State Sen. Kathy Bernier (R-Chippewa Falls) on Monday got choked up as she joined a bipartisan group of legal and election experts to call out what she labeled as fellow Republicans’ “despicable” spreading of lies about fraud in the 2020 election.
Republicans have launched baseless investigations into false claims of voter fraud, sought to prosecute members of the bipartisan commission in charge of Wisconsin’s election administration, and tried to pass new restrictions on voting rights in the wake of former President Donald Trump’s loss to now-President Joe Biden.
Additionally, US Reps. Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) and Tom Tiffany (R-Hazelhurst) were among Republican members of Congress who objected to certifying two states’ election results, and US Sen. Ron Johnson has urged state lawmakers to take control over federal elections.
“We cannot keep undermining our republic,” Bernier, a former county clerk, said at a press conference hosted by the Center for Election Innovation and Research (CEIR),to discuss Republicans’ ongoing efforts to sow doubt about the integrity of the nation’s electoral process. CEIR is a national nonprofit that helps local election officials.
She later added that “made-up claims” of election fraud are “just despicable, and I don’t think any elected legislator should ever play that game.” She also said...
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