Democrat on Waukesh vote panel speaks out

[Scuba]

http://www.jsonline.com/news/waukesha/119627189.html

So much for "the Democrat said everything was Kosher" meme...

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The statement says Kitzinger was called into Nickolaus' office shortly before the news conference.
"It was at that point that I was first made aware of an error Kathy had made in Broofkield City," the statement says. The explanation was the same one she gave publicly, that she forgot to save the voter information and noticed it on Wednesday.

"Kathy didn't offer an explanation about why she didn't mention anything before Thursday afternoon's canvass completion, but showed us different tapes where numbers seemed to add up, though I have no idea where the numbers were coming from. I was not told of the magnitude of this error, just that she had made one. I was then instructed that I would not say anything at the news conference, and was actually surprised when I was asked questions by reporters."

As Kitzinger was talking at the news conference, Nickolaus could be seen gently trying to move her back from the microphone after her initial statements.


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[LisaL]

1. Amazingly even some posters on DU claimed that since

Ramona said "the numbers jibed" then all must be well and good.
An 80 year old lady who by her own admission doesn't understand anything about computers.

[The Backlash Cometh]

6. It's sad to have to say it, but, these elections have become so important

and so easily stolen that we need competent Dems watching the election results.

[PeaceNikki]

9. I am told Ramona was selected because of her honesty, integrity and familiarity with the election

/canvass process.

Knowing computers wouldn't have proven beneficial in this scenario since, for ONE, the lying piece of shit clerk didn't mention it until the presser. She validated the information that she had. She compared the tape to the totals that she was given. That's the job of the Board of Canvass.

[Blue Owl]

2. Gagging the Democratic election judge clearly shows they have nothing to hide

Clearly.

[geardaddy]

3. ...

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The Waukesha County Democrat Party released a statement Monday ascribed to Ramona Kitzinger, 80, a member of the canvassing board since 2004.

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[murielm99]

4. Is the canvas subject to the Open Meetings Law in

Wisconsin? There are many parts of the electoral process that are open to the public. I don't know how it works in Wisconsin.

The Democrat mentions the unusual time for the canvas, so this is one of the reasons I ask.

Also, the Democrat did not know that she was the designee to observe the canvas. Why? And why didn't her party chair tell her that she was appointed to this job? Why does the clerk do it?

Where are the ballots? Are they in the courthouse right now? Someone should impound them.

I have many questions about the canvas process in Wisconsin. These are the three I can think of right now.

[iwishiwas]

5. Kennedy from the Acccountability Board did not know about

it either till around the time of the press conference.

[buddysmellgood]

7. Nickolaus needs to understand the threat of jail, then maybe

she'd come clean.

[blunderbuss]

8. she's too busy going over her new contract with the faux noiz channel