Election committee leader Janel Brandtjen, a Republican endorsed by former President Donald Trump, published a statement on Friday provoking backlash from the legislator’s counterpart in the state Senate.
“Fair and honest elections are the cornerstone of our democracy and we know that the 2020 presidential election was neither fair, nor transparent,” Brandtjen said in a news release posted on Facebook. "Tyranny is at Wisconsin’s door."
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Brandtjen said she would follow fellow state Rep. Tim Ramthun, a Republican candidate for governor, in trying to overturn the last presidential election and disregard the naysayers. "We have been told for months now that decertification is impossible, meaning there is no downside to cheating in Wisconsin elections," Brandtjen said. "How many more times do we need to endure this election injustice?"
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Biden overwhelmed Trump by almost 21,000 votes in Wisconsin in 2020, a result that has been upheld by recounts and court rulings that have rejected assertions of widespread fraud. However, the state remains an active battleground for questioning the results and election practices during that contest.
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In fact, Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos told a local news outlet last week that Trump keeps calling about decertifying Biden's victory despite his claim that such a move is not constitutional. "It’s very consistent," Vos told UPFRONT. "He makes his case, which I respect. He would like us to do something different in Wisconsin. I explained it's not allowed under the Constitution. He has a different opinion, and then he put out the tweet. So that’s it."
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That exchange happened after a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling cracked down on using ballot drop boxes in future elections. Vos appeared to be talking about a post-Trump made on his social media app Truth Social after the ruling. "It's now up to Robin Vos to do what everybody knows must be done. We need FAIR and HONEST Elections in our Country," Trump wrote. "Speaker Robin Vos has a decision to make! Does Wisconsin RECLAIM the Electors, turn over the Election to the actual winner (by a lot!), or sit back and do nothing as our Country continues to go to HELL?"
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State Sen. Kathy Bernier, the chairwoman of the upper chamber's elections committee, said she thinks Vos has "admitted," that Brandtjen being appointed chairwoman of the assembly committee was a "mistake" and called for Brandtjen to be removed or step down from the panel, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "She will not ever be the head of an election committee ever again." Democrats are also troubled by efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
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