The Wisconsin Elections Commission held an emergency meeting and its members shot back after a county sheriff claimed that it violated state law during the 2020 election.
A statement signed by five of the six commissioners, released Thursday after the meeting jumped immediately into a closed session, denied the WEC broke the law when it permitted nursing homes to allow staff instead of special voting deputies to assist residents with completing ballots because of the coronavirus pandemic.
"To put it simply, we did not break the law," added Commission Chairwoman Ann Jacobs, who is an attorney from Milwaukee.
"In fact, without action from the Commission, many residents in Wisconsin care facilities could have and would have been disenfranchised and not able to vote in the 2020 elections."
Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling levied the accusation during a press conference Thursday following a 10-month investigation into the Ridgewood Care Facility in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin.
"The elections statute was in fact, not just broken, but shattered by members of the WEC," he said.
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Sunday, October 31, 2021
Wisconsin Elections Commission holds emergency meeting after sheriff claims law broken in 2020
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