{"id":6871,"date":"2023-11-05T04:03:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T05:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=6871"},"modified":"2023-11-05T16:51:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T16:51:06","slug":"republicans-democrats-agree-on-new-protections-for-wisconsin-election-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=6871","title":{"rendered":"Republicans, Democrats Agree on New Protections for Wisconsin Election Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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by Benjamin Yount<\/h5>\n

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The plan that would add protections for election workers in Wisconsin, including a felony charge for anyone who assaults a poll worker, is bringing Republicans and Democrats together.<\/p>\n

The Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections held a hearing on a series of election bills, including AB 577 that would expand protection for frontline election workers throughout the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy protecting this personal information, addressing harassment, and ensuring appropriate penalties for those who cause harm, his legislation strengthens our Democratic process and the individuals who make them possible,\u201d Rep. Joy Goeben, R-Hobart, told lawmakers.<\/p>\n

The legislation would make sure election workers\u2019 personal information, like addresses, would be off limits for public information requests. There are also protections for whistleblowers in local election offices who report election fraud, and a new felony penalty for anyone who attacks a poll worker.<\/p>\n

\u201cI spoke to several election workers, including Milwaukee County Clerk George Christienson, about challenges and the fears that people experienced during the 2020 election,\u201d Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez, D-Milwaukee, said. \u201cWorkers in our state experienced situations where they had to have law enforcement at their homes to keep them safe to do their jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ortiz-Velez said many of the recommendations in the new election worker safety plan came from other pieces of legislation, and the legislature\u2019s look into the 2020 election.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to protect the front line of our democracy, and we need to ensure that people feel protected in their roles. That they feel protected in doing their jobs because we need people doing these jobs,\u201d Ortiz-Velez said. \u201c[Because] some people are very discouraged right now to continue to play this very important role in our democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections also considered two other 2020-election related pieces of legislation. One would update the rules for maintaining Wisconsin\u2019s voter rolls, add training requirements for election clerks and would clarify the rules for long lines on election day. The other would target what Republicans call loopholes for election fraud in the state.<\/p>\n

Those two plans don\u2019t have the bi-partisan support.<\/p>\n

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Benjamin Yount is a contributor to The Center Square.\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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