Complaints Over Voter Registration Filed Against Caledonia Clerk
Three Racine women, who had already been certified and deputized to register voters in other Wisconsin municipalities, each went to turn in their applications to Karie Torkilsen, the Caledonia Village Clerk. But they're applications were denied.
When three Racine women wanted to register voters in Caledonia, they were told they couldn't by Village Clerk Karie Torkilsen. Now, two of those women have filed complaints with the Government Accountability Board and a third will likely be filed this week. The GAB sent a memo out to municipal clerks, warning them not to arbitrarily deny appointments of Special Registration Deputies for their communities. Reid Magney, spokesman for the GAB, acknowledged the GAB received complaints about Torkilsen, but “(u)ntil they’re resolved, we don’t discuss the cases.” Torkilsen said the details of how clerks were supposed to manage the deputizing process were unclear to her and she needed clarification before she issued them. She just received the …
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Paul Weyenberg
9:16 pm on Saturday, January 28, 2012
This is voter suppression at it's core. Where folks need the correct information to register (what documents? at what costs? and where to go?) this may cause more confusion. Sure I'm going to trust a Republican to assist me. Please DOJ rule this law (voter ID) unconstitutional. more ›