MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — At the Capitol, Assembly Republicans are planning to introduce a swath of changes to Wisconsin elections.
Assembly elections committee vice chair Scott Krug tells WISN’s UPFRONT he hopes the package will be able to make it through the Legislature.
“We’ve worked really hard with stakeholders across the spectrum, whether it’s voting groups in Milwaukee or county clerks association, Democrats in the Legislature, even talking to the governor’s office about almost everything that’s been in these bills,” Krug said.
The bill would allow for early counts of absentee ballots, but would place restrictions on dropboxes including 24/7 surveillance streamed online and requiring law enforcement to be present when ballots are moved. The bill would also make it a fine for election workers to correct information on an absentee ballot.