MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The state election board dismissed a Wisconsin sheriff’s claim that its MyVote system for getting an absentee ballot is particularly vulnerable to election fraud, pointing out that the process for requesting one is the same as other methods and explaining the safeguards in place to prevent fraud.

“There is no indication of any vulnerability with the MyVote application. The idea that absentee ballot requests made online, via MyVote, are more susceptible to fraud is false,” the Wisconsin Election Commission wrote in a statement issued a day after the allegations were made. According the WEC statement, a person using the online service is required to provide the same information as someone making a request in person or via email.

The agency also reminded voters that voter fraud very rarely happens in Wisconsin.

The accusations came in a Facebook post on the Racine Co. Sheriff’s Office page and included a quote from Sheriff Christopher Schmaling, who claimed it was a “significant election integrity issue.” These latest allegations rekindle a clash between Schmaling, who backed former President Donald Trump in 2020, and the WEC that saw the sheriff push for criminal charges against five board members.

The post detailed two complaints made to the Sheriff’s Office from people who claimed to have fraudulently ordered absentee ballots of other Wisconsin voters.

In one case, the individual told investigators they asked someone else to request their ballot be...

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