Supporters fill Racine County courtroom as Harry Wait begins trial for election fraud charges Monday

Vos testifies on first day of trial for Racine County man who admitted to fraudulently obtaining absentee ballots

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Election fraud trial begins for Harry Wait

An election fraud case began in Racine County on Monday, March 23. Harry Wait admitted in 2022 to requesting absentee ballots for Wisconsin's Assembly Speaker and Racine’s mayor.

Supporters fill Racine County courtroom as Harry Wait begins trial for election fraud charges Monday

Harry Wait, who is accused of election fraud for requesting absentee ballots in other people's names, appeared in court Monday for a long awaited trial that brought dozens of supporters to the William L. McReynolds Law Enforcement Center in Racine.Wait faces two felony counts of using misappropriate identification information and two misdemeanor counts of election fraud.This comes after Wait visited the MyVote Wisconsin website, requested absent…

Harry Wait Trial; Twin Lakes Murder; Sonnenberg to Expand; Golf Courses Open

Mar. 23, 2026 9:15p From WGTD News: A jury trial for the Union Grove man charged with identity theft and election fraud for requesting absentee ballots in other people's names in 2022 is to continue in Racine Court Tuesday. Harry Wait admitted from the start that he took the wrongful actions in order to prove a point that the process of requesting absentee ballots is vulnerable to fraud. Testimony began Monday afternoon. Among the witnesses call…