Flabbergasted Wisconsin elections officials
to depose Madison workers over uncounted ballots
Posted By: NorthernDog, 3/7/2025 8:57:53 PM
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin election officials voted Friday to force Madison city workers to sit for depositions as they try to learn more about how nearly 200 absentee ballots in November’s election went uncounted. The uncounted ballots in the state’s capital city didn’t affect any results, but the Wisconsin Elections Commission still launched an investigation in January to determine whether Madison City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl violated state law or abused her discretion. She didn’t notify the elections commission of the uncounted ballots until December, almost a month and a half after the election and well after the results were certified
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Flabbergasted Wisconsin elections officials
to depose Madison workers over uncounted ballots 3 replies
to depose Madison workers over uncounted ballots 3 replies
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin election officials voted Friday to force Madison city workers to sit for depositions as they try to learn more about how nearly 200 absentee ballots in November’s election went uncounted. The uncounted ballots in the state’s capital city didn’t affect any results, but the Wisconsin Elections Commission still launched an investigation in January to determine whether Madison City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl violated state law or abused her discretion. She didn’t notify the elections commission of the uncounted ballots until December, almost a month and a half after the election and well after the results were certified
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spitting and threats have them worried
to be in Denver 6 replies
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Guard Deployment, Executive Orders to
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Trump Rant, Manages to Expose Himself
in the Process 17 replies
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It's not widely known, but over HALF of
Columba University's enrollment is now
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Columba University's enrollment is now
foreign students 16 replies
It's not widely known, but over HALF of Columba University's enrollment is now foreign students. Some of them are people like Mahmoud Khalil, who spent all his time agitating in support of Hamas terrorists. But if you dig deeper, the true story is even more appalling: Columbia is using the prestige of its elite undergraduate school to bring in thousands of mediocre foreigners who want a Columbia degree in computer science, engineering, or a similar field. Columbia admits them because they pay full-freight tuition, boosting their bottom line while glutting the American job market and lowering wages for STEM workers.
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I wonder how many times this happened in 2020? Biden ''won'' Wisconsin by just a 1/2 percent.