Republican lawmakers introduced an impeachment resolution on Thursday to remove Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe from her post.
The resolution stems from years of dissension in the party regarding Wolfe, who supported former President Donald Trump‘s baseless claim that Wisconsin officials worked to rig the 2020 vote in the state.
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Wolfe has denied that she favored a party while working on the 2020 election. Republicans have also attacked Wolfe for her handling of voting during the pandemic, such as mailing absentee ballots to nursing home residents. Those decisions came from a vote by bipartisan commissioners, not solely Wolfe.
The resolution from five Republican lawmakers comes after a group named Wisconsin Election Committee, Inc. launched ads against the Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, threatening to recall him if he did not allow for Wolfe’s impeachment to go forward. The impeachment was originally floated in September.
Vos initially said he would not move to impeach Wolfe, urging lawmakers to appoint a replacement if the court rules there is a vacancy.
“There’s no need to do an impeachment because she’s not there lawfully,” Vos said. “We need to follow the law and see what the actual rulings are from the court.”
However, Vos assigned the resolution to the Assembly Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight a month after he condemned the move.
This summer, bipartisan WEC was deadlocked on Wolfe’s reappointment, leading to the legal battle on whether she can keep her post without Senate confirmation.
Wisconsin Senate Republicans voted to remove Wolfe in September, days after a Republican-led committee recommended her removal. Dane County Circuit Court Judge Ann Peacock ruled last week that Wolfe can continue serving as head of the commission, and the state Senate vote had no legal effect.
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“Whether we like the result or not, a Dane County judge has issued a ruling saying we cannot remove Meagan Wolfe at least until the court issues a final ruling,” Vos said in a statement Thursday. “I think she should be replaced, but we now have to wait for the court process to work.”
“The people running these ads are obviously from out-of-state since anyone living in Wisconsin would know of recent events,” Vos added, calling those running the ads “uninformed.”
