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Resolution in Support of the Elections Process in Wisconsin

Monday October 7, 2024 · 1:05 PM

Pillars of the Community and LeaderEthics Resolution in Support of the Elections Process in Wisconsin


As the November 5, 2024 presidential election nears, we are publicly expressing our support for the integrity of the elections process in the State of Wisconsin. Our State has a long-standing history of offering fair and safe elections, and has long been seen as a leader in civic processes. We fully expect a fair and safe presidential election in 2024. Here are some of the key reasons for our belief.

  • The Wisconsin elections process has built-in checkpoints, including the requirement of an official voter ID, the verification of identification of absentee voters, and cross referencing local voter information with state records. The electronic voting machines are not connected to the internet.
  • All votes in Wisconsin are backed up by paper documentation. Official voting recounts at the local, county and statewide level, when requested, result in very few ballots being questioned.
  • The 2020 presidential election was audited by the Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau and the nonpartisan audit released in October 2021 did not identify any widespread fraud. Furthermore, the conservative law firm, the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) also conducted an independent audit and they too concluded that there was no evidence of widespread voter fraud. Both audits determined that the election results should stand.
  • Statewide elections in Wisconsin in 2022 and 2023 were successfully conducted without statewide complaints or concerns.

The Wisconsin elections process consists of nearly 2,000 clerks — 1,850 at the municipal level, and 72 county clerks — who administer Wisconsin’s elections. The clerks come from both political parties and they approach their work in a nonpartisan fashion. These clerks and their volunteer poll workers are your neighbors and community members, people who take their job of election integrity seriously.

We publicly express our support for the elections process in Wisconsin, and we encourage Wisconsin citizens to resist succumbing to unsubstantiated disinformation and misinformation about the integrity of the election process in Wisconsin. We encourage you to exercise your right to vote.


Endorsed by:

Duane Abata
Julia Behrenbeck
Thomas Behrenbeck
Patricia Boge
Travis Bordeau
Scott Bradford
Hope Clements
Rusty Cunningham
Sue Duertsche
Neil Duresky
Michael Durnin
Cynthia Clark Ericksen
Tom Fitzpatrick
Sr. Mary Ann Gschwind
Chuck Hansen
Chris Hardie
Brandon Harris
Joe Heim
Pat Heim
Bill Hoel
Tom Houlihan
Mike Huebsch
Peter Hughes
Mark Jolivette
Catherine Kolkmeier
Barb Kruse
Joe Kruse
Rick Kyte
John Medinger
Jeanne Meyer
Thomas Monson
Randy Nelson
Jed Olson
Dale Pasell
Lee Rasch
Sheila Riley
Dave Ring
Sam Scinta
Tom Schlesinger
Michelle Skemp
Dave Skogen
Brent Smith
Mark Solyst
Ann Sprague
Roger Stanford
Bridget Thomas
Jeff Thompson
Michael Wagner
John Wettstein
Mary Kay Wolfe
Suzanne Young