Wisconsin governor candidate won't rule out decertification
The Republican candidate for governor of Wisconsin, who has Donald Trump's support, won't rule out seeking to challenge President Joe Biden's victory in the crucial state in 2020.
Republican legislative leaders and lawyers on both sides of the aisle have rejected the concept as impractical and unconstitutional.
When asked on Tuesday if he would sign a measure to decertify the election results, Tim Michels, co-owner of Michels Corp., the largest construction firm in the state, said he would "need to examine the specifics."
Days after Trump reiterated his request for decertification, Michels refused to dismiss the notion.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court, which leans conservative, then ruled on the legality of absentee ballot drop boxes by a 4-3 decision.
The 2020 election was "rigged," according to Kleefisch, but she has refrained from pushing for decertification because there is "no apparent avenue" to reverse the results.
Ramthun is the most vocal supporter of decertification, and he renewed his commitment to the cause on Tuesday by submitting a legislative resolution to reverse the outcomes.
The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission, which regulates the state's election process, is opposed by all three of the Republican candidates.
They also favor prohibiting private grant money from being used to manage elections, such as what over 200 Wisconsin municipalities received in 2020 from an organization sponsored by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.