Wisconsin Public Radio reports: A Milwaukee County jury found a former election official guilty of election fraud involving absentee ballots Wednesday afternoon. Kimberly Zapata, the former deputy director of the Milwaukee Election Commission, was also found guilty of misconduct in public office, a felony, after she admitted to using fake names to request military absentee ballots on her work laptop …
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Wisconsin Politics reports: The state Ethics Commission alleges Donald Trump’s joint fundraising committee and GOP state Rep. Janel Brandtjen schemed to evade campaign finance limits as part of an effort that steered at least $40,000 to the 2022 primary challenge of Speaker Robin Vos. The commission this week recommended local district attorneys investigate and charge both, as well as the …
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The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports: State Rep. Janel Brandtjen asked a Waukesha County judge to block the immediate counting of military ballots after three arrived at Brandtjen’s home in the names of voters who do not exist, a move that drew immediate criticism from a national veterans group. A now-fired Milwaukee elections official said she requested the military ballots using fake …
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The Washington Post reports: A Wisconsin lawmaker who has been a frequent promoter of false election claims is suing to prevent the immediate counting of military ballots in her state after she received three ballots under fake names. The lawsuit, filed on Friday, was brought by a veterans group and three individuals, including Rep. Janel Brandtjen (R), the chairwoman of …
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Milwaukee’s Fox affiliate reports: Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced Thursday, Nov. 3 that Milwaukee’s Election Commission deputy director Kimberly Zapata has been fired. This, after he says she fraudulently requested military absentee ballots and sent them to Republican state lawmaker Rep. Janel Brandtjen. “This has every appearance of being an egregious and blatant violation of trust,” Mayor Johnson said. “I …
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The Washington Post reports: The leader of the Wisconsin Assembly’s elections committee called Friday for invalidating President Biden’s 2020 election victory in the state — an idea that constitutional scholars and Republican legislative leaders have called legally impossible. “Fair and honest elections are the cornerstone of our democracy and we know that the 2020 presidential election was neither fair, nor …
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