"Why the WEC Commissioners Need to Answer for Their Actions"

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February 27, 2020, Wisconsin Election Commission meeting where the WEC commissions gave away their oversite and allowed administrator Meagan Wolfe and staff to run rogue in the 2020 election. Unlawful use of drop boxes, no special voting deputies in care facilities, permitted others to return voters absentee ballots to clerks, recommended New York resident Michael Spitzer Rubinstein to assist clerks, allowed curing of ballots, and currently have 17 open lawsuits naming WEC as defendants all without oversite of the commission.
The Wisconsin Election Commission (WEC) is meant to be a nonpartisan body that oversees fair and lawful elections in the state. However, recent revelations have cast doubt on the Commission's ability to fulfill that role. The WEC's two attorneys, who also serve as commissioners, have been accused of removing safeguards and delegating their oversight authority to administrator Meagan Wolfe while chairman of the commission, who is also an attorney, has allowed it to continue. This lack of oversight allowed WEC officials to engage in rogue and unlawful acts, in contravention of state laws. While the WEC attorneys protest that they cannot be held accountable for misconduct that was concealed, the implications of their actions as attorneys are troubling

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