GREENVILLE, WI (Wisconsin Radio Network-WSAU) – There were no Wisconsin ballots among three trays of mail found in a ditch in Outagamie County last week.
“There was mail found outside of Appleton. And that mail did not contain any Wisconsin ballots. No Wisconsin ballots were part of what was found. No Wisconsin ballots were part of or were impacted by that incident.” Wisconsin Elections Commission director Meagan Wolfe said during a virtual news conference Thursday that the U.S. Postal Service is investigating what happened in Greenville.
Wolfe said state election officials have ways to track down missing ballots, but emphasized the importance of returning absentee ballots as soon as possible. “We engaged immediately as soon as we heard those reports as well, and we have been told that there were no Wisconsin ballots that were involved in that incident, and that there is an investigation ongoing through USPS.”
The Outagamie County Sheriff’s Office said at the time it included several absentee ballots. Wolfe said she didn’t know what was included in the mail, but has been told by USPS that it did not include any Wisconsin ballots.
