OF THE ELECTIONS COMMISSION
THINK ABOUT ALL OF THIS?
WE ASK HER.
MEAGAN WOLFE JOINS US NOW.
THANKS A LOT ARE TO B FOR BEING.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> SO WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE FOR
MICHAEL GABELMAN CALLING FOR YOU
TO BE FIRED?
>> I THINK A LOT OF WHAT WAS
SAID AND A LOT OF WHAT IS IN
THIS REPORT IS JUST A COMPLETE
MISREPRESENTATION OF WISCONSIN N
ELECTION LAW, FEDERAL ELECTION
LAW, ELECTION AD ADMINISTRATIOND
TECHNOLOGY.
AND I THINK THAT THE CLAIMS WERE
MADE AND THE REPORT ITSELF HAS
VERY MINIMAL UTILITY BECAUSE OF
THESE MISREPRESENTATIONS.
>> AT THE HEARING, GABLEMAN SAID
THAT GRANT FUNDING FROM THE
CENTER FOR TECH AND CIVIC LIFE,
WHICH HE CALLS ZUCKERBUCKS, WERE
A PRETEXT TO UNFAIRLY TURN OUT
BLAKE VOTE IN MILWAUKEE.
LET'S TAKE A LISTEN TO WHAT HE
SAID.
>> IN ORDER TO WIN THE NEXT
ELECTION, THE DEMOCRATS WERE
GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO MILWAUKEE
AND TURN OUT THE AFRICAN
AMERICAN VOTE.
AND THAT'S WHAT THIS MONEY WAS
FOR, AND THAT'S THE HEART OF
THIS PARTISAN EFFORT.
>> WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE TO
THAT?
WAS THAT ILLEGAL?
>> THE ISSUE OF PRIVATE GRANT
FUNDING IN ELECTIONS AND THE
ACCEPTANCE OF THEM BY
MUNICIPALITIES WAS AN ISSUE THAT
HAS BEEN DECIDED BY MULTIPLE
COURTS.
I BELIEVE THERE HAVE BEEN THREE
COURT DECISIONS THAT HAVE SAID
THAT THE LAW DOES NOT PROHIBIT
LOCAL ELECTION OFFICIALS FROM
ACCEPTING PRIVATE GRANT FUNDS.
>> SO GABLEMAN ALSO SPENT A LONG
TIM DURING HIS HEARING PLAYING
VIDEOS OF NURSING HOME RESIDENTS
ABOUT HOW THEY WOULD VOTE.
WITH THEM, MOSTLY UNABLE TO
ANSWER.
THE POINT WAS TO SAY THE
ELECTIONS COMMISSION DECISION
SHOULD NOT ALLOW VOTING DEPUTIES
IN THE NURSING HOMES DURING THE
PANDEMIC RESULTED IN INELIGIBLE
VOTERS ILLEGALLY CASTING
BALLOTS.
WHAT'S YOUR E REACTION, FIRST OF
ALL, TO THESE VIDEO
PRESENTATIONS DURING THE
HEARING, GABLEMAN SAID 92 THOWM0
PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE.
>> I THINK TO RESPOND TO THESE
WE NEED TO GO BACK TO ELECTION
LAW, WHICH SAYS THAT A COURT HAS
TO SPECIFICALLY ADJUDICATE
SOMEBODY INCOMPETENT FOR VOTING
PURPOSES.
SO HAVING SOME TYPE OF A
GUARDIANSHIP ORDER OR EVEN IF A
FAMILY MEMBER DOESN'T BELIEVE
THAT SOMEBODY'S CAPABLE, UNLESS
THERE IS A COURT ORDER THAT SAYS
SOMEBODY IS NOT COMPETENT TO
VOTE, THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE IS
STILL IN PLACE.
AND I KNOW THESE ARE DIFFICULT
DECISIONS.
I'M CERTAINLY -- CAN SYMPATHIZE
WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE FRUSTRATED
BY THE LAW, BUT THERE WOULD NEED
TO BE A CHANGE TO THE LAW IF
THERE WAS A DESIRE TO SEE SOME
DIFFERENT MEASURE UTILIZED.
