Local legislators react to WI election finding

The Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau finds no evidence of widespread fraud in the 2020 presidential election. And those findings by the nonpartisan panel are drawing plenty of partisan reaction. Republican State Representative Jim Steineke of Kaukauna criticized the audit bureau with failing to adhere to Wisconsin’s voting laws. In a statement released by his office, Steineke says…”Unacceptable…is the fact that liberal strongholds like the City of Madison and Milwaukee County refused to turn over key records – promoting secrecy and severely undercutting their clerk’s credibility.” On the other hand, Democratic State Representative Gordon Hintz of Oshkosh says in a written statement…”There is no doubt legislative Republicans will try to exploit these recommendations to hold onto political power. Instead of targeting and intimidating our local clerks or limiting the freedom to vote in Wisconsin, lawmakers should expand voter access to the ballot box”