

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The majority leader of the Wisconsin Senate on Monday rejected Democrats’ calls to rescind his appointment to the state elections commission, who was one of the Republicans who served as fake electors for former President Donald Trump in 2020. Republican Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said in a statement that his appointee Bob Spindell and the other …

Wisconsin judge rules that GOP-controlled Senate’s vote to fire top elections official had no effect
1 year, 1 month ago

Wisconsin judge rules that GOP-controlled Senate’s vote to fire top elections official had no effect

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A vote by the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate last month to fire the state’s nonpartisan top elections official had no legal effect, and lawmakers are barred from ousting her while a lawsuit plays out, a Dane County judge ruled on Friday. Administrator Meagan Wolfe will continue serving as head of the Wisconsin Elections Commission pending a decision on …

We're headed into a very scary time as Wisconsin is identified as a top worry for election watchdog
1 year, 3 months ago

We're headed into a very scary time as Wisconsin is identified as a top worry for election watchdog

Raw Story  

David Becker, executive director of The Center for Election Innovation & Research and co-author of “The Big Truth: Upholding Democracy in the Age of the Big Lie,” said Tuesday that Wisconsin is “on the top of my list” of places that could be engulfed by chaos after the 2024 election. “That tells you how bad it’s been.” While Becker’s focus …

GOP-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire nonpartisan official targeted by 2020 election skeptics
1 year, 3 months ago

GOP-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire nonpartisan official targeted by 2020 election skeptics

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Thursday to fire the battleground state’s nonpartisan top elections official, prompting a legal challenge from Democrats who say the vote was illegitimate. Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul said in a lawsuit that Senate Republicans don’t have the authority to oust Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe and accused them of attacking the …

Senate committee recommends firing Wisconsin’s top elections official in process Democrats dispute
1 year, 3 months ago

Senate committee recommends firing Wisconsin’s top elections official in process Democrats dispute

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Republican-controlled committee on Monday recommended firing Wisconsin’s top elections official rather than reappointing her, clearing the way for a vote by the full GOP-led state Senate as soon as Thursday. The Senate elections committee voted 3-1 along party lines, with one Democrat abstaining, against confirming nonpartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe for a second term. …

Commission won’t tell Wisconsin’s top elections official whether to appear at reappointment hearing
1 year, 4 months ago

Commission won’t tell Wisconsin’s top elections official whether to appear at reappointment hearing

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Elections Commission declined to vote Wednesday on whether the state’s top elections official should appear before a state Senate hearing on her reappointment as a fight continues over who will lead elections in the critical battleground state ahead of the 2024 presidential race. Without clear instructions from commissioners, it is up to Meagan Wolfe, the …

2020 Election Skeptics Could Guide Policy In Wisconsin
1 year, 4 months ago

2020 Election Skeptics Could Guide Policy In Wisconsin

Huff Post  

Election denier groups are advising Wisconsin officials on poll observer rules. True the Vote, the conspiracy theory organization that falsely claims an army of “2000 mules” stole the election for Joe Biden, was represented on the committee by a local Republican who previously had said Wisconsin elections were “being conducted by lawless groups of individuals.” Another seat at the table …

'I’m going to stand my ground': Wisconsin Republican fights election conspiracies one community at a time
1 year, 4 months ago

'I’m going to stand my ground': Wisconsin Republican fights election conspiracies one community at a time

Raw Story  

Paul Michels describes himself as a “patriot” Republican. On Monday night, Michels, clad in a short-sleeved, button-up shirt covered in American flags, was one of about two dozen invited attendees at an event hosted in a basement conference room at the Chippewa County Courthouse by former Republican state Sen. Kathy Bernier and Keep Our Republic — a nonprofit organization dedicated …

Wisconsin’s top elections official met with FBI in 2020 election probe focusing on Trump
1 year, 5 months ago

Wisconsin’s top elections official met with FBI in 2020 election probe focusing on Trump

