JFC restores 5 of 6 cut Elections Board positions
Governor Walker's budget included a cut for the equivalent of 6 positions in the Elections Board, arguing that they could continue without those workers. This is interesting because it has been all too apparent that the board has bare-bones staffing for the ever-increasing requirements being placed upon them.
Apparently even Republicans on the JFC have realized that and have restored 5 of the 6 cut positions.
Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, said the commission was "significantly understaffed" as it oversaw the 2016 election and presidential recount.
"We’re trying to make sure that we