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Man accused of election fraud in Wisconsin to stand trial in March 2024

RACINE — A trial date has been set in the case against a man accused of ordering absentee ballots of other people to demonstrate what he saw as election vulnerabilities. Harry Wait – Harry Wait, 69, is charged with two counts of misappropriating identifying information, both felonies, and two counts of election fraud, both misdemeanors. […]

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Voter fraud: 8 checks the state of Wisconsin uses to deter and catch offenders

by The Badger Project, The Badger ProjectOctober 11, 2022 Voter fraud is very rare, but the state still takes it very seriously, officials say. Photo by Bill Shaw. By Howard Hardee and Peter Cameron, THE BADGER PROJECT Even though voter fraud is rare, in Wisconsin and nationally, many checks exist to prevent and catch it […]