“The Racine County sheriff is recommending charges of felony misconduct in office for all but one member of the state’s Elections Commission for suspending a requirement that clerks send special voting deputies to assisted care facilities before mailing absentee ballots.
GOP appointee Bob Spindell, the only member the sheriff isn’t recommending face charges, supported the original guidance the commission approved 6-0 in March 2020 as nursing homes across the state refused to allow special voting deputies to enter the facilities due to the growing COVID-19 pandemic.
Sgt. Michael Luell of the Racine County Sheriff’s Office noted while Spindell supported the original advice, he voted against continuing the practice in June and September 2020 as well as January of this year.”
