The Republican commissioner of the Wisconsin Elections Commission abruptly resigned Wednesday, arguing party leaders didn't want him in the post because he believes former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election.
Dean Knudson resigned just before the six-member panel was set to vote on a new chair and forced a delay on the vote, arguing he"cannot be effective in [his] role representing Republicans on the commission" because of his split with the party."Two of my core values are to practice service above self and to display personal integrity. And to me, that integrity demands acknowledging the truth even when the truth is painful.
Knudson conceded that voter fraud takes place in most elections but stressed it was not enough to account for the margins of Trump's electoral losses in 2020. He touted his conservative bona fides and said he would put his record up against that of"anyone in the state of Wisconsin," but he drew a line at election denialism.
Knudson was appointed to the six-member panel by Vos and even helped design the commission in 2015. His term was set to expire in 2024. The commission is a bipartisan agency that oversees elections in the Badger State by administering campaign finance laws and election ethics provisions.
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