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Wisconsin Republicans seek issues they can raise in a recount, but no major problems have surfaced
Milwaukee Journal ^ | November 10, 2020 | Patrick Marley

Posted on 11/10/2020 9:10:51 AM PST by PBRCat

As Republicans pursue a longshot chance of overturning the presidential results in Wisconsin, they’re focused on absentee voters' addresses, the state’s residency requirement and a flash drive that was briefly left in a counting machine.

With a lead of more than 20,000 votes by President-elect Joe Biden, Republicans would need to find something momentous to shift the state’s results to President Donald Trump.

And in the unlikely scenario that Biden loses Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes, he could still claim the presidency because of other states.

Wisconsin Republicans are scrambling to find issues they can raise in the recount Trump has promised to pursue.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, on Friday directed a committee to review the election results, saying he wanted it to determine whether there were any irregularities.

Republicans have raised concerns about instances in which clerks filled in the addresses of witnesses on absentee ballot envelopes.

Absentee voters in Wisconsin place their ballots in envelopes that they must sign before returning them to local election officials. They must also have a witness sign the envelope and provide his or her address.

If the voter’s signature, the witness’ signature or the witness’ address is missing, the vote won’t count.

Before the election, clerks contacted voters if they identified problems with the envelopes so they could fix them.

The state Elections Commission told clerks they could add the witness’ address if they were able to determine what it was.

Former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman and some Republicans contend the witness — not the clerk — is the one who is supposed to fill out the address information.

“The one meaningful path that the president would have in Wisconsin would be to challenge the I believe illegal clerks writing in the addresses for the absentee voters’ witnesses,” Gableman said.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: absentees; bs; elections; fraud; glitches; milwaukeejournal; milwaukeeurinal; recount; voterid; witnesses
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To: PBRCat

What about reports that twice (?) as many votes were cast in Milwaukee than there are registered voters???


41 posted on 11/10/2020 12:04:01 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
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To: sipster

ah, ok


42 posted on 11/10/2020 12:59:40 PM PST by Pollard (Bunch of curmudgeons)
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To: Pollard; All
A recount is fine but what we really want is an audit which is an investigation into each vote.

Just recounting numbers can miss fraud. Audits are more forensic and done by lawyers and CPAs who know what to look for as to whether there is fraud involved.

43 posted on 11/10/2020 2:38:20 PM PST by HotHunt
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To: PBRCat

Not sure about a recount MJ, but darn sure about an audit overseen by attorneys and evidence if election laws were broken/poll watchers denied fair access.

That is the issue in Wisconsin and other States.


44 posted on 11/10/2020 2:46:53 PM PST by rollo tomasi
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To: PBRCat

BULL$$*&


45 posted on 11/10/2020 2:48:48 PM PST by Fledermaus (FIRE BILL BARR AND RECESS APPOINT RICHARD GRENELL!)
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To: PBRCat

https://www.citizenfreepress.com/breaking/in-9-wisconsin-precincts-more-than-100-percent-voted/

Must be a bunch of RINO’s up there...its right in everyone else’s face!!!


46 posted on 11/10/2020 2:49:33 PM PST by mo ("If you understand, no explanation is needed; if you don't understand, no explanation is possible)
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