Wisconsin judge rules that GOP-controlled Senate's vote to fire top elections official had no effect mankatofreepress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mankatofreepress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A vote by the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate last month to fire the state's nonpartisan top elections official had no legal effect, and lawmakers are barred from ousting her while a lawsuit plays out, a Dane County judge ruled on Friday. Administrator Meagan Wolfe will continue serving as head of the Wisconsin Elections Commission pending a decision on whether elections commissioners are legally required to appoint someone for the Senate to confirm, Judge Ann Peacock said. Senate Republicans voted in September to fire Wolfe, despite objections from Democrats and the Legislature's own nonpartisan attorneys, who said the Senate didn't have the authority to vote at that time.
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Any actions to remove Meagan Wolfe from her role as Wisconsin Elections Commission administrator "do not have legal effect" until the court decides, the judge wrote.
Any actions to remove Meagan Wolfe from her role as Wisconsin Elections Commission administrator "do not have legal effect" until the court decides, the judge wrote.