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Republican legislators order audit of Wisconsin election

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Posted at 4:00 PM, Feb 11, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-11 18:50:46-05

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican state lawmakers have ordered an audit of Wisconsin’s election, three months after Donald Trump’s narrow loss that was affirmed during a partial recount and following rejection of several lawsuits alleging wrongdoing.

The GOP-controlled Joint Legislative Audit Committee on Thursday ordered the audit to be done by the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau.

The audit will examine such issues as how the state maintains its voter rolls and when it allows voters to get absentee ballots without showing IDs. No significant problems were found with Wisconsin’s voting machines after audits and recounts in 2016 and 2020.

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