The election commission administrator, a target of GOP attacks since 2020, staves off an effort to oust her after her term expired in 2023.
Tag: Meagan Wolfe
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How Meagan Wolfe navigates intense scrutiny to make elections and her peers stronger
Wisconsin’s local clerks have found an ally in the state’s election chief as she withstands efforts to oust her from the job.
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UPDATE: Parties agree on date Trump’s electors are supposed to cast their votes
A lawsuit asked a judge to strike Wisconsin’s required date for casting electoral votes.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court case could decide fate of state’s top election official
Meagan Wolfe’s term expired in 2023. Democrats say a previous court decision allows her to stay on indefinitely.
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Wisconsin Elections Commission rejects recall effort targeting Robin Vos
Wisconsin’s bipartisan elections commission rejected a petition that sought to force a recall election targeting Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
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Recall targeting Wisconsin GOP leader Robin Vos appears to fall short of signatures needed, review shows
An effort to recall Wisconsin’s top elected Republican did not gather enough signatures to trigger the recall election under one scenario reviewed by elections officials Tuesday, but it likely will be up to the state Supreme Court to ultimately decide the fate of the recall effort.
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Trump backers submit signatures to force recall election of Wisconsin Assembly leader Robin Vos
Supporters of former President Donald Trump submitted petitions seeking to force a recall election targeting Wisconsin’s top elected Republican, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
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Wisconsin elections leader Meagan Wolfe is legally holding position, judge rules
A Wisconsin judge ruled Friday that the state’s top elections official is legally holding her position and that the commission that appoints her is under no obligation to name a new leader.
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Did Wisconsin election chief Meagan Wolfe illegally allow absentee voting in long-term care facilities?
No. The six-member bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission approved changes in nursing home absentee voting in the 2020 presidential election.
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Did Wisconsin’s elections administrator allow ‘illegal drop boxes’?
No. An ad falsely claimed that Wisconsin elections administrator Meagan Wolfe allowed “illegal drop boxes.”
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Wisconsin Republicans admit vote to fire elections chief had no legal effect, was ‘symbolic’
In a change of course from calls to impeach Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe, leaders of the GOP-controlled Legislature said in court documents that the vote to fire her “was symbolic.”
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Republican Wisconsin Senate president urges Assembly to impeach elections official Meagan Wolfe
Wisconsin Senate President Chris Kapenga called on the Assembly to impeach Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe.