. This is despite the fact that state attorneys have stated that it is illegal.
The recommendation was made by Michael Gableman, an investigator. He published his 136-page interim report on the 2020 election and presented the findings to the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections.
Gableman stated that he believed the legislature should seriously consider the possibility of decertification for the 2020 Wisconsin presidential elections. Later, Gableman softened his words and stated that he was not recommending decertification. He just wanted to raise the possibility and suggest that, “if such an avenue were pursued, I believe the conclusions in this report would support that process.”
In November, nonpartisan legislative lawyers told lawmakers that there was no way for the Legislature to reverse the Electoral College’s certified votes and have them counted by Congress.
On Tuesday, an attorney representing the committee reiterated this point. He stated, “Our position was that once the electoral votes are received by Congress, that is when the door closes.” The election is now complete.
The report supports Gableman’s argument that Wisconsin’s legislature can undo its 2020 election certification, but it also concludes that such an action “wouldn’t, for example change the identity of the current President.”
Gableman’s report exposed many of the arguments conservatives made regarding the 2020 election. It was mainly focused on grants the Center for Tech and Civic Life made five large cities. The report also examined how voting was conducted at nursing homes.
Members of both parties swiftly criticized the decertification proposal. Jim Steineke, Republican Assembly Majority Leader, rebuffed the idea, stating that it was “still not legal under Wisconsin law”.
Steineke tweeted, “Beyond this, it would not have any practical impact because there are no Constitutional ways to remove a sitting President other than through impeachment ou incapacity.” “Fools errand. Keep your eyes on the future.
Robin Vos, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker, appointed Gableman to supervise the review of June 2021’s election. Gableman was appointed by Robin Vos, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker to oversee the review of the election in June 2021.
Vos stated in a statement that “I’d like thank the Office of Special Counsel” for their tireless efforts to find the truth. They’ve done an excellent job in showing that there were problems in 2020. The report will help to correct these issues for future elections.
Gableman has been harshly criticized by Democrats and election officials, as well as some Republicans. Shortly after the 2020 election, Gableman spoke out at an event and expressed concern about the administration of the election. He also told the committee that he voted in Trump’s 2020 election. After the Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected Trump’s suit to throw out tens or thousands of votes, the election results were certified by Madison on December 14, 2020.
Wisconsin was won by President Biden by more than 206,000 votes. Trump-ordered recounts were conducted in Milwaukee and Dane counties to confirm his victory. Many courts dismissed legal challenges to the election results.
The previous, nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau review of the 2020 election and another review by the conservative group Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty did not find evidence of widespread fraud. These reports, similar to Gableman’s made recommendations for amending Wisconsin election laws.
Tony Evers, Wisconsin Democratic Governor, called Gableman’s review a “circus” and a “colossal loss of taxpayer dollars.”
Evers stated in a statement that “this effort has spread disinformation regarding our election processes. It has attacked the integrity of election administrators and clerks and it has enabled individuals to harass dedicated public servants.”
The Wisconsin Elections Commission stated in a statement that “Special Counsel Gableman’s report is based on mischaracterizations of Wisconsin electoral statutes and administration and, therefore, its utility is minimal.”
Gableman claimed that $8.8million that the Center for Tech and Civic Life provided to Madison, Racine and Kenosha for aid in running the 2020 election was similar to “election corruption” and that grants were primarily partisan get-out the vote efforts.
Courts have rejected previous challenges to these grants. In October 2020, a federal judge wrote that the Court found nothing in the statutes Plaintiffs cite that could be interpreted as prohibiting the defendant Cities accepting funds from CTCL. Gableman’s report focuses on five cities that voted for Mr. Biden, while over 200 Wisconsin municipalities received money from the group.
A report by the Center for Tech and Civic Life shows that grant money was used for poll workers, drop boxes, temporary staff, cleaning, and other election-related items.
Gableman’s report also criticised the manner in which voting was done in nursing homes. Gableman showed several videos showing elderly relatives who believed they should not be voting.
In Racine County, a sheriff issued a report accusing Wisconsin elections commissions of violating the law by telling them not to use special voting officers in nursing homes in 2020. According to a letter published on WisPolitics, the county attorney stated that she did not have the authority to indict election commissioners.
“People in nursing homes do not have to take push-polls in order to exercise their constitutional rights to vote,” Ann Jacobs (Democratic chair of Wisconsin Elections Commission) responded to the videos. Only a judge can stop someone from voting in Wisconsin.
Gableman also attacked drop box use. Drop boxes were put on hold by the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s recent decision while the court considered a challenge to their usage.
Gableman recommended shortening early voting periods and dismantling Wisconsin Elections Commission. This recommendation was also supported by some Republicans. The bipartisan agency was created by GOP lawmakers in 2015 to replace the former election agency.
Gableman suggested that his work would be continued and stated that he had about $300,000. Although his subpoenas were met with strong opposition, Gableman maintained that he was only interested in the truth.
Last week, several Wisconsin GOP legislators passed election-related bills based upon recommendations from other election reviews. However, Evers is expected veto them.
