{"id":2042870,"date":"2023-09-24T01:27:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T05:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/articles-of-impeachment-filed-against-embattled-wisconsin-election-chief-meagan-wolfe\/"},"modified":"2023-09-24T01:32:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T05:32:27","slug":"articles-of-impeachment-filed-against-embattled-wisconsin-election-chief-meagan-wolfe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/articles-of-impeachment-filed-against-embattled-wisconsin-election-chief-meagan-wolfe\/","title":{"rendered":"Impeachment articles filed against Wisconsin&#8217;s Election Chief Meagan Wolfe."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Farticles-of-impeachment-filed-against-embattled-wisconsin-election-chief-meagan-wolfe%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=2042870&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>Controversial Wisconsin Election Official Faces\u200c Impeachment \u200dCalls<\/h2>\n<p>Meagan Wolfe, the \u2062administrator of \u200dthe Wisconsin\u200c Election Commission (WEC), is\u200c under fire \u200cas lawmakers present a resolution accusing her of maladministration\u2064 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sf-city-attorney-calls-out-teachers-unions-vaccine-demands-unlawful\/\" title=\"SF City Attorney Calls Out Teachers\u2019 Union\u2019s Vaccine Demands: \u2018Unlawful\u2019\">violating state law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 resolution, consisting of 15\u2062 articles, alleges that Wolfe implemented policies that favored Democrats\u2062 and\u2063 may\u200b have impacted the outcome of the 2020\u2064 election.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/wisconsin-senate-rejects-another-term-for-meagan-wolfe-as-state-elections-chief-5491741?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Wisconsin Senate \u2063Rejects Another Term for Meagan Wolfe as State Elections \u200bChief<\/strong><\/a>  \u2063 &#8211; 9\/15\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/wisconsin-elections-chief-meagan-wolfe-faces-uphill-battle-for-reappointment-5349943?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Wisconsin Elections Chief Meagan Wolfe Faces Uphill\u200d Battle\u2062 for Reappointment<\/strong><\/a>  &#8211; 6\/23\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wisconsin\u2062 courts have already deemed several actions \u200cby the WEC \u200billegal since the 2020 \u200celection.<\/p>\n<p>Republican lawmakers, including Janel Brandtjen and Scott Allen, cosponsored the resolution.<\/p>\n<p>Wolfe\u200c has defended herself,\u200b claiming that she followed the orders of the bipartisan commissioners and that Wisconsin&#8217;s elections are conducted with\u2064 integrity.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the \u2064impeachment attempt, Wolfe remains \u200ddetermined to manage the next presidential election, \u200beven \u2064without Republican support.<\/p>\n<h3>Claims of Maladministration<\/h3>\n<p>The resolution accuses Wolfe of allowing election workers and non-profit employees\u200d to correct\u200d absentee voter \u2062errors, a duty reserved \u2064for voters\u200d themselves according \u200cto state\u2062 law.<\/p>\n<p>It also alleges that Wolfe \u2062failed to \u2062establish a\u2062 verification system to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/articles-of-impeachment-filed-against-embattled-wisconsin-election-chief-meagan-wolfe\/\" title=\"Impeachment articles filed against Wisconsin's Election Chief Meagan Wolfe.\">prevent fraudulent absentee ballot applications<\/a>\u200d and allowed partisan out-of-state residents\u2064 to\u200b administer\u200b Wisconsin&#8217;s elections.<\/p>\n<h3>Follow the Money<\/h3>\n<p>The resolution raises concerns about grant\u2064 money awarded\u2063 to Wisconsin cities by the left-leaning NGO Center for Tech \u200dand Civic Life, funded by Mark Zuckerberg. The funds \u200dwere\u2062 intended for safe elections during \u2064the\u2062 pandemic, but\u200d critics question\u200b their use and transparency.<\/p>\n<h3>A\u2062 Breach of\u200d Trust<\/h3>\n<p>Wolfe&#8217;s recommendation\u200c of\u200b Michael Spitzer-Rubenstein, a Democrat activist, to oversee aspects of\u200c the election in Green \u200dBay is highlighted as a \u2063betrayal of trust. Spitzer-Rubenstein allegedly \u200cmade decisions that favored\u2062 certain voters and had control over critical\u200d information.<\/p>\n<h3>Mishandling of \u2063Actual Ballots<\/h3>\n<p>The resolution accuses \u2062Wolfe \u200bof mishandling absentee \u2062ballot applications and allowing the circumvention of Wisconsin&#8217;s \u200bproof\u2064 of \u2063identification laws. It also points out\u2063 that WEC \u2062lacks the legal\u2063 authority to receive \u200cabsentee ballot applications.<\/p>\n<h3>A Rolling Polling Place<\/h3>\n<p>Wolfe is accused of \u200ballowing \u2062the use of a \u200dmobile polling place in Racine that violated accessibility requirements. The resolution claims that the RV was used to favor certain voters.