State Senate Republicans Try to Force Vote on Election Chief’s Appointment
News Analysis
While Democrats were still celebrating the success of their parliamentary move to keep embattled Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) Administrator Meagan Wolfe on the job, the GOP-controlled Senate did some maneuvering of its own to get rid of her.
The WEC called a special meeting for June 27 for the sole purpose of reappointing Wolfe to another four-year term, which would keep her in office during the 2024 presidential election.
At the meeting, all but one of the six-member commission, composed of three Republicans and three Democrats, praised Wolfe for the job she had done running Wisconsin elections since she was appointed in 2018. The five said they wanted her to stay on….