Wisconsin Spotlight | Feb. 17, 2022
WHAT? Green Bay election officials got caught counting absentee ballots in Tuesday’s election hours before the publicly noticed time of 4:30 p.m. (It was supposed to be 7:30 a.m.), effectively shutting out elections observers. City officials claim human error.
So What? It’s the latest election scandal for a city under investigation for the way it handled the 2020 presidential election.
What’s Next? Green Bay Alderman Chris Wery is calling for a full review. State Sen. Roger Roth (R-Appleton) has called on Green Bay’s mayor and city clerk to resign.
By M.D. Kittle
MADISON — Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich and his team have a story problem. They can’t seem to get their stories straight.
And at least one state lawmaker has again called for Genrich and City Clerk Celestine Jeffreys to step down following the latest election scandal.
City elections officials — already in the spotlight for their handling of the 2020 spring and presidential elections — got caught red-handed counting absentee ballots for Tuesday’s primary election hours before they were supposed to under public notice.
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