Madison's clerk placed on leave amid investigation into uncounted ballots
Madison’s mayor has placed City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl on paid administrative leave pending an investigation by the city into how nearly 200 absentee ballots went uncounted during the November 2024 election.
Wednesday’s announcement comes with nearly three weeks to go until Wisconsin’s April 1 election, which includes a hotly contested state Supreme Court race. In-person absentee voting begins March 18.
“Given the nature of the issues being investigated, we felt this was a necessary step to maintain public confidence in the operations of our Clerk’s office,” Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said in a statement Wednesday morning. “The City of Madison places an incredibly high value on our ability to conduct elections to the highest standards, and will spare no City resource to ensure that each vote is counted for the upcoming election.”
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