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Dismantling Elections Commission was on agenda for Ron Johnson meeting texts
MADISON – When U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson paid a rare visit to the Wisconsin State Capitol last fall to meet with legislative leaders, the expected agenda was to discuss dismantling the state elections commission, newly released text messages between top legislative staff members suggest.
Johnson met privately for an hour with GOP legislative leaders in the state Capitol in early November, weeks before he launched a re-election campaign and as the state's Republican base called for more and more scrutiny of how the 2020 election was administered.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2022/02/11/ron-johnson-capitol-visit-aimed-at-ending-elections-agency-texts-show/6719767001/