MADISON, Wis. -- Two people in Wisconsin who believe false claims that the 2020 election was marred by widespread fraud admitted they broke state election law by requesting absentee ballots for others in an attempt to underscore vulnerabilities in the state's voter website, according to a local sheriff.

Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling issued a statement Thursday saying that two people contacted his office saying they believe the state's My Vote Wisconsin website, which facilitates absentee ballot requests, is vulnerable to fraud. Schmaling, a Republican who has accused state officials of violating election laws, did not release the two people's names.

Neither has been charged, and he gave no indication that they were under investigation, instead using the cases to attack the state Elections Commission.

One of the people, first identified by the Racine Journal Times as Adrianne Melby, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Thursday evening that she asked a friend to go on the website and request a ballot in her name, but enter her friend's address. The ballot showed up in her friend's mailbox a few days later, she said.

"It is literally that easy to do," she said.

The other person, a man first identified by the Wisconsin State Journal as Harry Wait, president of local advocacy group HOT Government that promotes honest, open and transparent government, acknowledged to The Associated Press that he ordered 10 ballots for people, including Assembly...

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