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Wisconsin Election Officials Issue Guidance For Handling Federal Agents At Polls

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

2

First seen

Oct 15, 12:22 PM CDT

updated Oct 16, 5:00 AM CDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by Wisconsin Watch and WERN, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

The Wisconsin Elections Commission approved a plan for federal law enforcement at the polls, WERN reported. Wisconsin election officials also issued guidance for handling federal agents at polling places, according to Wisconsin Watch.

Written by our system from the sources below (2), version 1, Oct 16, 6:07 AM CDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

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How It Unfolded

Oct 15, 12:32 PM CDT · first source seenOct 16, 6:05 AM CDT · published

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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How We Decided

Oct 15, 12:38 PM CDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 16, 6:05 AM CDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.