Two changes that could speed up Wisconsin election results — and stave off conspiracy theories

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Two changes that could speed up Wisconsin election results — and stave off conspiracy theories


Election workers count ballots during Election Day on Nov. 5, at Milwaukee Central Count at the Baird Center in Milwaukee. (Joe Timmerman / Wisconsin Watch)

It’s a known risk for the municipal clerks who run Wisconsin elections: Starting at 7 a.m. on Election Day, they have around 16 hours to finish counting every vote, or they may start facing accusations of a fraudulent late-night “ballot dump.”

 

 


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