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Elections commission dismisses false electors complaint

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

March 18, 2022

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The Wisconsin Elections Commission dismissed a complaint alleging that Republican electors acted contrary to state law when they submitted a slate of false electoral votes for Donald Trump in 2020 despite the victory of Joe Biden in the state. Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos also rejected calls to decertify Biden’s win in Wisconsin.

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