According to the Associated Press, a chief election clerk in Wisconsin County hinted that he would not comply with a subpoena issued by Republican lawmakers to hand over ballots and voting machines to the Republican-controlled legislative committee next week.
Milwaukee County Clerk George Christensen talked with the American League on Thursday, implying that he refused to comply because of a subpoena requiring House Speaker Robin Worth’s signature to be valid. Non-partisan lawyers in the legislature issued a memorandum indicating the required signatures.
“As everyone knows, [Legislature’s attorneys] Two memos have been issued indicating that the subpoenas are invalid,” Christensen said. “Speaker Voss has accused him of not signing these memos, so I believe people can guess our response. However, we want to conduct due diligence. “
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Janel Brandtjen, the state representative and chair of the State Legislative Election Committee, issued a subpoena to the election clerks in Milwaukee and Brown counties on August 6, ordering them to bring the requested materials to her meeting at noon on Tuesday. Committee.
Voss said he would not sign, but would support the subpoena requested by the former state of Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gebman is leading a separate investigation ordered by Vos. Gableman has not issued any subpoenas.
Christensen also pointed out that the subpoena is almost the same as the letter submitted by the Republican Congressman in Pennsylvania regarding election data, equipment, and ballots in the state, requesting to provide Wisconsin unused signature matching software.
“This is obviously just a cut and paste job,” Christensen said of Brantjan’s subpoena.
Christensen said he will issue an official response on Friday. Brown County Deputy Administrator Jeff Flynt (Jeff Flynt) said that the county’s lawyers are about to end the review and are expected to respond on Friday.
Brandtjen did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment on Thursday.She and others Republicans Has been pushing Vos to conduct audits similar to those widely criticized in Arizona.
Vos’s contract with Gableman calls for spending $325,000 on data analysis of the voting machine, but it is unclear what type of review this will be.Concerns about the security of the voting machine’s proprietary information lead to the U.S. Ministry of Justice States are warned that handing over these materials may violate federal law, which requires election officials to maintain control of such records for 22 months after each election.
Dane County Clerk Scott McDonald said Wednesday that unless a court orders it, it is “impossible” to provide information that would put the safety of voting machines at risk.
Christensen said he has not received direct news from Brandtjen or Gableman, but he welcomes meeting with them to discuss elections and how election equipment in Wisconsin and Milwaukee counties works.
In addition to the Gableman investigation and Brandtjen’s subpoena, the Non-Party Legislative Audit Office is also reviewing the 2020 election. Republicans also ordered a review. Both are expected to be completed in the fall.
Republicans have questioned many aspects of the 2020 election, but there is no evidence of widespread fraud.President Joe BidenWon Donald Trump Wisconsin survived the recounts of Milwaukee and Dann counties and numerous state and federal lawsuits filed by Trump and his supporters by a margin of less than 21,000 votes. Of the 3.3 million votes cast so far, only two have been charged with election fraud.
