Later this morning (11:30 EST), there will be a hearing in Green Bay, WI about yet another GOP lawsuit challenging the integrity of the presidential race.
Before it starts, here’s a quick primer on the case.
nytimes.com/live/2020/11/1…
Before it starts, here’s a quick primer on the case.
nytimes.com/live/2020/11/1…
CAUSE & RELIEF
The suit claims problems w/absentee & mail in ballots in 3 WI counties deprived some voters (presumably GOP voters) of equal rights under the constitution. It seeks to enjoin certification of the vote in those counties, a strategy also being tried in PA, MI & GA.
The suit claims problems w/absentee & mail in ballots in 3 WI counties deprived some voters (presumably GOP voters) of equal rights under the constitution. It seeks to enjoin certification of the vote in those counties, a strategy also being tried in PA, MI & GA.
PLAINTIFFS
The suit was filed on behalf of three voters—Michael Langenhorst, Michael LeMay and Stephen Fifrick—by True the Vote Inc., a conservative legal group apparently based in Texas.
Here is the mission statement from their website.
The suit was filed on behalf of three voters—Michael Langenhorst, Michael LeMay and Stephen Fifrick—by True the Vote Inc., a conservative legal group apparently based in Texas.
Here is the mission statement from their website.
EVIDENCE
Beyond citing some news articles that mention past problems with mail in ballots, the suit points to a handful of WI voters who seem to be claiming that they had trouble voting although when you look closely it’s not clear they actually did.
Beyond citing some news articles that mention past problems with mail in ballots, the suit points to a handful of WI voters who seem to be claiming that they had trouble voting although when you look closely it’s not clear they actually did.
When “JC,” for instance, went to the polls on Election Day in Milwaukee she was told that she had already requested an absentee ballot. She claimed that she hadn’t request one and so…"JC" just voted in person.
The suit says “CL” was canvassing in WI when “a resident told her he'd received 10 [absentee] ballots mailed to him” even though he didn't request them.
Same guy told “CL” his neighbors “had also received 10 ballots without requesting them.”
That sounds like...double hearsay.
Same guy told “CL” his neighbors “had also received 10 ballots without requesting them.”
That sounds like...double hearsay.
There’s also a claim by “LL,” an election supervisor in Menomonee Falls, who said she “randomly checked several online obituaries” and found that at least 3 dead people were shown to have voted absentee.
All of this, the suit claims, is enough to mar results in key counties & merit inquiry in the rest.
What kind of inquiry?
The plaintiffs want lots of data from the state.
They say they “possess advanced technical capability to conduct statistical analyses identifying errors."
What kind of inquiry?
The plaintiffs want lots of data from the state.
They say they “possess advanced technical capability to conduct statistical analyses identifying errors."
To counter this, lawyers for the Dems note that the three plaintiffs “do not even live in the counties about which they complain” and moreover their claims are “nothing more than rank speculation and unsupported suspicion.”
Moreover, Dem lawyers say, the relief the plaintiffs are seeking would disenfranchise more 792,000 Wisconsinites—"or nearly one in four of all Wisconsinites who voted in this year’s general election.”
I'll be making periodic updates here once the hearing starts.
Stay tuned.
Stay tuned.
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