Green Bay Clerk Resigns Days Before Aug. 11 Primary
A state review found 152 voters received more than one absentee ballot, and the Wisconsin Elections Commission opened a formal inquiry.
- On Friday, August 7, 2026, Green Bay City Clerk Celestine Jeffreys resigned from her post, ending her five-year tenure in a joint announcement with the city that did not reference previous ballot incidents.
- Jeffreys had been on administrative leave while the Wisconsin Elections Commission investigated how duplicate absentee ballots were issued twice in less than three months, prompting the resignation.
- A total of 152 voters received multiple ballots for the April 7 election, triggering a formal complaint from the Wisconsin Republican Party, while a June incident involved staff mistakenly reprinting labels from a PDF document.
- Deputy Clerk Stacy Menke has been named Interim Clerk and will oversee the upcoming primary election, as the city's filing with the Wisconsin Elections Commission cited Jeffreys' actions as the cause of the August incident.
- This resignation occurs just four days before the state's August 11 primary, and the Wisconsin Elections Commission currently has nothing scheduled regarding the duplicate ballot matter.
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