The City of Madison has confirmed that more than 2,000 voters in Wisconsin’s capital city were sent duplicate absentee ballots, weeks before the November election.
“This was a mistake,” Madison city spokesperson Dylan Brogan said. “The clerk’s office moved to rectify it as quickly as possible.”
On Sept. 23, the City of Madison initially said that “around 2,000” duplicated ballots were sent to voters in the city, prompting concerns from Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.), who sent a letter to the city clerk demanding answers about how many duplicated ballots were sent out.
Responding to Tiffany’s letter, Madison City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl released a statement on Sept. 25 confirming that 2,215 duplicate ballots were sent out in Madison, which has leaned heavily Democratic in recent presidential elections….