Democrats say the move was illegal, and litigation is widely expected.
Thursday’s vote was the latest development in a monthslong partisan battle over Meagan Wolfe’s tenure. | Ruthie Hauge/Wisconsin State Journal via APWisconsin Republicans voted Thursday to fire the state’s elections chief just months before the battleground state’s presidential primary.
As the head of the commission, Wolfe has been the target of GOP attacks following the 2020 presidential election, when President Joe Biden narrowly beat former President Donald Trump in the state. Wolfe has garnered vitriol from Republicans who amplified Trump’s false claims about widespread fraud in the election.
It will almost certainly not be the end of the matter. Democrats say the vote to remove Wolfe was illegal because the commission had not officially sent her nomination to the legislature, and litigation is widely expected. Following the vote, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers requested that the Wisconsin Department of Justice provide “immediate representation to defend [Wolfe] so she can remain in this important role.
People in the State Senate gallery listen to debate about taking a step toward firing Wolfe on Thursday at the Capitol in Madison, Wis. | Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP
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