Two votes in the Wisconsin Capitol Thursday demonstrate Republicans' controversial efforts to shape election rules in the battleground state going into the 2024 election cycle.
The Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison is seen in 2018. Two votes there Thursday are tied to Republican efforts to shape election rules before 2024.The Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison is seen in 2018. Two votes there Thursday are tied to Republican efforts to shape election rules before 2024.MADISON, Wis. — Two votes in the Wisconsin state Capitol Thursday demonstrate Republicans' controversial efforts to shape election rules in the battleground state going into the 2024 election cycle.
And the removal of the top elections official could mean chaos for the state's voting administration just months before the 2024 presidential primary.won a seat on Wisconsin's highest court Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz, who is being targeted for possible impeachment by Republican lawmakers, attends her first hearing as a justice on Sept. 7.Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz, who is being targeted for possible impeachment by Republican lawmakers, attends her first hearing as a justice on Sept. 7.
In response, Republican lawmakers including Robin Vos, the powerful Assembly speaker, called for Protasiewicz to recuse herself from those cases. They argued that her campaign comments — and the $10 million her campaign received from the Democratic Party of Wisconsin — constitute a pre-judgment of the case.Under state ethics rules, campaign contributions do not create a conflict of interest that would require a judge to step aside from a case.
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos talks to the media on Feb. 15, 2022. The Republican has proposed a nonpartisan redistricting plan to preempt the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court from tossing the current GOP-drawn maps.Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos talks to the media on Feb. 15, 2022. The Republican has proposed a nonpartisan redistricting plan to preempt the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court from tossing the current GOP-drawn maps.
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