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Wisconsin needs a nonpartisan election commission 'now more than ever,' official says

Residents vote at the Beloit Historical Society on Nov. 3, 2020, in Beloit, Wisconsin. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Residents vote at the Beloit Historical Society on Nov. 3, 2020, in Beloit, Wisconsin. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Here & Now’s Lisa Mullins speaks with Wisconsin Public Radio reporter Laurel White about why some Republicans want to strip power from the Wisconsin Election Commission and give it to the Republican-controlled state legislature.

Meagan Wolfe, administrator of the Election Commission, also joins Mullins and explains why the state needs a nonpartisan commission supervising elections “now more than ever.”

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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