Anxiety, outrage dominate West Bend election education event

An informational session held in West Bend by the nonpartisan nonprofit group Keep Our Republic sought to teach voters about how elections work, but attendees focused largely on 2020 misinformation.

March 29, 2024 | Marisa Wojcik and Frederica Freyberg | PBS Wisconsin

Facing the headwinds of the 2024 presidential election, the non-partisan group Keep Our Republic teamed up with the Wisconsin Elections Commission< to provide an informational session to voters about how elections work. The event, held March 26 in West Bend, aspired to bring greater transparency and accountability to election processes in Wisconsin, as well as dispel misinformation that continues to simmer.

The first hour of the event spoke to the mechanics of how Wisconsin elections are run. Speakers included former Republican state senator and current state director of Keep Our Republic Kathy Bernier, Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe, and local West Bend officials. …