Milwaukee is effectively finished with its counting. Things are getting tied up. Commission expected to close as much as it can tonight, but have brief meeting on Friday. pic.twitter.com/7Zd3KPw5sb
— Jeramey Jannene (@compujeramey) November 25, 2020
Legislature Refuses to Change Absentee Vote Counting Law
This past election shows why election officials want to count absentee votes early.
Dec 5th, 2020 by Nora Eckert, Wisconsin Center for Investigative JournalismState Elections Commission Gets Testy
Republican members demand Democratic commission chair step down. And she doesn't.
Dec 1st, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneState Declares Biden Won Election
With recounts finished, Wisconsin Elections Commission's chair signed the official determination, and Gov. Evers certified the results.
Nov 30th, 2020 by Graham KilmerAG Kaul Issues Statement on Completion of Partial Recount in Wisconsin
November 30, 2020
Nov 30th, 2020 by Josh KaulWisconsin Recount Grows Biden’s Margin, But Trump Says Fight Isn’t Over
President promises a lawsuit while Biden's margin grows by 87 votes.
Nov 29th, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneTrump Promises Lawsuit Challenging Wisconsin Election Results
Campaign's lawsuit would be third suit that seeks to overturn Wisconsin's presidential election.
Nov 29th, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneMilwaukee County Recount Finished, Dane County Continuing
Biden's margin grows by 132 votes.
Nov 27th, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneCounting Effectively Completed, Milwaukee County Recount Will Finish on Friday
One ward remains, Trump campaign maintaining objections to over 100,000 ballots.
Nov 25th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene11/25/20 at 3:46 pm: Milwaukee Effectively Finished Recounting Ballots
11/25/20 at 1:38 pm: Ballots Being Processed on a ES&S DS-850 machine
Recount ballots being processed for the City of Milwaukee through an ES&S DS-850 machine. pic.twitter.com/IWHOGXKOuu
— Jeramey Jannene (@compujeramey) November 25, 2020
11/25/20 at 1:38 pm: The Glitz and Glamor of the Recount
A sense of the glitz and glamor of the recount. Milwaukee director Claire Woodall-Vogg sits on concrete floor. Former director Neil Albrecht troubleshoots an issue. Empty bins stack up. pic.twitter.com/iu3JyyMQHw
— Jeramey Jannene (@compujeramey) November 25, 2020
Tempers Flare, Monty Python Crack Offered at Recount
Commission chair accuses Trump campaign of manufacturing a controversy.
Nov 25th, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneRecount an Insult to Minority Voters?
'Shameless' and part of a pattern of "blaming Black and brown voters," advocates say.
Nov 25th, 2020 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner11/25/20 at 9:21 am: Today’s Recount Wristband
No poop emoji wristband controversy today. Background: https://t.co/xigPMlL8fV pic.twitter.com/T32VRQL4Kp
— Jeramey Jannene (@compujeramey) November 25, 2020
11/24/20 at 5:04 pm: Recount On Track To Finish Friday
Milwaukee County Clerk George Christenson’s afternoon briefing. 380,000 out of 460,000 ballots processed. Will be done Friday now, according to the self described optimist https://t.co/GKj52Cyyur
— Jeramey Jannene (@compujeramey) November 24, 2020
Early Recount Has Small Gain for Trump
With half the votes recounted in Dane and Milwaukee counties, 57 more votes for Trump.
Nov 24th, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneRepublican Slams Party for State Recount
Fond du Lac Chairman, talk radio’s Jeff Wagner attack effort to ‘disenfranchise' legal voters.
Nov 24th, 2020 by James WigdersonPoop Wristbands Draw Ire at Recount
Or was that chocolate ice cream? Talk Radio host Vickie McKenna is miffed.
Nov 24th, 2020 by Jeramey JanneneCity Finds 386 Sealed Ballots In a Box
All ballots from Ward 315 which Urban Milwaukee reported had shown a big drop in turnout.
Nov 24th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene11/24/20 at 10:08 am: 386 Unprocessed Absentee Ballots from Ward 315 Found
The ballots are in sealed envelopes and unnumbered. And again, as my previous reporting showed, voter turnout was oddly way down in this ward.
— Jeramey Jannene (@compujeramey) November 24, 2020
Woodall-Vogg presents ballots to poll workers. Commission voted unanimously to count them pic.twitter.com/tQrSKQxS1A
— Jeramey Jannene (@compujeramey) November 24, 2020
11/24/20 at 9:12 am: Day 5 of the Recount
Welcome to Day 5 of the Milwaukee County presidential recount. Despite Trump’s announcement late Monday, the crowd of observers looks to be the same size. They’re waiting to be let in and poll workers are waiting to be sworn in pic.twitter.com/WOTr0wHT0B
— Jeramey Jannene (@compujeramey) November 24, 2020
11/24/20 at 7:47 am: President Trump Tweets Erroneous Voting Claim, WEC Responds
“In Wisconsin, somebody has to be indefinitely confined in order to vote absentee. In the past there were 20,000 people. This past election there were 120,000…and Republicans were locked out of the vote counting process.” @VicToensing @newsmax
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 24, 2020
Wisconsin law allows any registered voter to request an absentee ballot.https://t.co/KPynDybEY4
— Wisconsin Elections (@WI_Elections) November 24, 2020
11/23/20 at 6:44 pm: Nine Suburbs Have Completed Their Recounts
Recount adjourns for day. Bayside, Brown Deer, Greendale, Hales Corners, Wauwatosa, Cudahy, Shorewood, Franklin and Oak Creek are finished. West Allis, Whitefish Bay, South Milwaukee & Glendale just have to run ballots through machines.
Milwaukee County back on track says Henry
— Jeramey Jannene (@compujeramey) November 24, 2020
Trump Campaign Objects to Over 160,000 County Ballots
"Behavior of Trump observers" has delayed process, one official charges.
Nov 23rd, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene11/23/20 at 4:06 pm: City of Wauwatosa Loses 23 Votes
Commission moves to accept 2 of 25 votes 1 had similar issue to MKE’s where a clerk failed to sign an in-person absentee. A 2nd where a power of attorney signature was submitted. 23 previously counted removed from tally. Central count allows specific ballots to be removed.
— Jeramey Jannene (@compujeramey) November 23, 2020
11/23/20 at 1:19 pm: Three More Milwaukee Ballots Found
City of Milwaukee gains three more votes. City found two more absentee ballots that were sealed amongst its empty absentee envelopes. ED Claire Woodall-Vogg attributes the now five found ballots to human sorting errors. Logs show voters haven’t voted otherwise.
— Jeramey Jannene (@compujeramey) November 23, 2020