<\/p>\n<h3>Inflated Voter Rolls<\/h3>\n<p>The resolution alleges that Wolfe failed to remove ineligible names from \u2062the state voter\u200d roll, resulting in \u200ca significant discrepancy \u2062between the number of eligible voters and the number of names on the roll. This practice raises\u200c concerns\u200b about potential voter fraud.<\/p>\n<h3>Nosey \u2062Questions<\/h3>\n<p>The final article accuses Wolfe of promoting the \u2064use of a\u200d voter \u2064registration form that\u200b solicits more information than authorized by Wisconsin law. A court \u2062has already \u200cruled\u2063 against \u2064the form, deeming it non-compliant.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution\u200d concludes by initiating\u200d Wolfe&#8217;s impeachment and calling for substantial reform or dissolution of the WEC.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2064 What specific concerns are \u2064raised about the use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-zuckerberg-bans-president-trump-from-using-facebook-indefinitely\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Zuckerberg Bans President Trump from Using Facebook \u201cIndefinitely\u201d\">ballot drop boxes<\/a> and how do \u200bthey \u2064undermine \u200bthe principle of one person, one vote<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Dulent voters from casting multiple ballots. The resolution claims that this failure \u2064led to the potential for \u2063voter fraud and\u2063 compromised\u200b the integrity of \u200cthe election process.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the resolution accuses Wolfe of\u200b not properly updating the \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-he-supports-ending-filibuster-cites-abusive-use-by-democrats-during-trump-term\/\" title=\"Biden Says He Supports Ending Filibuster, Cites \u2018Abusive\u2019 Use By Democrats During Trump Term\">voter registration system<\/a>, resulting in \u200coutdated information and the possibility of \u200ddeceased individuals being included in the voter rolls. This alleged negligence \u2064creates\u200d opportunities for\u2063 ineligible individuals to\u200b vote and \u2062undermines the credibility of the \u2062election.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution also raises concerns \u200babout the use of ballot drop boxes, \u200darguing that Wolfe implemented policies \u200cthat allowed for the \u2063collection\u200c and submission of ballots outside the legal parameters set \u200dforth \u2064by the state. This, according to the resolution,\u2062 created an avenue for illegal activities and undermined the principle of one person, one vote.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, \u200bthe \u2063resolution \u2062alleges that Wolfe failed to properly \u2063train election workers and neglected to\u2063 enforce adequate security \u2063measures. It\u2063 claims that this \u200black of oversight and preparation \u200dincreases the \u200brisk of tampering\u200c and manipulation \u200dof the election results.<\/p>\n<p>Wolfe&#8217;s Defense<\/p>\n<p>In response to these allegations, Meagan Wolfe defends\u200d herself by\u2064 stating that she followed the directives of the bipartisan\u2062 commissioners and \u200dthat all her \u2063actions were in accordance with state laws and\u200d regulations. She \u2063emphasizes that she was committed to conducting fair \u200cand \u200ctransparent \u2064elections and maintaining the integrity of the process.<\/p>\n<p>Wolfe further argues that these\u200d impeachment attempts\u2063 are politically motivated, aiming to discredit her and undermine the \u2062democratic process. She highlights that \u200dWisconsin&#8217;s elections, including the 2020\u200c election,\u2062 were conducted with integrity,\u2062 evidenced \u2063by the fact that multiple courts have affirmed the legality of the WEC&#8217;s actions.<\/p>\n<p>Future Outlook<\/p>\n<p>Despite facing\u200b impeachment calls and potential removal from office, Meagan Wolfe remains determined to oversee\u2062 the \u200cmanagement of\u200d the next presidential election in Wisconsin, even \u2064without the support of Republicans. She reiterates her \u2063commitment to upholding the principles of democracy and ensuring that\u2064 every eligible voter&#8217;s voice is heard.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion<\/p>\n<p>The controversy surrounding Meagan Wolfe and \u200cthe Wisconsin Election \u2062Commission\u200d highlights the\u200c ongoing partisan tensions and suspicions surrounding \u2062the\u200d 2020 election. \u200dWhile lawmakers and critics accuse Wolfe of \u200dmaladministration and violating state law, she maintains her \u200binnocence \u2062and defends her actions as necessary for conducting \u2062fair elections. As the calls \u2062for impeachment persist, the future of Wolfe&#8217;s tenure\u2063 and the credibility of \u200cWisconsin&#8217;s \u2062election process remain uncertain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meagan Wolfe, the Wisconsin Election Commission (WEC) administrator, is under fire as calls for her impeachment grow. Five Republican state assembly members have submitted a 23-page resolution to the Legislature, outlining 15 articles accusing Ms. Wolfe of maladministration. 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