US EditionWisconsin Elections Officials Find Clerk Broke Laws over Uncounted Ballots
MADISON, WISCONSIN, JUL 16 – The Wisconsin Elections Commission found the former Madison clerk violated five election laws by failing to count 193 absentee ballots, triggering potential legal actions and voter claims.
- Thursday's report by the Wisconsin Elections Commission declared that former Madison city clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl oversaw a confluence of errors, including not counting nearly 200 absentee ballots.
- The Wisconsin Elections Commission reported a 'confluence of errors' while the Madison city clerk’s office mishandled absentee ballots, according to the investigation.
- The report found that Wisconsin Elections Commission documented a `complete lack of leadership` in the Madison city clerk’s office, leading to uncounted absentee ballots.
- Four voters filed $175,000 damage claims, Madison must respond by Aug. 7, as the commission declared a failure in election oversight.
- Potential prosecutions may originate from the Dane County attorney’s office or the state Department of Justice, Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne said his office had not received a referral but would review it if it did.
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