Benjamin Yount reports that State Rep. Scott Krug is the latest Republican demanding accountability after Milwaukee’s central count operation once again delayed results during the August primary. A poll worker downloaded audit logs instead of actual vote totals from five tabulators, forcing a late-night recovery and pushing final results past 1 a.m.

Krug said lawmakers will hold a hearing if commission leaders cannot fully explain the error and demonstrate they are ready for November. His comments follow a formal letter from Rep. Dave Maxey seeking a detailed, timestamped account of the failure and a list of prior incidents. Milwaukee Election Commission Chair Paulina Gutierrez again blamed human error while insisting the accuracy of the results was never threatened.

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