Investigator Alleges Thousands of Irregularities on Racine County Municipal Voter Rolls

A citizen investigator says he has discovered thousands of inaccuracies in the Racine County, Wisconsin, municipal voter rolls.

The latest allegations come on the heels of findings announced earlier this week by another investigator that security vulnerabilities exist in the statewide online process of applying for absentee ballots—findings that prompted Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling to call for an immediate suspension of part of Wisconsin’s absentee voter process pending a statewide investigation.

Just days before the Aug. 9 primary election, it was discovered that any individual can go online and, using only a date of birth, can order an absentee ballot for any registered voter in the state and direct the ballot to be sent to an address other than that of the person who requested it.

Peter Bernegger of Wisconsin is working to clean up the state’s voter rolls. (Courtesy of Peter Bernegger)

In a July 28 press release responding to the claim, the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) stated, “There is no indication of any vulnerability with the MyVote application.”

Yet, small tests of the system conducted by individuals revealed that at least half a dozen absentee ballots, including that of a prominent local official, were applied for by someone else and delivered to unrelated third parties.

On July 31, 2022, Peter Bernegger, a cyber analyst, sent a package of data documenting the voter roll problems he found to 13 municipal clerks in Racine County, including a letter asking them what is being done about it.

Bernegger told The Epoch Times in an Aug. 1 phone interview, “It is the duty of local and state election officials to ensure voter registration lists are accurate and updated regularly.

“Our analysis shows this is not the case in the municipalities of Racine County.”

He said the numerous problems he discovered call

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