There have been at least 30 cases of voter fraud or possible fraud in the past two elections.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Friday released a report that details complaints of voter fraud or voter irregularities in the past year.
“Municipal clerks typically provide reports of suspected election fraud or irregularities to the Commission by email or letter, and in most cases the report is a copy of the referral they have made to the District Attorney,” the report states. “The timeframe for this report picks up from the last report and covers July 1, 2023 through September 12, 2024.”
The report actually contains complaints that date back to 2022, but the bulk of the 30 cases are from either the spring 2023 election, the spring 2024 election, or this year’s August primary.
WEC’s report says most of the cases of fraud are people who vote twice in the same election.
For example, the report notes seven instances of people voting both in-person and absentee in Milwaukee County in the 2024 Spring Election. There were another seven instances of double-voting in Milwaukee County in the 2023 Spring Election as well. The report also notes that there were six felons who registered to vote in Kenosha County in the 2024 Spring Election.
WEC’s report warns, however, that there may be more fraud cases.
“The report is limited to information sent to the Commission by Wisconsin’s municipal clerks, and it is possible that other suspected election frauds, irregularities or violations were referred by municipal clerks who did not also notify the Commission,” the report notes. “It is also possible that citizens or organizations have filed complaints directly with a District Attorney, which the Commission has no way of knowing or tracking.”
WEC commissioners have insisted that voter fraud cases in Wisconsin are rare.
Critics of Wisconsin elections have said the problem is not necessarily the number of voter fraud cases, but the opportunity for fraud that continues in the state.
The report is silent as to how many of the fraud cases or irregularities that were reported by local clerks ended with someone being charged with a crime.
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