{"id":2033278,"date":"2023-09-15T12:49:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T16:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-senate-rejects-another-term-for-meagan-wolfe-as-state-elections-chief\/"},"modified":"2023-09-15T12:51:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T16:51:55","slug":"wisconsin-senate-rejects-another-term-for-meagan-wolfe-as-state-elections-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-senate-rejects-another-term-for-meagan-wolfe-as-state-elections-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"Meagan Wolfe denied another term as Wisconsin&#8217;s State Elections Chief by Senate."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwisconsin-senate-rejects-another-term-for-meagan-wolfe-as-state-elections-chief%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2033278&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>A \u200cBattle for Office<\/h2>\n<p>Embattled Wisconsin Election Commission\u200c (WEC)\u200b administrator Meagan Wolfe is proving\u2062 to \u200bbe a tough opponent to \u2062remove from her position. One Republican observer compared her resilience to bubblegum stuck to the sole of a shoe.<\/p>\n<p>On September 14, \u200dthe state Senate voted along party lines, 22\u201310, to reject her nomination for a second term. However, one Democrat \u200dsenator did not vote on the motion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/lawsuit-says-wisconsin-election-commission-violating-will-of-legislature-3146141\">Lawsuit Says Wisconsin Election Commission\u200b Violating Will of Legislature<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">11\/14\/2019<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/lawsuit-says-wisconsin-election-commission-violating-will-of-legislature-3146141\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/wisconsin-elections-chief-meagan-wolfe-faces-uphill-battle-for-reappointment-5349943\">Wisconsin Elections Chief Meagan Wolfe Faces Uphill Battle for Reappointment<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">6\/23\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/wisconsin-elections-chief-meagan-wolfe-faces-uphill-battle-for-reappointment-5349943\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Despite the\u2062 Senate&#8217;s \u200bdecision, \u2064Meagan Wolfe made it clear at\u200b a press conference that she had no intention of stepping down. Defiantly, \u2062she declared, &#8220;I will not bend to political pressure.&#8221; \u2063She stated \u200bthat she would remain in her position until ordered to leave by the\u200d courts or a\u2063 majority of the WEC&#8217;s six members.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Senate&#8217;s action came \u2064two-and-a-half \u2064months \u200dafter Meagan Wolfe&#8217;s term\u200d officially expired on June 30. However, Senator Mark Spreitzer raised a point of order, arguing \u200cthat since four members of the WEC had not voted \u2062to reappoint her\u2064 as required by law, there was no appointment for the Senate to act on, and Meagan Wolfe was legally entitled to\u2064 remain in her \u2063position.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>A general view of the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis., on March\u200c 6,\u2062 2011. (Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Meagan Wolfe&#8217;s stance aligns with Mr. Beloit&#8217;s assertion that an expired term does not create\u200b a vacancy\u200d in Wisconsin. Democrat Attorney\u2062 General Josh Kaul supports this view and plans to seek a declaratory judgment from a judge to confirm it.<\/p>\n<p>In June, the WEC&#8217;s six\u2063 members deadlocked three\u2063 to three over Meagan Wolfe&#8217;s reappointment, \u200cmistakenly \u200cbelieving they had prevented her nomination from reaching the Senate for confirmation. Ironically, only the three Republican commissioners voted in favor of her nomination, while the three \u200dDemocrat commissioners abstained to\u2064 protect her\u200b from rejection by the\u200c Senate.<\/p>\n<p>To counter the Democrats&#8217; strategy,\u200c the Republican supermajority in the legislature swiftly pushed \u2063through a resolution that brought\u2064 Meagan Wolfe&#8217;s nomination \u2064to a public\u2062 committee hearing, followed by a \u200bcommittee vote, and finally to the full Senate for advice and consent\u2063 on\u2064 September 14.<\/p>\n<p>After \u2064defeating Mr. Spreitzer&#8217;s point of\u2064 order, the Senate proceeded with the \u200dvote on Meagan Wolfe&#8217;s nomination. The presiding officer declared her appointment to be &#8220;in fact, properly before the Senate.&#8221; The day\u200d ended with a stinging resolution offered by Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, calling on the WEC to fulfill its duty to appoint an interim \u2063administrator and submit a nomination for a permanent replacement.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, Meagan Wolfe expressed her determination to administer the 2024 elections and emphasized\u200b the\u2063 importance of transparency. She urged skeptics to engage in the\u2063 process, assuring them that elections in Wisconsin are run with integrity and are fair and accurate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:250px\" class=\"alignright\"><figcaption>Wisconsin State Assemblywoman Janel Brandtjen. (Courtesy Janel Brandtjen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2><strong>A Call for Transparency<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Republican State Rep. Janel Brandtjen, a vocal advocate for election integrity, expressed \u2062concerns about Meagan \u200bWolfe&#8217;s impact on Wisconsin elections. Brandtjen hopes \u2063for increased transparency and \u2063the appointment of someone who will address issues such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wis-investigates-voter-roll-maintenance\/\" title=\"Wis. investigates voter roll maintenance\">voter roll maintenance<\/a> \u2063and the state&#8217;s relationship\u2064 with the Electronic Registration Information Center.