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s top elections administrator on Tuesday became the latest official in a battleground state to say they have been interviewed by federal investigators as part of the special counsel’s probe into the 2020 election. Election leaders in Wisconsin’s two largest cities of Milwaukee and Madison have also spoken with investigators as part of the Justice Department’s probe …

Battle over Wisconsin’s top elections official could have ripple effects for 2024
1 year, 5 months ago

Battle over Wisconsin’s top elections official could have ripple effects for 2024

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A fight over whether Wisconsin’s top elections official will keep her job has potential implications for the 2024 presidential contest in a perennial battleground where statewide margins are typically razor thin. “The conspiracy theorists are going to jump at anything,” said Kevin Kennedy, who was Wisconsin’s top elections official for 34 years before retiring in 2016 from …

Reappointment vote ends in partisan deadlock for battleground Wisconsin’s top elections official
1 year, 5 months ago

Reappointment vote ends in partisan deadlock for battleground Wisconsin’s top elections official

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A vote on the future of Wisconsin’s top elections official ended in partisan deadlock Tuesday amid Republican calls for the nonpartisan administrator of the statewide elections commission to resign over how she ran the 2020 presidential contest. “I have a very clear intent here, and that is to make sure that our commission, our agency, our local …

Top Wisconsin election official facing replacement calls for stability, defends record
1 year, 6 months ago

Top Wisconsin election official facing replacement calls for stability, defends record

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s top elections official, who has faced GOP criticism for how she ran the battleground state’s last presidential election, pushed Wednesday for officials to vote to keep her for another term or pick a successor who will support stability. “While I would ultimately support the Commission’s decision to go in the direction of appointing someone new, there …

Judge to order Wisconsin Elections Commission to reconsider fake Trump elector complaint
1 year, 7 months ago

Judge to order Wisconsin Elections Commission to reconsider fake Trump elector complaint

Raw Story  

The Wisconsin Elections Commission will be ordered to reconsider its decision not to sanction the 10 Wisconsin Republicans who cast false Electoral College votes for former President Donald Trump in 2020. Dane County Judge Frank Remington said on Monday that the involvement in that decision by commissioner Robert Spindell, one of the ten false electors, makes it unenforceable. In the …

Trump endorses extreme MAGA candidate Wisconsin Dems are reportedly 'giddy' to face
1 year, 10 months ago

Trump endorses extreme MAGA candidate Wisconsin Dems are reportedly 'giddy' to face

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday night made an endorsement that could make Wisconsin Democrats very happy. Writing on his Truth Social platform, the former president heaped praise upon Janel Brandtjen, a state senate candidate whom Wisconsin Democrats are reportedly "giddy" about facing given her extremist stances on a wide range of issues, most notably her insistence that the 2020 …

Wisconsin Dems 'giddy' about MAGA candidate who has been disavowed by her own party: NYT
1 year, 10 months ago

Wisconsin Dems 'giddy' about MAGA candidate who has been disavowed by her own party: NYT

Raw Story  

Democrats across America last year engaged in a controversial and oft-criticized strategy that involved prompting extreme MAGA candidates in Republican primaries in the hopes that they would be easier to defeat in general elections. Because of this success, reports the New York Times, the Wisconsin Democratic Party is now promoting the candidacy of Janel Brandtjen, a Trump-loving election denier who …

Trump’s 2020 Wisconsin team knew he lost but began promoting election lie, recording shows
1 year, 10 months ago

Trump’s 2020 Wisconsin team knew he lost but began promoting election lie, recording shows

LA Times  

A newly released audio recording offers a behind-the-scenes look at how members of former President Trump’s campaign team in the battleground state of Wisconsin knew they had been outflanked by Democrats in the 2020 presidential election. The audio from Nov. 5, 2020, two days after the election, is surfacing as Trump again seeks the White House while continuing to lie …

