MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) -The state Justice Department is trying to get more counties to prosecute election fraud.
Attorney General J B Van Hollen said today that 11 district attorneys have agreed to serve on a task force that routinely seeks charges for election law violations in Milwaukee.
Van Hollen, a Republican, says the group will try to create a uniform statewide enforcement of laws against registration fraud, voting twice, and voting while still on probation or parole as a convicted felon.
Van Hollen says some counties do not make those crimes a priority and it might be because they’re under-staffed, or they’re not familiar with the state’s election laws.
