New GOP head wants earlier ballot counting in Wisconsin
By SCOTT BAUERDecember 17, 2020 GMT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) The incoming Republican majority leader in the Wisconsin Senate wants to pass a bill early in 2021 to change state law to allow for the counting of absentee ballots before Election Day, a change he tried to get passed with Democratic support last year but never got a vote in the Legislature.
Sen. Devin LeMahieu, in an interview Thursday with The Associated Press, said allowing for earlier counting of ballots is one of his priorities as the Legislature looks to make changes to how elections in the battleground state are run. There is a push among Republicans to make changes in the wake of President Donald Trump’s unfounded claims of widespread fraud that were rejected by state and federal courts.
Reality bites for Republicans as senators FINALLY admit Joe Biden is president-elect - but Lindsey Graham says there is still a very narrow path for Donald Trump to stay president
A handful of Republicans are finally calling Joe Biden the president-elect after the Electoral College cemented his victory by casting votes on Monday At some point you have to face the music, Senate Majority Whip John Thune of South Dakota said Monday. It s time for everybody to move on
At least five other Republican senators who previously had not acknowledged Biden s victory did so following the vote
Senator Lindsey Graham, however, still believes there is a very narrow path for President Donald Trump to overturn the election results through legal channels
President-elect Joe Biden addressed nation Monday from Wilmington, Delaware
Shortly before 5:30 p.m. EST California s Electoral College votes put him over the needed 270 vote threshold to officially win the White House
Biden said it s time to turn the page on the election In this battle for the soul of America, democracy prevailed, Biden said
Biden noted his own Electoral College win equaled Trump s
He had to clear his throat repeatedly even as he denounced failed efforts
Said not even an abuse of power can extinguish the nation s flame
During his speech, he pointed out Trump s repeated legal defeats
He blasted a position that refused to respect the will of the people, refused to respect the rule of law, and refused to honor our Constitution
Mitch McConnell finally admits Donald Trump has LOST as he congratulates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, saying the Electoral College has spoken - but president instead tweets that he WON
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for the first time on Tuesday called Joe Biden the president-elect following the Electoral College cementing his victory The Electoral College has spoken, McConnell said on the Senate floor. So today I want to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden.
He joined a handful of Republicans who are finally acknowledging Biden s win At some point you have to face the music, Senate Majority Whip John Thune of South Dakota said Monday after the vote. It s time for everybody to move on
“Trump’s not gonna win. I made f cking sure of that!”.
..Eric Coomer, executive with Dominion Voting Systems
“Administrative changes in Wisconsin election put tens of thousands of votes in question. From allowing clerks to fix spoiled ballots to permitting voters to escape ID rules, Wisconsin election officials took actions that were not authorized by legislature.”.
..Just The News Nov 8
“We are called upon to declare what the law is. See Marbury v. Madison,
5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137, 177 (1803) (“It is emphatically the province
and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.”).
Once again, in an all too familiar pattern, four members of this