The Wisconsin Election Commission is facing a lawsuit seeking an immediate injunction to prevent any further use of MyVote, the state’s online system for voter registration and absentee ballot requests.
The plaintiffs cite serious cybersecurity vulnerabilities that they argue could compromise election integrity and put voters’ personal data at risk.
The complaint, filed on Oct. 22 in the Eastern District of Wisconsin, was brought by Dawn McCole, a voter from Oneida, and Jeanette Merten, a municipal election clerk from Oshkosh and a registered voter. They allege that vulnerabilities in MyVote endanger their personal information and, more broadly, undermine election security.
McCole and Merten said they are at risk of disenfranchisement due to possible fraudulent voter registrations or ballot requests facilitated by MyVote’s security flaws. Merten said these vulnerabilities impede her ability to perform her duties as a clerk, compromising the integrity of the election process she oversees….