(The Center Square) – Republicans in Wisconsin are again asking for an investigation after Green Bay’s election clerk again mailed out duplicate ballots to some voters.
Green Bay’s clerk, Celestine Jeffreys, over the weekend said her office accidentally mailed two ballots to some voters in Green Bay.
“I regret the printing error occurred. I assure our voters that only one ballot per eligible voter will be tabulated. I encourage any voter with questions to contact our office directly,” she said in a statement.
It’s not clear just how many voters got two ballots. The city has not provided an official count. The clerk’s office said voters in wards 11A, 12A, 37A, 44, 45, 46, 47 and part of ward 43 may have received a duplicate ballot.
In all, Jefferys mailed nearly 5,000 ballots for the Aug. 11 primary.
This is the second time Jefferys has mailed some voters more than one ballot.
Before the election in April, Jefferys blamed a mail labeling error when her office mailed 152 voters duplicate ballots.
The Wisconsin Republican Party asked for an investigation then and is asking for an investigation now as well.
“Green Bay voters deserve reliable elections, not repeated failures that undermine trust,” WisGOP Communications Director Anika Rickard said in a statement. “WEC must hold the clerk accountable, investigate, and ensure these issues are fixed before November. One voter, one ballot. Wisconsin law demands nothing less.”
The Republicans want “an investigation into the initial errors and stronger safeguards for election integrity” from the Wisconsin Elections Commission.
Republican state Rep. Shae Sortwell, R-Two Rivers, went further.
“Just wondering when the complete incompetence of Green Bay municipal clerk to be able to properly run an election will result in the Mayor doing his job by asking the City Council to fire his appointee,” Sortwell said in a post on X Monday.
Jefferys has said voters are being told to send in just one ballot for the August election and has said that only one ballot will be counted.
