Democratic governors are vetoing election integrity legislation passed by Republican-led state legislatures, despite allegations, investigations, and convictions of election fraud occurring across the U.S. Those convictions require proof "Beyond a reasonable doubt" that the crime occurred.
State Rep. John Gillette, the bill's sponsor, said in January that the legislation was to aid in preventing voter registration fraud and help clean county voter rolls, according to the Arizona Mirror.
The bills were passed by the GOP-controlled state legislature after the 2020 presidential election was conducted during the COVID-19 lockdowns, when voting skyrocket among nursing home residents.
Regarding the first bill, which changed procedures and requirements to allow nursing home workers to aid residents with voting, Evers said that he objected to it because the workers "Have minimal training in election procedures."
The second bill, which provided a process for incompetent individuals who are ineligible to vote to be changed to inactive voter status and required nursing home residents' designated contact to be emailed about the resident voting, was vetoed for the latter provision.
"I cannot support legislation that could enable voter intimidation and interference while depriving eligible aging and older Wisconsinites casting their ballot of the dignity, privacy, and independence afforded to every other eligible Wisconsin voter," Evers wrote in his veto.
In November 2021, the Racine County Sheriff's Office requested that the state attorney general investigate alleged illegal directives issued by the Wisconsin Election Commission to bypass the state's Special Voting Deputy process, under which the clerk of each municipality brings "Enough ballots to each residential care facility to vote" and "Assist the voters with the voting process."
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