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Ben Wikler: “In Wisconsin, we have 1,850 municipal clerks who actually…”

Featuring: Ben Wikler, Democratic | Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 14:18

It's actually that decisions that wind up determining the most powerful positions in the world are often made by local officials. Where to Put polling places how long the early vote period should be open. In Wisconsin, we have 1,850 municipal clerks who actually administer elections in our state. And these are generally totally nonpartisan public servants. But the right has targeted these positions to try to get conspiracy theorists and election deniers into positions of local control. (14:18–14:24)

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