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From the Washington Examiner: Madison, Wisconsin, City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl resigned after being placed on paid administrative leave amid an investigation into uncounted absentee ballots from the 2024 general election.
Witzel-Behl led the department for nearly two decades after she was appointed to the role in 2006. She administered 60 elections as city clerk, according to the city.
Witzel-Behl did not provide a statement as a part of her resignation.
Witzel-Behl was placed on administrative leave in March after the Wisconsin Election Commission launched an investigation two months prior into uncounted ballots and other aspects of her performance.
Wisconsin election officials said nearly 200 absentee ballots went uncounted in last year’s election. At the time of her resignation, the commission had not determined whether Witzel-Behl acted illegally or improperly in her duties.
Maribeth Witzel-Behl has served in the position since 2006, overseeing more than 60 elections, but was put on paid leave over an absentee ballot error in the November election. https://t.co/7MR5gmna7K
— Wisconsin State Journal (@WiStateJournal) April 14, 2025
JUST IN: City of Madison Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl resigned just over a month after being placed administrative leave, officials announced. https://t.co/Npc5niGIut
— WMTV 15 News (@wmtv15news) April 14, 2025
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