In this era of politics, the word “Bipartisan” has become a dirty word. It’s an unfortunate reality for anyone that hopes to move forward on some of these political issues (Which I’m hoping is most of you that are reading this), but it’s going to take effort to get out of this tailspin.
In my opinion, these gaps can be bridged by identifying some political topics that don’t allow for as much opinion or spin as some of the other “3rd rail” topics do.
So, with that, I’m going to say something that I think a lot of people still need to hear…
The 2020 election was not rigged.
Some of you, read that comment and said “Duh”, while others thought to yourselves “fake news”.
Normally, this would be the time where I emphasize the importance of respecting everyone’s opinion when it comes to politics, but this is not going to be one of those times.
This is a lie that has been propagated by a dated voting system that most definitely has room for improvement, mixed with a number of bad actors in both the media and political realms.
Getting past these falsehoods is most certainly going to take some personal effort on an individual basis, both as voters and as members of the media, but our elected officials can also take matters into their own hands to fix some questionable aspects of the process.
Well, I have some bittersweet news on that last part.
2 members of the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Scott Krug (R) and Lee Snodgrass (D), joined me on “Outside the Box” this morning to discuss their bipartisan effort to address one of the aspects of our election process that has been getting A LOT of scrutiny over the last couple of years–Absentee Ballot Processing.
The claims surrounding ballot processing, and specifically “ballot dumps” have plagued the election process for the last 4 years. We saw it in 2020, we saw it in 2022, we saw it last week, and in all likelihood, we will see it again in November.
Representatives Snodgrass and Krug put together legislation that allows for the processing of early votes prior to the election.
Not the counting of votes, but the processing, to make this process as seamless as we can.
This legislation made its way through the Assembly with plenty of support, but unfortunately, it seems to have stalled at the Senate level, which has decided to call it a year with about 9 months remaining.
While it seems as though we will not get any meaningful election integrity legislation across the finish line in 2024, my conversation with these 2 Reps is worth a listen because it is a testament to what politics can accomplish when we put the partisan games to the side and try to get things done.
To listen to my entire conversation with Representatives Scott Krug and Lee Snodgrass, click the player at the top of the article.
[Spreaker: Outside the Box]
