RACINE, Wis. (CBS 58) — The Racine County sheriff has formally referred charges to a local district attorney to review claims of potential voter fraud at a Mount Pleasant nursing home.
Sheriff Christopher Schmaling sent the request to the Racine County District Attorney’s Office alleging five out of six members of the Wisconsin Elections Commission violated election laws.
The move comes days after Racine officials claimed they have evidence WEC committed felonies for sending absentee ballots to nursing homes instead of special voting deputies to help seniors vote during the pandemic.
The sheriff is recommending charges against five election commissioners, but all six members back in March of 2020 unanimously voted to prohibit election officials from entering care facilities to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Instead, the commission told clerks to send absentee ballots to nursing homes. more
Mean while in other states, governors where sending sick covid patients back into nursing homes to reduce patient numbers and costs.
The vote was in March 2020 – almost as if it were part of an existing plan.