MADISON - Wisconsin's election system would be dismantled under dramatic plans that Republican candidates for governor are crafting to appeal to the party's base, much of which believes former President Donald Trump's false claims of fraud in the last presidential election.
GOP primary newcomer Tim Michels is the latest candidate to propose sweeping changes to how the state oversees elections and provides ballot access to voters.
In a plan released Thursday, Michels called for all senior staff and appointed commissioners at the Wisconsin Elections Commission to be fired and the election guidance followed by around 1,900 local and county clerks to be repealed.
“In my business, we want to take a look at a problem and see what’s going on,” Michels said in a statement. “My plan is a fresh start, and allows us to bring in or bring back people who are ready to get to work to fix our elections, not make the problem worse."
But his top primary opponent said the plan didn't go far enough. Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch has called for the state elections commission to be abolished altogether and its duties be moved to lawmakers or a partisan office with two positions and an annual budget of less than $250,000.
"Anyone who has been paying attention knows that the Wisconsin Elections Commission cannot be reformed. It must be abolished," she said...
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