A Wisconsin election official who was fired this week has been charged with making false statements over her alleged sending of fake military ballots to another person. Kimberly Zapata, the just-fired Milwaukee Election Commission deputy director, was charged with misconduct in public office and making false statements to obtain absentee ballots, according to a criminal…
Former Wisconsin Election Official Charged After Sending Fake Military Ballots Ahead of Midterms
Wisconsin Election Official Fired for Allegedly Sending Fake Military Ballots to State Lawmaker
November 3, 2022
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An election official in Wisconsin’s most populous city has been fired after sending fake military ballots to a state lawmaker, the city’s mayor announced on Nov. 3. Kimberly Zapata, deputy director of the Milwaukee Election Commission, was removed, according to Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson. Zapata “apparently sought fictitious military ballots from a state elections website” and…
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