MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Bipartisan Wisconsin elections officials have rejected a claim that private grants which helped cities run their elections during the coronavirus pandemic were illegal.
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I'm not saying it for sure was legal, I don't know anything about Wisconsin law. But, surely the judges who heard cases about it and those in charge of running the elections do. Though I suppose that's just evidence that they're all in on the scam, too.
Edit: Here's the law that this document suggests was broken:
There's nothing in there that says a city cannot accept private money to spend on elections operations, at least near as I can tell. Seems the courts that have ruled that this doesn't constitute bribery are correct according to the law.