Vos withdraws subpoenas, ending Wisconsin election inquiry
2 years, 3 months ago

Vos withdraws subpoenas, ending Wisconsin election inquiry

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Republican Assembly leader on Friday withdrew subpoenas submitted as part of a GOP-led investigation into the 2020 election, marking the end of a 14-month endeavor that yielded no evidence of election fraud. Speaker Robin Vos withdrew subpoenas that Michael Gableman, the former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice he hired to look into the results of the 2020 …

Wisconsin GOP leader Vos fires 2020 election investigator
2 years, 4 months ago

Wisconsin GOP leader Vos fires 2020 election investigator

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Republican Assembly leader on Friday ended a 14-month, taxpayer-funded inquiry into the 2020 election by firing his hand-picked investigator. Gableman, who has repeated Trump’s lie that the 2020 presidential election was “stolen,” has said that Vos “never wanted a real investigation.” He and his attorney, James Bopp, did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment. It …

Judge: Wisconsin probe found ‘absolutely no’ election fraud
2 years, 4 months ago

Judge: Wisconsin probe found ‘absolutely no’ election fraud

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge said Thursday that a Republican-ordered, taxpayer-funded investigation into the 2020 election found “absolutely no evidence of election fraud,” but did reveal contempt for the state’s open records law by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and a former state Supreme Court justice he hired. “I don’t think it does anyone any good to have punitive damages …

Election leaders urge openness to dispel misinformation
2 years, 5 months ago

Election leaders urge openness to dispel misinformation

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The key to dispelling conspiracy theories and misinformation about how elections are run is to confront the lies head on, top state election officials said Wednesday. “When it comes to election results, it’s really pretty simple,” said Blake Evans, state elections director for Georgia. Unfortunately, usually under that kind of formula, there’s going to be slightly less …

Wisconsin elections head not concerned about intimidation
2 years, 6 months ago

Wisconsin elections head not concerned about intimidation

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s top elections official said Tuesday that she wasn’t worried about increased voter intimidation or partisan observers at the polls this fall, when the Democratic governor and a Republican U.S. senator are up for reelection in the presidential battleground state. Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe said at a news conference that she has no reason to …

Wisconsin 2020 election Trump audit: Michael Gableman may be disbarred.
2 years, 6 months ago

Wisconsin 2020 election Trump audit: Michael Gableman may be disbarred.

Slate  

On Wednesday, Republicans’ fake investigation into Wisconsin’s 2020 election fell apart in the most spectacular manner possible. I’m not gonna be railroaded.” With a “raised voice,” “accusatory tone,” and “twisted facial expression,” Gableman “pointed and shook his finger at the judge” while accusing him of engaging in a “fishing expedition.” Here is part of Michael Gableman’s meltdown on the witness …

Wisconsin election investigation paused amid legal fights
2 years, 7 months ago

Wisconsin election investigation paused amid legal fights

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — An investigation into the 2020 election in battleground Wisconsin will be paused while five lawsuits play out, and the former state Supreme Court justice leading it will be paid half as much going forward, the Assembly speaker said Wednesday. However, the investigation could be revived if courts rule that elections officials and others must comply with the …

Wisconsin GOP eyeing shift in control of election oversight
2 years, 7 months ago

Wisconsin GOP eyeing shift in control of election oversight

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Doug La Follette is adjusting to a new status in Wisconsin politics: relevance. “Let’s say Mr. X in the future calls the secretary of state in Wisconsin and says ‘I just need 5,000 votes.’ I would hang up on them,” La Follette said. “A Republican of a certain persuasion might not hang up on them.” All four …

Wisconsin conservative tells Trump election deniers' rally that it’s time to ‘support the people who see it our way’
2 years, 7 months ago

Wisconsin conservative tells Trump election deniers' rally that it’s time to ‘support the people who see it our way’

Raw Story  

At a rally outside the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison on Saturday, Michael Gableman accused election officials and the Democratic leaders of the state’s largest cities of fraud and urged attendees to fight for action from Republican legislators. On Saturday, Gableman was joined in speaking at the rally by prominent election skeptics, including Rep. Tim Ramthun, who is running a …

