Wisconsin Senate votes to remove state’s top elections official, setting off legal dispute
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By Whitney Wild and Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Thursday to fire the state’s top elections administrator, Meagan Wolfe – a move that immediately triggered a legal battle over who will oversee voting in one of the nation’s most important presidential swi…
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Wisconsin Senate Republicans voted to remove a top election official in the state on Thursday, leaving the question of who is overseeing elections in the battleground up in the air ahead of the 2024 presidential race.
Meagan Wolfe, with help from the Democratic governor, is suing to keep her post, after years of criticism propelled by Donald Trump’s 2020 election attacks.
By Whitney Wild and Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Thursday to fire the state’s top elections administrator, Meagan Wolfe – a move that immediately triggered a legal battle over who will oversee voting in one of the nation’s most important presidential swi…
Meagan Wolfe said she will "not bend to political pressure" and plans to stay on as the Wisconsin Elections Commission's administrator pending the lawsuit.
The Senate's vote to potentially oust Wisconsin Elections Commission administrator Meagan Wolfe is almost certain to end up in court leading up to the 2024 presidential election.
