Wisconsin GOP's Failed Attempt to Oust Top Elections Official

Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin have voted to fire a second top election official, Joseph Czarnezki, after he joined Democratic commissioners in abstaining from a vote to reappoint Wisconsin Elections Commission administrator Meagan Wolfe. This move is part of the GOP-controlled Legislature's efforts to overhaul the state's election system, which has faced scrutiny since former President Donald Trump's baseless claims of election fraud in the 2020 election. Democratic Governor Tony Evers criticized the decision, calling it an attack on democracy, while Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu argued that Czarnezki violated the law by refusing to promptly appoint an election administrator.