A Wisconsin lawmaker has taken the unprecedented step of demanding clerks in two counties turn over all ballots and voting equipment used in the 2020 presidential election for what the Republican is calling a “cyber-forensic” review of the results.
used in the 2020 presidential election for what the Republican is calling a “cyber-forensic” review of the results. Here are the key takeaways from state Rep. Janel Brandtjen's push to reexamine Joe Biden's victory in Wisconsin.Court challenges and a partial recount in Milwaukee and Dane counties confirmed Biden defeated former President Donald Trump by about 20,000 votes in Wisconsin. But Trump has refused to accept defeat, demanding Wisconsin Republicans investigate the results.
But she was among a group of Republican lawmakers who traveled to Arizona's Maricopa County to observe the audit there., Republicans in that state have hired tech firm Cyber Ninjas to examine ballots under microscopes and ultraviolet lights. She returned convinced Wisconsin needs a similar top-to-bottom investigation. She acknowledged the two ongoing reviews in a news release Friday but said the audit bureau is taking too long and the state needs a “transparent, full, cyber-forensic audit.
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