Wisconsin’s GOP-ordered election investigation will continue
2 years, 7 months ago

Wisconsin’s GOP-ordered election investigation will continue

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican-ordered investigation into the 2020 election in Wisconsin that was supposed to wrap up this week will continue just as Donald Trump urged, but with no more taxpayer money to pay for it, the state’s top Republican said Tuesday. Vos hired former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman at $11,000 a month and launched the probe …

Judge orders Wisconsin investigator to stop deleting records
2 years, 8 months ago

Judge orders Wisconsin investigator to stop deleting records

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The work of an investigator looking into the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin generated fresh criticism Thursday after newly posted documents included a memo describing one elections worker as “probably” a Democrat in part because she loves nature and “has a weird nose ring.” Also on Thursday, a judge ordered Michael Gableman to stop deleting records, the …

Wisconsin governor vetoes Republican election bills
2 years, 8 months ago

Wisconsin governor vetoes Republican election bills

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. The bills are part of a nationwide Republican effort to reshape elections following President Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump. In vetoing the eight bills, Evers told lawmakers that “The right to vote is fundamental to our democracy; it should not be subject to the whim of politicians who do not like the outcome …

Wisconsin GOP leader rejects election decertification call
2 years, 9 months ago

Wisconsin GOP leader rejects election decertification call

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Republican speaker of the Assembly again rejected calls to decertify President Joe Biden’s win in the battleground state after meeting privately Wednesday with advocates for making that move that attorneys across the political spectrum have said can’t be done. That’s not going to happen.” Decertification advocates, including Republican candidate for governor and current state Rep. Timothy …

Wisconsin GOP leader Vos to meet with election fraud backers
2 years, 9 months ago

Wisconsin GOP leader Vos to meet with election fraud backers

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Tuesday he is meeting with advocates for decertifying President Joe Biden’s win in the battleground state, hours before he and the state Senate’s top Republican were to discuss the topic with county GOP leaders. Trump said last week that he was “confident that Robin will exercise his moral duty” and follow …

Trump praises Wisconsin Republicans for pushing his ‘big lie’ delusions
2 years, 9 months ago

Trump praises Wisconsin Republicans for pushing his ‘big lie’ delusions

Raw Story  

Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated his long-ago debunked delusions of election fraud as Republicans in Wisconsin continued to use state government to humor the former president's delusions. "Michael Gableman, the GOP-backed attorney reviewing Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential election, on Tuesday signed an updated contract with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who hired him last summer to lead the probe," The Capital Timesreported …

Wisconsin GOP-ordered election probe extended through April
2 years, 9 months ago

Wisconsin GOP-ordered election probe extended through April

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Republican Assembly speaker signed a new contract Tuesday with Michael Gableman, the former state Supreme Court justice he hired to investigate the 2020 election, extending his review through the end of April. “We’re just trying to complete the investigation on many of the issues that were raised in the report.” Former President Donald Trump issued a …

GOP investigator: Wisconsin should weigh decertifying vote
2 years, 9 months ago

GOP investigator: Wisconsin should weigh decertifying vote

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican-hired investigator of Wisconsin’s 2020 election testified Tuesday that the state Legislature should “take a very hard look at the option of decertification of the 2020” presidential election, a move that GOP leaders reiterated they won’t make and that nonpartisan attorneys call illegal. Michael Gableman released a 136-page “interim report” amid a nationwide GOP effort to …

'Crazy conspiracy theory': Wisconsin elections chief pans effort to 'decertify' the election
2 years, 9 months ago

'Crazy conspiracy theory': Wisconsin elections chief pans effort to 'decertify' the election

Raw Story  

Allies of Donald Trump on Tuesday continued their efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. "The former state Supreme Court justice leading the GOP-ordered review into the 2020 election on Tuesday said the state Legislature "ought to take a very hard look" at decertifying the state's presidential election," the Wisconsin State Journalreported. "Gableman released a new 136-page 'interim report' from …

