Wisconsin’s Supreme Court will hear arguments today about the constitution and Wisconsin’s elections boss.
Democrats are asking the liberal-majority court to allow Elections Commission administrator Meagan Wolfe to keep her job, even though she has not been officially reappointed for a second term. They are leaning on a recent Wisconsin Supreme Court decision that says appointed board members can continue to serve until their replacement is approved by the State Senate.
Republican lawmakers, however, say the Elections Commission never actually nominated Wolfe for a second term, therefore the till-a-replacement-is-approved loophole doesn’t apply. Wolfe has been at the center of questions and Republican anger since the 2020 election in Wisconsin.
