Wisconsin Republicans ask mayor to quit over election report
By SCOTT BAUERMarch 10, 2021 GMT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Wisconsin lawmakers called Tuesday for Green Bay’s Democratic mayor to resign following a report on a conservative website alleging he ceded authority for running the election to a paid consultant with ties to Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Eric Genrich did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the calls for him to resign. But his office forcefully denied all claims of wrongdoing raised in the story that appeared on the Wisconsin Spotlight website.
City attorneys reviewed all of the claims and determined they were “completely without merit,” the statement from Genrich’s office said.