In all fairness, the signature provision is relatively new. Not all poll workers are familiar with it. The confusion happened with new registrations. Seems to me that they should halt registrations at the polls. I think Racine had about 4000 on election day. That is where the problem lies.
The Journal Sentinel is not telling the whole story (shocking I know). Just a few of the things that the State GOP is telling talk radio people:
- there is a supplemental book for same day voters so they have to sign two separate times. In some cases there are no signatures recorded at all in others the signature is completely different from one book to the other.
- voter number is supposed to be assigned to each person voting and in a number of cases there was a question mark next to the name instead of the number or no number at all.
- harassment of Republican poll watchers and ignoring contested ballot requests/signatures
- this was not widespread over the entire voting area but specifically in the city of Racine.
The books are such a mess that the GOP cannot make heads or tails of some of the ward rolls.
The Dems stuffed the ballot boxes with not only fraudulent voters in person but IMO were likely taking matters into their own hands and adding ballots at the last minute when they thought Waangard could still win.
Cheating is possible when subtle...4000 random votes from wards in the City of Racine is not subtle but criminal.
In all fairness, the signature provision is relatively new.”
Balderdash! Having changes in the law which affect voting regs is no excuse. Texas has been through the ringer this year with changes due to Federal intervention. If you want to work in the polls you had to attend a long training session and be re-certified. Had this omission occurred once, that is one thing but for so many to not have signed is a red flag indicating other issues.