Elections Commission deadlocks in voter case after appeals court stays lawsuit
The Wisconsin Elections Commission in a contentious meeting Tuesday deadlocked on a proposal to resend a mailing to voters who may have moved. At one point, GOP appointee Bob Spindell said it was “disgusting” that Dem members refused to go along with his motion to move quickly to deactivate potential voters, while Dem Mark Thomsen accused his GOP counterparts of losing their nerve in the face of a lawsuit. The deadlock came shortly after the 4th District Court of Appeals stayed an Ozaukee County judge’s order for the commission to deactivate those voters’ registrations. The appeals court also put on