Following the non-partisan CEC’s efforts to draw attention to the matter and offer its assistance, the Wisconsin Election Commission voted unanimously to open an investigation into Green Bay’s mishandling of absentee ballots for the April and August elections, and the City placed Clerk Celestine Jeffries on leave, calling the duplicate ballot errors “unacceptable”.
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CEC Urges Wisconsin Federal Court to Uphold Enforcement of the Civil Rights Act of 1960
CEC has filed an amicus brief in U.S. v. Wisconsin Elections Commission. This case considers whether DOJ may compel Wisconsin to provide an unreacted copy of its voter registration list for inspection in accordance with the Civil Rights Act of 1960 and the Voting Rights Amendments.
CEC to WEC: Protect Election Observation
The Center for Election Confidence (CEC) submitted public comment to the Wisconsin Election Commission (WEC) emphasizing the critical role of election observers in safeguarding election integrity and public trust. CEC urged WEC to ensure that any re-adoption of the expired election observer rule explicitly incorporates Wisconsin’s statutory requirements for observation distances under Wis. Stat. § […]