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Did Meagan Wolfe illegally allow nursing home absentee voting? [1]

['Tom Kertscher', 'Wisconsin Watch', 'More Tom Kertscher', 'Fact Checker']

Date: 2023-11-10 18:46:41+00:00

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The six-member bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission approved changes in nursing home absentee voting in the 2020 presidential election that later were deemed illegal.

State law requires local elections officials to attempt twice to send “special voting deputies” to help nursing home residents vote absentee before mailing ballots.

Because of COVID-19, Gov. Tony Evers in March 2020 limited nursing facility access to “essential personnel.”

State elections administrator Meagan Wolfe recommended, and the commission voted 6-0, to waive the visits before absentee ballots were mailed for the April 2020 primary.

The commission later voted 5-1 to renew that guidance for the November 2020 general election.

In October 2021, the Legislative Audit Bureau determined that both commission decisions broke the law.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Nov. 7, 2023, he did not expect the Assembly would soon take up a resolution, pushed by fellow Republicans and former President Donald Trump, to impeach Wolfe.



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Sources

Wisconsin Watch: Meagan Wolfe: Evidence lacking in case against election official

State of Wisconsin: Wisconsin Elections Commission Special Teleconference Meeting

State of Wisconsin: COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) and Guidance

Wisconsin Legislature: Elections Administration report

WBAY: AP FACT CHECK: Wisconsin election probe ignores some facts

PolitiFact: Impeachment articles against Wisconsin elections official riddled with false and misleading claims

WUWM 89.7 FM – Milwaukee’s NPR: Wisconsin Assembly leaders resist impeachment vote on Wolfe, despite pressure from Trump

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