This page contains information about compliance review complaints against election officials filed with the Wisconsin Elections Commission under Section §5.06. Complaints filed under Section §5.05 are not included because they are confidential by law. However, at the direction of the Commission, close letters from some Section §5.05 complaints are posted and denoted with an asterisk (*) before the number.
A voter may file a sworn complaint alleging that an election official has violated the law or abused the official’s discretion regarding nominations, qualifications of candidates, voting qualifications, including residence, ward division and renumbering, recall, ballot preparation, election administration or conduct of elections.
EL 21-39 Stone v. Wolfe
A sworn Wisconsin Statute § 5.06 complaint was filed by Jay Stone.
EL 21-35 Pellegrini v. Igl
The decision letter in this matter (Pellegrini v. Igl – EL 21-35) relied in part on guidance issued by the Commission that has been ordered to be withdrawn as invalid by the Waukesha County Circuit Court in Teigen, et al. v. WEC, et al.. See the memorandum at this link: https://elections.wi.gov/node
EL 21-34 Everson v. Village of Osceola
Denise Everson filed a sworn Wisconsin Statute § 5.06 complaint pertaining to an alleged violation of Wis. Stat. § 5.25(4)(a) relating to a ramp inside the polling location used at the 2021 Spring Election in which Ms. Everson allegedly stepped off and broke her foot. She alleges that the ramp in
EL 21-33 Liu et al. v. Wolfe et al. (Madison)
A sworn Wisconsin Statute § 5.06 complaint has been filed by Yiping Liu and several other consolidated complainants. The complaint pertains to the City of Madison’s alleged legal violations relating to the use of a private election consultant and the overall delegation/corporatization of elections
EL 21-32 Sewell v. Racine (EI)
James Sewell filed a sworn Wisconsin Statute § 5.06 complaint related to alleged failures by numerous poll workers in different Racine wards to properly mark remade ballots in accordance with the procedures outlined in Wis. Stat. § 5.85. The complaint has not been resolved.
EL 21-31 Werner et al. v. Wolfe et al. (Milwaukee)
A sworn Wisconsin Statute § 5.06 complaint was filed by Cynthia Werner and several other consolidated complainants. The complaint pertains to the City of Milwaukee’s alleged legal violations relating to the delegation/corporatization of elections responsibilities.
EL 21-30 Thomas et al. v. Wolfe et al. (Kenosha)
A sworn Wisconsin Statute § 5.06 complaint was filed by Brian Thomas and several other consolidated complainants. The complaint pertains to the City of Kenosha’s alleged legal violations relating to the delegation/corporatization of elections responsibilities.
EL 21-29 Prujansky et al. v. Wolfe et al. (Racine)
A sworn Wisconsin Statute § 5.06 complaint was filed with the WEC by Martin Prujarksky and several other consolidated complainants. The complaint pertains to the City of Racine’s alleged legal violations relating to the use of a private elections consultant and the overall delegation/corporatization
EL 21-27 Steinke v. Knaak
A sworn Wisconsin Statute § 5.06 complaint was filed by Steven Steinke. The complaint pertains to an alleged violation of Wis. Stat. § 7.30(2)(a) relating to allowing a ballot candidate to serve as an election official, allowing an even number of poll workers in violation of Wis. Stat. § 7.30(1)(a)
EL 21-26 Steinke v. Kessen
A sworn Wisconsin Statute § 5.06 complaint was filed by Steven Steinke. The complaint pertains to an alleged violation of Wis. Stat. § 7.30(2)(a) relating to service as an election official while also being a candidate on the ballot. The Commission issued a decision letter on September 27, 2021.