"Former Milwaukee Election Official Convicted of Absentee Ballot Fraud and Election Fraud"

Kimberly Zapata, a former Milwaukee election official, was convicted of absentee ballot fraud and misconduct in office after generating three ballots under fictitious military members' names and sending them to a leading election denier in the state legislature. Zapata claimed she did it to highlight a vulnerability in Wisconsin's voting system amid frustration with false election claims and threats. The incident occurred in the aftermath of baseless election conspiracy theories and concerns about the state's online absentee ballot request system.