Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Wisconsin Elections Commission deadlocks on poll watchers

 The Wisconsin Elections Commission couldn't agree on how to handle poll watchers

  • All three Republicans on the commission supported sending a notice to clerks attempting to spell out what the law allows. All three Democrats opposed it.
  • The unprecedented recruitment efforts are the result of heightened election skepticism and have some local clerks worried about safety at the polls especially because reports of intimidating behavior from partisan observers have popped up across the country since 2020.

https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2022/10/11/wisconsin-elections-commission-deadlocks-on-poll-watchers/

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