The DOJ is Digging into Wisconsin’s HAVA (Non)Compliance
The following is from Jefferson Davis in Wisconsin
Back Story on DOJ Making Requests of Wisconsin Election Administrator and Wisconsin Elections Commission Regarding HAVA Compliance
After several years of frustration, disappointment, some success, false starts, hopes, dreams, and outright anger, it appears that the worm might finally be turning in favor of making sure elections in Wisconsin are conducted with integrity and transparency by following the law to protect all election officials that administer Wisconsin elections.
Wisconsin Clerks, their Staff, and Poll Workers are the salt and light of the earth. The overwhelming majority of these individuals take their roles very seriously and simply want to conduct elections as is expected by all electors in Wisconsin.
For years, many complaints and lawsuits over the questionable implementation and observance of properly applied election law, involving Wisconsin Election Administrator Meagan Wolfe and WEC, seemingly fell on deaf ears with the Wisconsin Legislature, Circuit Courts, Administrator Wolfe and WEC with literally no appeal or hearing process for electors that raised questions to Administrator Wolfe and WEC about the proper implementation of election law.
The Wisconsin Republican Legislative Majorities tried and successfully passed many commonsense election integrity bills since 2021 only to have the Governor’s Office veto them, have AG Kaul file lawsuits or fail in circuit court with challenges (click here – Gov. Tony Evers Vetoes 6 GOP-Backed Election Bills – WPR).
As a matter of fact, the actions of Wisconsin Election Administrator Wolfe and WEC were so bad and apparently illegal, that it resulted in the firing and removal of Administrator Wolfe in September of 2023 by the Wisconsin State Senate as is required by State Law (click here – Wisconsin Senate votes to remove state’s top elections official, setting off legal dispute | CNN Politics) only to have democrat operatives and AG Kaul sue the Wisconsin State Senate in Dane County (click here – Wisconsin Attorney General Files Lawsuit Challenging State Senate’s Vote To Remove Top Election Official – Democracy Docket ) asking that Administrator Wolfe be entitled to a lifetime appointment no matter what State Statue 15.61 says (click here – Wisconsin Statutes § 15.61 (2024) — Elections commission; creation. :: 2024 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations :: U.S. Codes and Statutes :: U.S. Law :: Justia).
Republican Legislative Leaders appealed the lifetime appointment of Administrator Wolfe by the Dane County Circuit Court Judge in January of 2024 to the Wisconsin Supreme Court (click here – Dane Co. judge rules Wolfe legally in position at Wisconsin Elections Commission • Wisconsin Examiner ).
Of course, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in favor of democrat operatives and AG Kaul by giving Administrator Wolfe a lifetime appointment in January of 2025 (click here – Wisconsin Supreme Court rules Meagan Wolfe can remain state’s top elections official – WPR).
DOJ Makes Specific Requests of Administrator Wolfe and WEC
The new Administration, under President Trump’s leadership and request, has committed the following to election integrity efforts nationwide over the last 180 days after years of being in the dark with previous administrations:
- President Trump Executive Order on election integrity in March of 2025 – click here – Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections – The White House.
- Assistant AG Habba announces Task Force to Preserve and Protect the Integrity of Elections in April of 2025 – click here – District of New Jersey | U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces Task Force to Preserve and Protect the Integrity of Elections | United States Department of Justice.
- Assistant AG Dhillon announces election integrity efforts as part of DOJ Civil Rights Division in April of 2025 – click here – Civil Rights Division | Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Harmeet K. Dhillon | United States Department of Justice.
- ODNI announces electronic voting systems have been hacked and election results manipulated in April of 2025 – click here – Tulsi Gabbard Sounds Alarm on Voting Machine Security Flaws – Self Reliance Central.
- DOJ Acting Chief of the Civil Rights Voting Section, Attorney Maureen Riordan, joins Judicial Watch v. State of Oregon election integrity case in June of 2025 regarding Oregon’s voter database – click here – Statement of Interest – Judicial Watch v. Read.
- ODNI announces in July of 2025 that the federal government committed election interference directed by President Obama and Vice-President Biden to Staff against President-Elect Trump shortly after the November 2016 Presidential Election – click here – https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2025/4086-pr-15-25.
The manifestation of these collective efforts and the impact it may have on the administration of elections in Wisconsin with integrity, is as follows:
- Assistant AG Dhillon immediately contacts Administrator Wolfe and WEC in June of 2025, asking for a response involving what is believed to be “non-compliance” matters with HAVA with respect to lack of any “hearing or complaint” process for electors in Wisconsin who believe evidence exists that election law is not being followed (click here – AAG Dhillon Letter to Wisconsin Elections Commission). Hat tip to Wisconsin Voter Alliance (WISCONSIN VOTER ALLIANCE – Promoting and Protecting the Integrity of Our Voting Systems in Wisconsin) and others for bringing this matter to the attention of Assistant AG Dhillon. Wisconsin has received in excess of $77 million in federal funding since 2003 for the administration of elections. Assistant AG Dhillon raised this matter in her letter and suggested that any future funds may be questioned or challenged or barred if Administrator Wolfe and WEC aren’t in compliance with HAVA going forward. We are not aware of any response yet from Administrator Wolfe or WEC to the DOJ.
