Incumbent David Prosser took a commanding lead in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race Thursday as the Waukesha County clerk announced that some 14,000 votes from the city of Brookfield were not counted due to user error in saving the results spreadsheet.
“This is not a case of extra votes being found. This was human error, which I apologize for,” said county clerk Kathy Nickolaus, adding that the canvass procedure is designed to catch such errors.
When asked about accusations of voter fraud, Nickolaus, who is a Republican, cited the canvassing process:
“I’m thankful that the error was found early in the process,” she said. “Anyone who sat in on that canvass could see what we are doing.”
Democratic canvass watcher Ramona Kitzinger was also at the press conference.
“We went over everything & made sure the numbers jibed up and they did,” Kitzinger said. “We’re satisfied that it’s correct.”
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“This is not a case of extra votes being found. This was human error, which I apologize for,” said county clerk Kathy Nickolaus, adding that the canvass procedure is designed to catch such errors.
When asked about accusations of voter fraud, Nickolaus, who is a Republican, cited the canvassing process:
“I’m thankful that the error was found early in the process,” she said. “Anyone who sat in on that canvass could see what we are doing.”
Democratic canvass watcher Ramona Kitzinger was also at the press conference.
“We went over everything & made sure the numbers jibed up and they did,” Kitzinger said. “We’re satisfied that it’s correct.”
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