GOP-led Wisconsin Senate fires nonpartisan election official in vote Democrats say was held improperly

The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Thursday to fire the battleground state's nonpartisan top elections official ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

Democrats say the vote was held improperly and that lawmakers don't have the authority to oust Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe. The issue is expected to end in a legal battle.

The fight over who will lead the elections agency stems from persistent lies about the 2020 election and creates instability ahead of the 2024 presidential race for the state's more than 1,800 local clerks who actually run elections.