The Wisconsin lawmaker has been criticized by election officials for spreading false information about the system.
"The Plaintiffs want to ensure that any close election result is not determined by non-qualified people voting military elector absentee ballots," the lawsuit states.Brandtjen, who is chair of the State Assembly’s elections committee, allegedly received the ballots bearing fake names from Kimberly Zapata, a Milwaukee election official, per WashPost.
Zapata told prosecutors she was trying to inform Brandtjen about a weakness in the state’s voting system so it could be addressed, WashPost reports. But Zapata wasBrandtjen has been criticized by election officials for spreading false information about the system.Wisconsin, unlike most states, allows military members to cast their ballots without registering to vote or providing proof of residency.
The suit is using the incident to argue that military ballots should be authenticated under state law.“I believe someone was trying to point out how easy it is to get military ballots in Wisconsin.
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