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Neither McDonell or Mayer gave specifics on threats in Dane County. We know that this problem is out there and it needs to be addressed.' 'We know that law enforcement is concerned. 'We know the clerks are concerned,' said McDonell. 'So, our recommendations were that municipalities in the county need to take a look at their office structures and, where appropriate, increase the security of those structures with access controls, barriers to protect the staff, (and) increased physical security for the storage of election equipment and ballots that are required to be stored for 22 months after federal elections,' said Mayer.ĭane County Clerk Scott McDonell said municipal clerks have faced increased threats of violence and accusations following former President Donald Trump's false accusation that the 2020 election was stolen from him in swing states like Wisconsin. Department of Homeland Security recommendations. It is causing us to lose good people and it has to stop.'ĭuring a virtual press conference Monday, University of Wisconsin-Madison Political Science Professor and task force chair Ken Mayer said storage facilities and clerk offices where results are tabulated don't meet U.S. In a task force statement, Town of Perry Clerk Mary Price said, 'We are constantly dealing with people who believe the lies they are being told about election equipment, voter databases, etc. A Dane County task force is recommending increasing security for clerks they say are facing growing threats in the wake of false claims of widespread voter fraud during the 2020 election, along with improving security at facilities used to store voting equipment.Ī report issued by the Dane County Election Security Task Force says the 'critical infrastructure' of election administration is inadequate in the county and clerks in Madison and surrounding municipalities 'do not feel safe.'

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