The Lie: Rebecca Kleefisch and Kevin Nicholson have both expressed doubts about the results of the 2020 election.
The Lie: Rebecca Kleefisch and Kevin Nicholson have both expressed doubts about the results of the 2020 election. [Associated Press, 2/17/22]
The Truth: The Department of Homeland Security declared the 2020 election “the most secure in American history.” [PolitiFact, 11/17/20]
Here in Wisconsin, a recount, and several court cases confirmed the results were fair, accurate, and secure. [Associated Press, 11/30/20; Associated Press, 12/14/20]
Governor Evers certified the election results after the state’s bipartisan commission signed off on the results of the recount. [WMTV, 11/30/20]
Republicans are trying to create doubt where there is none, in order to justify radical changes to our state’s election laws. In 2021, Gov. Evers vetoed a set of Republican bills which would have limited voting rights in Wisconsin and curtailed absentee voting. Advocates across the state spoke out strongly against those bills, which would have made it much more difficult for people with disabilities and seniors to vote. [WPR, 8/10/21]