A state representative in Wisconsin received three military votes addressed to nonexistent individuals at her residence on Monday, prompting a plea to halt the instant counting of military ballots.
Representative Janel Brandtjen of Minnesota filed the case alongside a veterans’ organization and two other plaintiffs. According to The Washington Post, Brandtjen received the ballots since she is the head of the elections committee in the State Assembly.
Erick Kaardal, Brandtjen’s attorney, told the Post that the way the state has handled elections is “conducive to voting fraud.”
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Brandtjen’s lawyers had requested a temporary restraining order and an interim injunction to prevent any military ballots from being tallied until it could be determined whether or not they matched the list of military voters.
According to reports, Assistant Attorney General Lynn Lodahl said that the motion did not fulfill the standards for an injunction and that it was too late to adjust the voting procedure.
An “exhaustive” list of all Wisconsin residents currently serving in the military is not available.
It’s “simply awful,” Lodahl remarked during the hearing about the possibility of a list preventing what happened to Ms. Zapata.
Democratic Governor Tony Evers of Wisconsin is running for reelection on Tuesday. According to a recent poll conducted by the Marquette Law School, 48% of likely voters back Evers, while 48% before his Republican opponent Tim Michels, as reported by Townhall.
According to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel poll director Charles Franklin, “the appropriate assessment is this is certainly a toss-up race at this moment.”
Moreover, the Sentinel noted that the Democrats’ support in Marquette Law surveys remains below 50%.
So, it’s a total coin flip. Frankly, I’m at a loss for a better term,” he remarked.