Partisan Deadlock in Wisconsin Senate Vote Leaves Election Chief's Fate Uncertain

Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate attempted to force a vote to remove the state's top election official, Meagan Wolfe, before the 2024 election.
Democrats walked out of the Senate chamber in protest of the unscheduled vote, arguing it undermined the Wisconsin Elections Commission's authority.
The commission had previously deadlocked on Wolfe's reappointment, with Democrats abstaining over fears the Republican Senate would reject her.
Republicans have targeted Wolfe since overseeing the 2020 election, but elections experts say she followed state law.
The legal uncertainty surrounding Wolfe's status threatens to undermine Wisconsin's election administration ahead of 2022 midterms.