US EditionWisconsin clerk who failed to count almost 200 ballots resigns amid internal investigation
- Madison City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl resigned on Monday, according to Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway's office.
- Investigations followed Witzel-Behl's failure to count nearly 200 absentee ballots during November elections.
- Witzel-Behl's resignation came after she was suspended in March, and an internal probe began.
- The Wisconsin Elections Commission began investigating in January after Witzel-Behl failed to count 192 ballots.
- Four voters filed claims seeking $175,000 each from the city and Dane County after the error.
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Elections commission discussion of lost ballots ends in shouting match
Wisconsin Elections Commissioner Robert Spindell arrives at Milwaukee Central Count with Sen. Ron Johnson (Photo | Isiah Holmes)Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) Chair Ann Jacobs said at a meeting Thursday that the body is still investigating how the City of Madison lost nearly 200 ballots during the 2024 presidential election. The city of Madison announced in late December that 193 unprocessed absentee ballots had been found in the weeks fo…
WEC discussion of uncounted ballots devolves into shouting match
A Wisconsin Elections Commission discussion of uncounted ballots devolved into a shouting match Thursday, with the Democratic chair threatening to kick a Republican commissioner out of the meeting.
Decatur Clerk-Treasurer to Resign Effective May 9
Decatur Clerk-Treasurer Kevin Hackman, who was elected in the 2023 city election and took office in 2024, announced Wednesday morning he will be resigning from his position in city government effective May 9, 2025. Hackman noted in his resignation notice…
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