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Missing Ballots in Madison Tied to Clerk's Unlawful Actions, Report Finds

On Wednesday, the Wisconsin Elections Commission released a draft report finding that Maribeth Witzel-Behl violated state laws by failing to count 193 absentee ballots.
Madison Clerk’s office printed pollbooks on October 23, nearly two weeks before Election Day, and absentee ballot envelopes and courier bags weren’t numbered or organized by ward.
A bag containing 68 unprocessed absentee ballots was found November 12 in a tabulator bin, and clerk employees uncovered 125 sealed ballots during reconciliation on December 3.
At its July 17 meeting, the Wisconsin Elections Commission will vote on the report’s findings, and if approved Madison must certify it has taken corrective actions.
During elections earlier this year, the clerk’s office implemented additional safeguards for elections earlier this year to ensure all eligible absentee ballots were accounted for, Michael Haas said.

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