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the deadlock in the WEC&#8217;s appointment process contribute to the ongoing battle for Meagan Wolfe&#8217;s position?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  A Battle for Office<\/p>\n<p>Embattled Wisconsin Election\u2062 Commission (WEC) administrator Meagan Wolfe is proving to be a tough opponent to remove from her position. One Republican observer compared her resilience to \u2064bubblegum stuck to\u200b the sole of a shoe.<\/p>\n<p>On September 14, the state Senate voted along party lines, 22\u201310, to reject her nomination for a second term. However, one Democrat senator did not vote on the motion.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the Senate&#8217;s decision, Meagan Wolfe made it clear \u200dat a press conference that she\u2064 had no intention of stepping down. Defiantly,\u200b she declared, &#8220;I will not bend\u2064 to political pressure.&#8221; She stated that she would remain in \u2062her position until \u200bordered to leave by the courts or a majority of the WEC&#8217;s six \u2064members.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate&#8217;s action came two-and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-johnson-vaccine-shelf-life-extended-as-millions-of-doses-near-expiration\/\" title=\"Johnson &#038; Johnson vaccine shelf life extended as millions of doses near expiration\">-a-half months<\/a> after\u200d Meagan Wolfe&#8217;s term officially \u2062expired on June 30. However, Senator Mark Spreitzer raised a point of order, arguing that since four members of the WEC had\u2064 not voted to reappoint her as required by\u200c law, there was no appointment for the Senate to act on, and Meagan Wolfe was legally entitled to remain in her position.<\/p>\n<p>Meagan Wolfe&#8217;s stance aligns with Mr. Beloit&#8217;s assertion that an expired term \u2063does not create a vacancy in Wisconsin. Democrat Attorney General Josh Kaul supports this view and plans to seek a declaratory judgment from a judge to \u200bconfirm it.<\/p>\n<p>In June, the WEC&#8217;s six members deadlocked three to three over Meagan Wolfe&#8217;s reappointment, which \u2062further \u200bcomplicates the\u200c situation. It seems\u2063 that this battle for office will continue to\u2062 be fought both legally and politically.<\/p>\n<p>It is evident that Meagan Wolfe is not willing to back down without a fight. Her determination to remain in her position despite the Senate&#8217;s rejection is a testament to \u2063her dedication to the role and her belief in the \u2063legalities surrounding her appointment.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of this battle remains uncertain. It will ultimately depend on the legal interpretation of Wisconsin&#8217;s election laws and\u2064 the decisions made by the courts. In the\u2063 meantime, Meagan Wolfe continues in her position, leading the WEC and carrying out her duties with \u2063an unwavering resolve.<\/p>\n<p>This clash between political factions highlights the importance of impartiality and transparency in the administration of elections. It \u2064raises questions about the balance\u2063 of power and the appointment process for \u200dkey positions within\u200d election commissions.<\/p>\n<p>As the battle for office unfolds, it is crucial that the integrity of Wisconsin&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-senate-rejects-another-term-for-meagan-wolfe-as-state-elections-chief\/\" title=\"Meagan Wolfe denied another term as Wisconsin's State Elections Chief by Senate.\">electoral process remains intact<\/a>. The public&#8217;s faith in the \u2064fairness and impartiality of elections is paramount, and any disputes or\u2063 disagreements regarding appointments and nominations must \u200dbe resolved \u2062through legal means.<\/p>\n<p>The future of \u2063Meagan \u2062Wolfe&#8217;s position as the WEC administrator hangs in the balance. Only time will tell how this battle will conclude and what impact it will have on the \u200bstate&#8217;s electoral system. Until then, all eyes are\u200c on Wisconsin, watching \u200bas this political showdown unfolds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wisconsin Election Commission (WEC) administrator, Meagan Wolfe, is facing resistance in her removal from office. A Republican observer compared her persistence to bubblegum stuck on a shoe. On Sept. 14, the state Senate voted 22-10, along party lines, to reject her nomination for a second term. One Democrat senator abstained from voting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":369,"featured_media":2033279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2033278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2033278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/369"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2033278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2033278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2033279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2033278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2033278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2033278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}