2021 Report of Suspected Election Fraud, Irregularities or Violations

Pursuant to the requirement contained in Wis. Stat. § 7.15(1)(g), the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) submits to the Wisconsin Legislature the following report of “suspected election fraud, irregularities or violations” based on information submitted to the WEC by municipal clerks.  This report is submitted to the chief clerks of each house of the Legislature per Wis. Stat. § 13.172(2).

The timeframe for this report is information the WEC received from August 22, 2020 through May 19, 2021.  Please see the transmittal letter to the chief clerks which accompanies this report that describes the contents and limitations of this report.
 

Date

County

Suspected Election Fraud, Irregularity or Violation

Related Election

9/3/20

Rock

Voting twice in same election (in-person and absentee by mail)

2020 Partisan Primary

11/3/20

Brown

Voting twice in same election (in-person absentee and absentee by mail)

2020 General Election

11/5/20

Dodge

Voting twice in same election (in-person and absentee by mail)

2020 Partisan Primary

11/12/20

Columbia

Felon Vote (still under supervision)

2020 General Election

11/12/20

Waukesha

Voting twice in same election (in-person and absentee by mail)

2020 General Election

11/13/20

Milwaukee

Voting twice in same election (in-person and absentee by mail)

2020 General Election

11/19/20

Jackson

Improper absentee request/voting

2020 General Election

12/4/20

Langlade

Voting twice in same election (two different municipalities)

2020 General Election

12/10/20

Sheboygan

Voting twice in same election (two different municipalities)

2020 General Election

12/14/20/12/16/20

Portage/Waushara

Voting twice in same election (two different municipalities) (two instances)

2020 General Election

12/15/20

La Crosse

Voting twice in same election (two different municipalities)

2020 General Election

12/15/20

La Crosse

Improper residential address on voter registration (twenty-two instances)

Not specific to single election

12/22/20

St. Croix

Voting twice in same election (two different municipalities)

2020 General Election

2/8/21

Columbia

Voting after incompetency adjudication

2020 General Election

2/8/21

Columbia

Voting after incompetency adjudication

2018 Spring, 2018 General, 2019 Spring Elections

2/8/21

Columbia

Voting after incompetency adjudication

2016 Spring Election

2/9/21

Waukesha

Voting after incompetency adjudication

2017 Spring Primary, 2017 Spring, 2018 Spring Primary, 2018 Spring, 2018 Partisan Primary, 2018 General, 2019 Spring, 2020 Spring Primary, 2020 Partisan Primary, 2020 General Election

4/12/21

Milwaukee

Voting twice in same election (two different municipalities)

2021 Spring Election

4/17/21

Jefferson

Voting in wrong municipality

2021 Spring Election

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