Election deniers rail in Wisconsin as state Senate moves toward firing top election official

[RandySF]

MADISON — Election skeptics aired their grievances against Wisconsin's top elections official Tuesday at a hearing Democrats and the Legislature's nonpartisan attorneys said should never have been held.

Republicans who control the Legislature called the hearing to consider whether to reappoint Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe.

Tuesday's hearing was raucous at times, with conspiracy theorists repeating widely debunked claims about the 2020 election being rigged in favor of President Joe Biden. At times the audience burst into applause, boos or laughter as officials who oversee elections defended Wolfe and the integrity of Wisconsin's procedures.

The bipartisan Elections Commission, which is separate from the Legislature, deadlocked in June over whether to nominate Wolfe for another term. Three Republicans voted in favor, while three Democrats abstained in hopes of blocking the next step, which would have been sending Wolfe's nomination to the Senate for final confirmation.

However, Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said he interpreted the commission's 3-0 vote as a unanimous nomination, despite it being one vote shy of a majority.



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[NoMoreRepugs]

1. Our 3 Republican votes out of 6 are a majority cuz we use alternative math.

[Farmer-Rick]

2. The descriptor "Election skeptics" is wrong

They are not skeptical. They are Not using skeptical thinking. Skeptical implies not easily being convinced. If you buy into the lie Trump won, you are very easily convinced with transparent lies. Trump supporters are using faith to push his lies.

That's like calling Christians death skeptics.