(The Center Square) – Wisconsin state Rep. Scott Krug, R-Nekoosa, is again calling for changes to Wisconsin law he believes would improve election security in the state.
The Committee on Campaigns and Elections Chair called for Voter ID requirements, paper ballots and the ability to process absentee ballots before Election Day.
Milwaukee had one issue on Election Day that caused ballot counting to re-start at its absentee central county center and delayed the release of the results of the 108,325 absentee votes until early in the morning on the day after the election.
“Election workers and clerks from across the state did an outstanding job managing record turnout, including a significant number of absentee ballots that were unable to be processed prior to Election Day,” Krug wrote in an op-ed published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “In Milwaukee, election officials managed a hiccup with transparency, and swiftly announced the reprocessing of some absentee ballots after consulting openly with Republicans and Democrats.”
Krug worked with a national 501c3 group RightCount’s Wisconsin panel in an effort to increase election security.
“Partnerships like these allow us to connect directly with voters and identify areas of concern around the election system, something RightCount did earlier this year,” Krug wrote. “They found that voters trusted their own election administrators, but not those in other counties, cities, or states.”
Last year, Krug proposed allowing election clerks to count absentee ballots on the Monday before an election. The proposal was rejected, however.
