Madison, WI- Republican Candidate for Secretary of State Amy Loudenbeck has issued the following statement regarding the Wisconsin Election Commission staff proposal to operate an Elections Inspector General program within the commission:
“The fact the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) is even considering spending more than a million dollars in taxpayer money to set up an agency within an agency to be a check on its own responsibilities is just another painful reminder of why WEC as currently structured does not work.
“If WEC is looking to restore confidence in our elections, which most certainly needs to be done, they should look outside their own agency for ideas. Most other states delegate election duties, ministerial or otherwise, to a constitutional officer, typically the elected Secretary of State.
“However, this is a much larger issue that needs to be addressed as part of an overarching policy discussion in collaboration with the executive and legislative branches of government.
“As Wisconsin’s Secretary of State, I will not only make sure the office works for and is accountable to the people of Wisconsin after decades of neglect, but I will also advocate for a new model to replace WEC and will encourage the governor and legislature to look at ways this constitutional office, that is directly accountable to the voters, could help administer our elections.”
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