La Crosse County Sheriff candidate challenges voting eligibility of over 1,000 students

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) - A candidate for sheriff in western Wisconsin has filed an objection to the result of a recount of votes cast in the Novemb...

November 23, 2022
4:22 AM

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) - A candidate for sheriff in western Wisconsin has filed an objection to the result of a recount of votes cast in the November election Monday.The objection was filed with La Crosse County Clerk Ginny Dankmeyer by Fritz Leinfelder, who was the Republican candidate for sheriff in La Crosse County in this month's election.According to the document, Leinfelder said over 1,000 voters shouldn't have been allowed to vote in the election because they aren't permanent residents of La Crosse County.

Jimmie Kaska