Republican lawmakers order an audit of Wisconsin's elections

[racer254]

The JLA approved an audit of the 2020 election, and the vote was along party lines.    An audit of an election should not be a divided by party.  Seems that people who resist or deny audits usually have something to hide.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/11/wisconsin-republicans-order-audit-2020-elections/6722833002/

The audit likely will revisit some or all of the matters the high court considered.

Voter rolls. During Thursday's committee hearing, Kerkman and others focused some of their questions on the state's voter rolls.

The state Supreme Court is considering a lawsuit over whether the Elections Commission is required to quickly remove people from the rolls after notifying them it believes they have moved. An appeals court last year found the commission has handled the voter rolls properly, but the Supreme Court will have the final say on the matter. 

Confined voters. Republicans have raised concerns about a provision of state law that allows voters to receive absentee ballots without showing an ID if they declare that they are indefinitely confined because of age or disability. 

The number of voters who identified themselves as confined more than tripled in 2020 as voters increasingly turned to absentee voting because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Records show 80% of the 238,000 indefinitely confined voters in the state have an ID on file or have shown one at a recent election.

Witness addresses. For the last four years, the Elections Commission has allowed clerks to fill in the addresses of witnesses on envelopes for absentee ballots when they fail to provide them completely. In many cases, the clerks add the municipality or state when the witnesses forget to do that. 

Republicans questioned that practice last fall, even though they backed it when it was adopted in 2016. 

"Democracy in the Park." Republicans have objected to "Democracy in the Park" events held in Madison last fall where voters turned in absentee ballots to poll workers who were stationed in more than 200 parks. 

Madison officials contended the arrangement was legal, but critics questioned whether the city had conducted voting earlier than state law allows.

Nursing homes. Also Thursday, another legislative committee effectively told the Elections Commission it needed to change how it is handling voting at nursing homes. 

Because of the pandemic, the commission has told clerks to mail absentee ballots to nursing homes instead of delivering them by hand and assisting residents with voting, as spelled out in state law. 

Commissioners have said that approach was necessary because many nursing homes aren't allowing visitors. But Republican lawmakers said they don't have that power because of the way the state law is written. 

The Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules on party lines approved a motion Thursday telling the commission to stop issuing such guidance unless it gets permission from lawmakers. 

The commission is to discuss the issue next month, but the move by legislators could change how voting is conducted at nursing homes for the April 6 election for state schools superintendent. 

Edited March 8, 2021 by racer254

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[Anler]

Would this be on the same level as Russian collusion? 

[Mainecat]

Waste of taxpayer dollars.

[old indy]

2 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

Waste of taxpayer dollars.

Only one way to really find out , right?

[racer254]

Election fraud should not be tolerated.

[racer254]

14 hours ago, Mainecat said:

Waste of taxpayer dollars.

The irony.  Did you hear that 650 million will go to SF for covid relief?  Please tell us how to save.