Wisconsin state Senate votes to fire top elections officer

The Wisconsin Senate on Thursday voted to fire the administrator of the state’s elections commission (WEC) amid frustrations with her handling of the 2020 presidential contest. …

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The vote to oust her is likely to draw constitutional scrutiny due to questions as to whether Wolfe had been technically nominated to serve another term. Three Republican members of the WEC nominated her while three Democrats abstained. Republicans in the chamber interpreted that decision as a unanimous nomination and subsequently voted that she not continue in the post.

[That sounds like a fun argument. I’ll bet it ties up the WEC for a while too, which will be a win of sorts for the GOP. — Ed]

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