THERE'S NO TESTING THAT'S GIVEN
TO ANY VOTER BEFORE THEY'RE ABLE
TO CAST THEIR BALLOT.
THERE IS THE LAW, THOUGH, WHICH
SAYS THAT SOMEBODY HAS TO BE
ADJUDICATED BY A JUDGE
INCOMPETENT BEFORE THEIR RIGHT
TO VOTE CAN BE REMOVED.
>> WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO SEE THOSE
VIDEOS DURING THAT HEARING OF
THOSE PEOPLE IN THOSE NURSING
HOMES BEING BASICALLY DEPOSED?
>> I FELT A LITTLE UPSET
WATCHING IT BECAUSE IT DID FEEL
LIKE THOSE PEOPLE WERE BEING
EXPLOITED, BECAUSE AGAIN,
THERE'S NO TEST THAT'S REQUIRED
TO BE ABLE TO CAST YOUR BALLOT.
THERE'S NO TEST FOR ANYONE
BEFORE THEY'RE ABLE TO CAST
THEIR BALLOT, BUT THERE IS THE
LAW THAT SAYS SOMEBODY HAS TO BE
ADJUDICATED BY A COURT.
BECAUSE THE RIGHT TO VOTE, IT'S
A SACRED RIGHT, AND IT'S TAKEN
VERY SERIOUSLY, SO THE LAW SAYS
IN ORDER FOR THAT RIGHT TO BE
REMOVED, THERE HAS TO BE A COURT
ORDER.
>> MEANWHILE, FORMER JUSTICES IN
THE INVESTIGATION HAS SUBPOENAED
YOU AND OTHERS FOR A PRIVATE
DEPOSITION AND YOU ARE SUING
OVER THAT.
WHY ARE YOU SUING?
>> I WOULD BE VERY PLEASED TO
TALK TO THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL
COUNSEL IN A PUBLIC FORUM.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, I BELIEVE
IT WAS JUST LAST WEEK THAT I DID
PROVIDE TESTIMONY TO THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS.
AND SO WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO
HAVING THESE DISCUSSIONS WITH
LAWMAKERS, WITH THE PUBLIC,
ABOUT HOW OUR ELECTION IN 2020
WAS CONDUCTED WITH INTEGRITY.
BUT THOSE CONVERSATIONS HAVE TO
HAPPEN IN PUBLIC.
EVERY ASPECT OF ELECTIONS
HAPPENS IN PUBLIC, IN A PUBLIC
FORUM, AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT
THIS REVIEW SHOULD BE ANY
DIFFERENT.
>> AS YOU JUST SAID, YOU'VE
TESTIFIED MANY TIMES BEFORE THE
LEGISLATURE ON THE MATTER OF THE
2020 ELECTION.
WHAT DO YOU WANT THE PUBLIC TO
HEAR ABOUT WHETHER IT WAS
CONDUCTED ILLEGALLY OR IS
SUSPECT OR THE PROCESS SHOULD BE
CHANGED IN
>> YOU KNOW, I REALLY ENCOURAGE
EVERYONE TO ENGAGE WITH THE
FACTS ABOUT ELECTIONS.
YOU HAVE A LOCAL ELECTION
AUTHORITY IN EVERY SINGLE CITY,
TOWN AND VILLAGE IN WISCONSIN.
ASK QUESTIONS, GET INVOLVED,
EVERY ASPECT OF ELECTIONS IS
PUBLICLY OBSERVABLE.
AND SO YOU'RE ABLE TO WATCH
THOSE THINGS, WHETHER IT'S
TESTING THE VOTING EQUIPMENT OR
COUNTING OF THE ABSENTEE BALLOT,
THOSE ARE ALL PUBLICLY
OBSERVABLE.
AND I WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT EVERY
DECISION OF THE WISCONSIN
ELECTIONS COMMISSION IS MADE IN
A BIPARTISAN MANNER AND IS MADE
IN A PUBLIC FORUM.
SO THERE ARE REALLY GREAT
OPPORTUNITIES HERE TO SEE HOW
ELECTIONS ARE RUN, TO LEARN
MORE, AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY
TO DO THAT.
>> MEAGAN WOLFE, THANKS VERY
MUCH FOR JOINING US.
>> THANK YOU.