Wisconsin elections officials knock down conspiracy claims
2 years, 10 months ago

Wisconsin elections officials knock down conspiracy claims

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s top elections officials systematically knocked down a series of conspiracy theories about the state’s voter records and election administration during a public hearing Wednesday before a legislative committee chaired by a Republican who has helped elevate the claims. The hearing before the Assembly elections committee gave Wisconsin Elections Commission officials their first public chance to respond …

Wisconsin Republican lawmakers call for overturning election
2 years, 10 months ago

Wisconsin Republican lawmakers call for overturning election

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Two Republican state lawmakers, including one running for governor, spoke at a rally Tuesday in the Wisconsin Capitol urging support for the legally impossible act of overturning Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential election. Ramthun has led an effort to get Republicans who control the Legislature to take up a resolution he wrote to pull back Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes, …

Wisconsin prosecutor won’t bring election fraud charges
2 years, 10 months ago

Wisconsin prosecutor won’t bring election fraud charges

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin county district attorney said she will not bring election fraud charges against members of the state elections commission or nursing home workers after a sheriff who backed former President Donald Trump called for them to be prosecuted. Racine County District Attorney Patricia Hanson, a Republican, said in a letter dated Thursday that she would not …

Trump backer, 4 others charged with voter fraud in Wisconsin
2 years, 10 months ago

Trump backer, 4 others charged with voter fraud in Wisconsin

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A supporter of former President Donald Trump who said authorities should root out voter fraud is among five people who were charged Thursday with election fraud by a Republican district attorney who’s running for Wisconsin attorney general. All five voters, including a homeless person, improperly listed a post office box number at a UPS store as their …

Wisconsin election conspiracy theorist running for governor
2 years, 10 months ago

Wisconsin election conspiracy theorist running for governor

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A state lawmaker who has won praise from former President Donald Trump for his attempts to reverse President Joe Biden’s win in Wisconsin filed paperwork Thursday to run for governor, a move that would shake up the Republican primary. State Rep. Timothy Ramthun, a conspiracy theorist who was disciplined last month by Republican leadership over false election …

Ex-justice’s Wisconsin election probe drags as critics scoff
2 years, 10 months ago

Ex-justice’s Wisconsin election probe drags as critics scoff

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The leader of a sprawling, taxpayer-funded probe of Joe Biden’s victory in battleground Wisconsin ignited his political career in 2008 by unseating the first Black justice on the state Supreme Court, capitalizing on an ad that sparked ethics complaints and allegations of racism. Michael Gableman’s commercial against then-Justice Louis Butler drew comparisons with the infamous Willie Horton …

Bipartisan Wisconsin business coalition backs elections head
2 years, 10 months ago

Bipartisan Wisconsin business coalition backs elections head

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A bipartisan group of prominent Wisconsin business leaders is voicing support for the state’s embattled elections administrator, her staff and local election officials, issuing a letter Monday backing Meagan Wolfe even as Republicans have called for her resignation and pursued investigations into how the 2020 election was run. The Wisconsin Business Leaders for Democracy Coalition, formed last …

Fake Wisconsin Trump electors had ‘secret meeting place’ — and armed security: report
2 years, 10 months ago

Fake Wisconsin Trump electors had ‘secret meeting place’ — and armed security: report

Raw Story  

The ten Wisconsin citizens who signed their names to a phony document impersonating presidential electors engaged in a "super secret" process for their plan, according to a new report. "Wisconsin Republicans who posed as presidential electors in 2020 met secretly for an hour before filling out official-looking paperwork at the state Capitol and were accompanied by armed security, according to …

GOP investigator no longer wants to jail Wisconsin mayors
2 years, 11 months ago

GOP investigator no longer wants to jail Wisconsin mayors

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican-hired investigator looking into Wisconsin’s 2020 election is no longer seeking to jail the mayors of Green Bay and Madison for allegedly not complying with a subpoena he issued last year. Vos’s attorney in another legal fight over the release of public records said in a hearing in that case on Friday that a contract extension …

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