Madison – After news reports emerged this week that the City of Madison sent duplicate absentee ballots to about 2,000 voters in the City of Madison, Sen. Dan Knodl (R–Germantown) and Rep. Scott Krug (R-Rome) sent a joint letter to Madison City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl asking key questions about the incident.
“The integrity of our voting process is tantamount, and mistakes like this do nothing to improve the situation,” said Rep. Krug. “We wanted to get the facts, get them early, and share them widely. An explanation is needed, and we need to not see this happen again.”
Rep. Krug chairs the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections. Sen. Dan Knodl chairs the Senate Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection. Together, Sen. Knodl and Rep. Krug have been following issues affecting the 2024 election and have been working to get answers when issues arise.
“I am pleased to report this afternoon, we received a response from the Madison clerk,” Sen. Knodl said today. “Rep. Krug and I believe the response was timely, helpful, and instructive. We will continue to ask questions when things happen, demand action, and monitor the reforms. I will add that further accountability measures are necessary. It’s what people need us to do.”
Attached to this release are the letter sent by the legislators to Clerk Witzel-Behl, a response to the legislators from her, and a copy of a letter sent to affected Madison voters from the office of the Madison mayor explaining what happened.
Kodl and Krug Response Letter Sent to Voters