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A Q&A with Amanda Pustz, the state director of Protect Wisconsin Elections, a volunteer-led, grassroots movement made up of voters across the political spectrum.

Dean Knudson is a pro-democracy Republican, having defended the 2020 election despite extremists in his party urging him not to. He cited this pressure from his party as a reason for his resignation. That should serve as a dire warning.

Protect Wisconsin Elections traveled to eight communities across southern Wisconsin to deliver food, thank you cards and words of encouragement for municipal clerks one week after they administered another election.

Two area clerks were recognized with words and tokens of appreciation by an impromptu group of community members, according to information shared with Fort Atkinson Online by Kathleen Townsend, a community member who helped organize the group.

Protect Wisconsin Elections, a volunteer group that seeks to defend the state’s elections from partisan attacks, traveled across Southern Wisconsin this week thanking local clerks for their work administering elections while enduring extremely difficult conditions over the past two years.

It’s important the community shows its support for Wisconsin’s election workers, a volunteer leader said.

City of Fort Atkinson Clerk/Treasurer/Finance Director Michelle Ebbert and Courtney Thom, Deputy Clerk were recognized last Tuesday on National Clerk Appreciation Day by members of Protect Wisconsin Elections. They both received a card of thanks for their efforts.

On Tuesday, April 12, Wisconsin organizations and voters will host 10 “Thank Election Hero” events statewide, part of nationwide efforts with more than 50 events around the country. Voters will thank election officials for their tireless work running safe and accessible elections.

Protect Wisconsin Elections urges Millis to support the Commission and continue the state’s legacy of outstanding election administration.

Despite the overwhelming evidence that Wisconsin’s election was free and fair, Wisconsin taxpayers continue to fund a sham audit by former State Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman.

According to a new poll from Protect Wisconsin Elections and Patinkin Research Strategies, Wisconsin swing voters trust the state’s election system and want to keep partisan politics out of election administration. A majority of respondents (54%) trust the bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) to administer elections, and nearly six-in-ten oppose dissolving the Commission.

Exactly one week after Wisconsin’s Spring Elections, the volunteer-led Protect Wisconsin Elections group held eight events Tuesday in different cities and towns publicly thanking local election clerks for their service to democracy. The day of appreciation was part of a nationwide effort called Thank Election Heroes Day.