Wisconsin Senate Fires Chief Elections Official Amid Legal Battle
The Republican-led Wisconsin Senate voted to remove the state's chief election official, Meagan Wolfe, prompting a lawsuit from the state's attorney general who argued that the Senate lacked the authority to do so. The Senate's move was criticized as "reckless" and "baseless" by the attorney general, who filed a lawsuit seeking to declare Wolfe's position as lawful. Republicans had been calling for Wolfe's resignation over her handling of the 2020 presidential election. Wolfe, who defended her record, will continue to serve as the administrator for the elections commission unless a court determines otherwise.