Wisconsin GOP Senate hopeful accused of casting ballots in two states

Michele Magadance Skinner, a Republican candidate for the Wisconsin state Senate, faces allegations of voting in two states after online records revealed she cast an absentee ballot in Wisconsin’s November 2020 election and, fifteen days later, registered to vote in Georgia using her family’s lake-house address. She then voted in Georgia’s January 2021 Senate runoff, which determined control of the U.S. Senate, before returning to vote in Wisconsin’s April 2022 spring election at Washington Town Hall in Eau Claire.

Wisconsin law stipulates that a person who permanently moves out of state must re-establish residency by living at a Wisconsin address for at least 28 consecutive days before voting again, casting doubt on her compliance. The contest is viewed as a potential swing seat, attracting significant financial backing from both state parties. Democratic Senate committee spokesman Will Karcz said Skinner has disqualified herself, while Republicans have remained largely silent. The controversy emerges amid broader Republican claims about voter fraud.