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Anticipating Wisconsin Election Audit Results and Complaints Resolution

https://uncoverdc.com/2021/05/18/anticipating-wisconsin-election-audit-results-and-complaints-resolution/

In February, Republican legislators in Wisconsin ordered an audit of the 2020 election by a 6-4 vote. The Legislative Audit Bureau lists an Elections Administration audit as active, with expected completion this Fall. State Auditor Joe Chrisman, who supervises the audit, describes its scope in a February letter to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee.

Trump campaign had financed partial recounts in November 2020 of the largest and most liberal counties of Milwaukee and Dane, which resulted in an increase of 132 votes to Biden’s margin of victory. Biden won Wisconsin by about 20,000 votes—the same amount Trump won by in 2016. The results of the Wisconsin election, including down-ballot, were certified by Governor Tony Evers soon after they were received, giving Biden 10 Electoral College votes.

The audit has latitude to review the performance and methodology of each Wisconsin electoral jurisdiction’s voting system and its error rate, including absentee voting and the 62.1% that used electronic voting. The nation saw an increase in mail-in ballots, about double that trended Democrat with fewer rejected in 2020 than in years past. Mail-in ballots in Wisconsin, however, increased from 170k to 964k from 2016 to 2020 and made up almost 75% of the total—compared to a historical rate of only 6%. The Wisconsin state elections website FAQ maintains, “There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud in this or any other Wisconsin election.” The FAQ goes to great lengths to address election integrity issues from all sides.

One of three Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) commissioners, Republican Bob Spindell, had requested a full statewide audit of all Dominion Voting machines—one of 7 approved manufacturers of voting equipment in Wisconsin elections—but was denied in February. Instead, as is required by state law, the commission examined a small number of machines that included some of Dominion’s ImageCast Evolution (ICE) model to determine if there was a widespread problem or pattern. Some voting discrepancies were found that were attributed to creases in ballots improperly registering as votes. Still, no indication was found that the outcome of any election, including down-ballot, was impacted.

WEC’s handling of compliance review complaints against election officials are also within the audit’s scope. All of these complaints are available to view on the wi.gov website. 21 have been filed since the 2020 elections on November 3, 17 of which are related to the Presidential election, and eight remain open. Of the 9 that are closed, only three involved a review of the merits of the complaint—one which found only a minor violation that was excused because of pandemic conditions, and two dismissed for failure to show probable cause that the Governor and an administrator violated the law in certification of election results.

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Open – Not Yet Resolved

Bolter v. Milwaukee Elections Commission, et al Vote Fraud; Tampering Same as Williams et al. above, refiled by citizen with standing. Complainant alleges tens of thousands of tampered ballots (red-ink cross-outs) by election staff despite election observer’s objections.

Pease v. Boyer et al Online Registration; Physical Address Complainant alleges 2 online registrations and subsequent votes are questionable due to lack of physical residence of voters.

Sewell v. Racine Ballot Handling; Duplicate Ballots Complainant alleges poll workers did not properly keep, mark, and separate original and duplicated ballots.

Normand v. Kremer Vote Fraud Complainants allege City knowingly violated the law by providing second ballots to electors that had already cast ballots.

Carlstedt et al. v. Wolfe et al (Green Bay) Privatization / Corporate Conditions Complainants allege Green Bay involved private corporations and their employees in the election administration, against state law.

Steinke v. Kessen Ethical Violations Complainant alleges a candidate on the ballot was allowed to serve as an election official in violation of state law.

Steinke v. Knaak Ethical Violations Complainant alleges a candidate on the ballot was allowed to serve as an election official and a proper number of poll workers was not maintained, and that an inspector served who had a financial interest in the outcome, all being in violation of state ethics laws.

Prujansky et al. v. Wolfe et al. (Racine) Privatization / Corporate Conditions Complainants allege the City of Racine involved private corporations and their employees in the election administration, against state law.

Thomas et al. v. Wolfe et al. (Kenosha) Privatization / Corporate Conditions Complainants allege the City of Kenosha involved private corporations and their employees in the election administration, against state law.

Werner et al. v. Wolfe et al. (Milwaukee) Privatization / Corporate Conditions Complainants allege the City of Milwaukee involved private corporations and their employees in the election administration, against state law.

Administrators’ and municipal clerks’ compliance with Wisconsin’s elections laws and its guidance on Election Processes is also auditable, along with actions by the WEC, which is currently comprised of 3 Republicans and 3 Democrats. These part-time appointees of the Legislative Leaders or the Governor who serve staggered five-year term limits also provide an annual report of “suspected election fraud, irregularities, or violations.” Still, they have yet to file one that includes the 2020 Presidential election.

Evidence that was or would have been argued in front of Wisconsin Courts by Trump and his supporters in past lawsuits may have another chance to be heard. In April, a lawsuit from the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty failed to clear some 71,000 records after Republicans had successfully cleared 150,000 non-respondents from the rolls prior. The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that clearing voter rolls of those who did not respond within 30 days to a 2019 mailing was not a state-level matter but a municipal one, in another opinion from Justice Brian Hagedorn. According to the Wisconsin Elections Commission, the 71k did not ultimately cast votes in the 2020 election. The audit may examine voter rolls maintained by WisVote—the state’s voter registration database for its 3.7 million active registered voters.