Wisconsin's Evers prays GOP investigator not named to panel
Source: Associated Press
Wisconsin’s Evers prays GOP investigator not named to panel
By SCOTT BAUER
May 27, 2022
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said Friday he can’t think of anyone worse to fill a vacancy on Wisconsin’s bipartisan elections commission than a Republican-hired election investigator and he prays that the former state Supreme Court justice isn’t named to the panel.
Evers’s comments come a day after the Republican Assembly leader said he wasn’t ruling anyone out for the job, including the investigator he hired, former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman. His work questioning President Joe Biden’s win in Wisconsin has received widespread bipartisan criticism.
Evers, speaking at a campaign event outside the Capitol, also praised outgoing Republican elections commissioner Dean Knudson, saying he was disappointed the former lawmaker decided to resign under pressure from fellow Republicans upset that he didn’t question Donald Trump’s loss in 2020.
Knudson’s departure creates a vacancy to be filled by Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. He refused to rule anyone out for the appointment, including Gableman. When asked what he thought of the possibility of Vos naming Gableman to serve on the commission that oversees elections in Wisconsin, Evers did not hold back.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-biden-presidential-election-2020-e2d5acbeab2aa7b41518f251596ecb00
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