{"id":2507258,"date":"2025-11-05T19:51:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T00:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-lawmakers-move-ahead-with-election-complaint-changes\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T19:52:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T00:52:11","slug":"wisconsin-lawmakers-move-ahead-with-election-complaint-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-lawmakers-move-ahead-with-election-complaint-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin lawmakers move ahead with election complaint changes"},"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\">16<\/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-lawmakers-move-ahead-with-election-complaint-changes%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=2507258&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--><p>Wisconsin Republicans are advancing legislation to change how the state&#8217;s Elections Commission handles election complaints. The bill,AB 595,proposes that the commission cannot dismiss complaints alleging wrongdoing by the commission itself without a full investigation and decision. It also mandates reforms in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-media-outlets-rejected-the-claim-that-covid-19-came-from-a-wuhan-lab-as-a-conspiracy-theory-when-trump-was-president\/\" title=\"These Media Outlets Rejected The Claim That COVID-19 Came From A Wuhan Lab As A \u2018Conspiracy Theory\u2019 When Trump Was President\">data sharing<\/a>, removal of ineligible voters, charges for voter lists, and requires an audit of non-citizen voters. Supporters, including the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, argue these changes are essential to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-justice-department-nominee-faces-ethics-minefield-from-fathers-corporate-interests\/\" title=\"Biden Justice Department Nominee Faces Ethics Minefield From Father\u2019s Corporate Interests\">restore public trust<\/a> and ensure compliance with federal and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-attorney-phil-kline-and-it-expert-j-r-carlson-presser-wednesday-exposing-mark-zuckerbergs-dark-money-cash-for-chaos\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Attorney Phil Kline and IT Expert J.R. Carlson Presser Wednesday Exposing Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s Dark Money Cash for Chaos\">state election laws<\/a>, emphasizing the need to verify that only U.S.citizens are eligible voters.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Wisconsin lawmakers move ahead with election complaint changes<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2393630\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash;&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\">Republicans<\/a> at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\">Wisconsin<\/a> Capitol are taking the first step to change how the state&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elections\/\">Elections<\/a> Commission handles election complaints.<\/p>\n<p>The Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections held a hearing on The Help America Vote Act, officially known as AB 595.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3876974\/trump-commerce-chief-warns-market-confusion-court-strikes-down-tariffs\/\">Trump&rsquo;s former Commerce chief warns of market &#8216;confusion&#8217; if court strikes down tariffs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3877058\/wisconsin-committee-orders-audit-state-teacher-license-investigation\/\">Wisconsin committee orders audit of state teacher license investigations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3877047\/california-invests-visa-legal-immigration\/\">California invests in visas, legal immigration<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The plan would stop the Wisconsin Elections Commission from dismissing election complaints when voters accuse the Elections Commission itself of making a mistake or committing wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If the commission receives a complaint that alleges that the commission itself is violating [the federal Help America Vote Act] and the complaint raises a substantial question of material fact, the commission must make a final determination on the merits of the complaint and issue a decision,&rdquo; the legislation states. &ldquo;The bill prohibits the commission from dismissing the complaint simply because the complaint alleges a commission violation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The legislation also requires changes to how Wisconsin handles data sharing agreements, how the Elections Commission removes ineligible voters from the state&rsquo;s voter rolls, how much Wisconsin charges for its voter list, and requires the Elections Commission to conduct a non-citizen voter audit.<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Koenen, Policy Director at The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, said Wisconsin needs to make every change in order to restore faith in the state&rsquo;s electoral system.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In September, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty released a report calling for a five-step audit of Wisconsin&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-democrats-h-r-1-is-a-power-grab-would-undermine-states-election-rules\/\" title=\"Republicans: Democrats\u2019 H.R. 1 Is a Power Grab, Would Undermine States\u2019 Election Rules\">voter registration list<\/a> to ensure that only U.S. citizens are voting in elections. The audit proposed in Assembly Bill 595 is similar to WILL&rsquo;s proposal in many respects,&rdquo; Koenen told lawmakers. &ldquo;It will ensure that only U.S. citizens are voting, in compliance with the law.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3867673\/sean-duffy-son-in-law-michael-alfonso-launches-congressional-run-wisconsin\/\">SEAN DUFFY&rsquo;S SON-IN-LAW LAUNCHES CONGRESSIONAL RUN IN WISCONSIN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Koenen said being compliant with federal and state election laws should not be an option for Wisconsin&rsquo;s election managers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[WILL] believes that regularly auditing Wisconsin&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >statewide voter registration list<\/a> is critical to ensuring the integrity of our elections and maintaining the public trust,&rsquo; he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wisconsin GOP advances changes to election complaint process<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2869,"featured_media":2507259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/madison-wisconsin-statehouse-legislature.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5668,3728,3673,4762,4124],"class_list":["post-2507258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-complaint","tag-election","tag-lawmakers","tag-legislation","tag-wisconsin"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/madison-wisconsin-statehouse-legislature.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2507258","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\/2869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2507258"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2507258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2507262,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2507258\/revisions\/2507262"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2507259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2507258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2507258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2507258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}