- DOJ Acting Chief Riordan immediately contacts Administrator Wolfe and WEC in June of 2025, asking for a detailed response within 20 days from 7 perspectives involving various components of the WisVote database and whether it is in compliance with HAVA, Title III, as follows (See attached DOJ Letter to WEC June 17, 2025):
- Explanation of how the Administrator of Elections is coordinating with other State Agencies in the maintenance of the WisVote database.
- Explanation of how the Administrator of Elections is “removing” the names of ineligible individuals from the WisVote database.
- Explanation of how the Administrator of Elections is “removing” the names of “inactive” individuals from the WisVote database.
- Explanation of how the Administrator of Elections “identifies” and “removes” the names of individuals from the WisVote database that have duplicate registrations.
- Explanation of how the Administrator of Elections “identifies” and “removes” the names of individuals that have moved out of Wisconsin and are now registered to vote in another state.
- Explanation of how the Administrator of Elections “identifies” and “removes” the names of individuals that are registered to vote in Wisconsin, but are “non-US citizens”
- Please provide the DOJ a current list of “active” and “inactive” names in the WisVote database.
Voter databases are a matter of national security if these databases are not legally maintained and securely protected that could result in an election being won through election fraud with an insecure voter database.
Administrator of Elections Wolfe Responds
Administrator Wolfe, with her written response, repeatedly informs the DOJ that all individuals who are not eligible to be in the WisVote database are “removed”. (See attached WEC Response to US DOJ Letter June 17, 2025)
This is simply not true from Administrator Wolfe.
Administrator Wolfe never “removes” any names from the WisVote database.
Names can simply be swapped back and forth from the “active” and “inactive” lists within the same WisVote database by credentialed individuals or hackers, if applicable.
This is in addition to real individuals registering to vote online (MyVote), in-person or through USPS.
Please consider the following:
- Wisconsin has approximately 5.9 million residents.
- Approximately 4.6 million of these residents are age 18 or older.
- Administrator Wolfe reports that approximately 3.8 million Wisconsin residents are currently registered and eligible to vote or “active” – click here – July 1, 2025 Voter Registration Statistics | Wisconsin Elections Commission.
- Administrator Wolfe also reports that approximately 4.4 million extra names are in the WisVote database and listed as “inactive”. This includes deceased, mentally incompetent, non-US citizens, felons and moved-out-of-state supposed individuals.
- The 2020 and 2024 Presidential Elections in Wisconsin showed a registered eligible voter turnout of between 90%-94%, which is an unheard-of number.
- In 2022, Administrator Wolfe reported that the WisVote database had a total of 7.1 million “active” and “inactive” names of individuals. (See attached WEC 7.1 Million Voters 2022)
- 36 months later, Administrator Wolfe reports that the WisVote database now has 8.2 million “active” and “inactive” names of individuals. (See attached WEC Badger Voters 8.2 Million 2025)
- Administrator Wolfe reported that nearly 1 million individuals registered to vote during the 2020 Wisconsin Presidential Election with 50% registering online and the other 50% registering through the mail or in-person.
We will keep you updated on what the DOJ does with Administrator Wolfe’s written response.
Bringing the WisVote database into compliance with HAVA will take a big step in the right direction to make sure elections in Wisconsin can be legally certified.
ODNI Uncovers the Biggest Government Election Interference Case in the History of America

Director Gabbard released what she believes is the biggest government election interference case in the history of America late this past week – click here –https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2025/4086-pr-15-25 .
Here are the main takeaways from Director Gabbard’s unveiling of government election interference that compromises elections with integrity:
- Numerous Intelligence Staffers informed President Obama and Vice-President Biden that they could not find any election interference from Russia to assist President-Elect Trump for the November 2016 Presidential Election over Hillary Clinton.
- President Obama calls an emergency meeting of many Staffers at the White House in early December of 2016 to squash his Presidential Daily Briefing (PDB) that admitted Russia did not interfere with the 2016 Presidential Election.
- President Obama then directs his Staff, in particular, CIA Director Brennan, to change the narrative that Russia did indeed interfere with the 2016 Presidential Election favoring President-Elect Trump, which led to multi-million-dollar investigations, impeachments, false reports, false claims, false prosecutions, false imprisonments, etc., for many years.
- Director Gabbard has released thousands of pages of documents with many more thousands to come related to this activity directed by President Obama.
- Director Gabbard has turned over this information to the DOJ for investigations and possible criminal prosecutions.
Action Plan
Please contact your Republican Congressman and ask them to support the DOJ efforts to fix the WisVote database to bring it into compliance with HAVA and to make sure elections in Wisconsin can be legally certified as follows:
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Pray for Wisconsin, this country and those in the positions to make things better, that they ensure Wisconsin’s elections are free and fair in the next election and all after that.
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