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Claim: “The Wisconsin voter roll has over 120,000 active voters who have been registered to vote for over 100 years.” (Facebook, 2022-01-07)
Evidence (2016-04-19): The problem was first identified in a an analysis of state voter enrollment statistics by WNYC's Brigid Bergin. The Board of Elections then confirmed that more than 120,000 voters have been dropped from the rolls in Brooklyn alone since November. "No other borough in New York City nor county in the rest of the state saw such a significant decline in active registered Democrats. In fact, only 7 of the state's 62 counties saw a drop in the number of Democrats. Everywhere else saw the numbers increase," WNYC found. The more than 120,000 dropped includes 12,000 people who moved out of the borough, 44,000 people who were moved from active to inactive voter status, and 70,000 voters removed from the inactive voter list, according to the station.
Claim: “The Wisconsin voter roll has over 120,000 active voters who have been registered to vote for over 100 years.” (Facebook, 2022-01-07)
Evidence (2024-07-15): Voter registration rates have been rising, albeit slowly, this century. These increases are partly due to reforms instituted by the NVRA, additional reforms adopted by many states, and the tens of millions of dollars spent by political parties, civic organizations, and some states to register voters each election cycle. [...] Residential mobility also explains why some citizens who thought they were registered cannot vote. Compared to citizens at their address for five or more years, those at their address for less than one year are more than six times as likely to report that a registration problem prevented them from voting. Those who have been at their address for one to two years are more than three times as likely to report such issues (see Table 5). [...] Source: CPS November and December Supplements. Note: Non-responses and respondents stating they are not eligible to register are excluded.
Claim: “The Wisconsin voter roll has over 120,000 active voters who have been registered to vote for over 100 years.” (Facebook, 2022-01-07)
Evidence (2021-12-10): One of two things happened in Wisconsin in 2020. One option is that tens of thousands of voter registrations for people born more than a century ago escaped the notice of the state, registrations that were then used to cast illegal ballots in a widespread but undetected scheme to throw the election — until amateur sleuths, digging into the data, discovered all of these suspicious voter registrations and unveiled the whole plot. [...] On Thursday evening, Donald Trump’s "Save America" political action committee shared a news item aimed at reinforcing Trump’s endlessly sprawling and completely diaphanous claims of rampant fraud in the 2020 election. In case you missed it, the message blared a "HUGE" news story: "Wisconsin Election Hearing Reveals 119,283 ‘Active Voters’ Who Have Been Registered For Over 100 Years!" [...] In Wisconsin, there are 119,283 "active voters" who have been registered for over 100 years!
Claim: “The Wisconsin voter roll has over 120,000 active voters who have been registered to vote for over 100 years.” (Facebook, 2022-01-07)
Evidence (2019-05-13): Any hopes that women would be able to ride the wave of progressivism in Wisconsin were deflated at the polls. The state’s men denied women the right to vote by 227,054 to 135,736. The Wisconsin Suffrage Referendum got 120,000 more votes than the sum total of the other three measures up for a vote that day. Men had come to the polls, it seems, specifically to cast those pink ballots. [...] "Now we’re looking at voter suppression laws. There are various ways you can suppress the vote.… I think 2016 helped wake up more people to that," she says. A hundred years after Wisconsin legislators raced to enfranchise women, the state has become one of the hardest places in the country to cast a ballot, including for many elderly women who were part of the first generation born with the right to vote. [...] Events around the state will commemorate the 100th anniversary of Wisconsin ratifying the 19th Amendment.
Claim: “The Wisconsin voter roll has over 120,000 active voters who have been registered to vote for over 100 years.” (Facebook, 2022-01-07)
Evidence (2020-10-07): It’s common enough for all types of stars to lend their voices to political causes and to encourage people to vote, and much of this work is now carried out digitally. HeadCount is one of the most active in the space, and in founder Andy Bernstein’s experience, the highest-profile celebs tend to bring in perhaps a few thousand newly registered voters. The 120,000 from Dobrik’s push? "Absolutely unprecedented. Never seen anything like it," Bernstein says. "We’ve registered close to 1 million voters over our lifetime, and more than a tenth of that has now come from David." [...] "Using a social media star to push people to a digital registration site has that kind of smoothness that really facilitates immediate action," says Barry Burden, a University of Wisconsin professor who has long researched voter registration and elections. He does, reasonably, caution that voter registration does not at all translate to 100% participation in the next election. Nonetheless, Burden says, such a voter registration drive would’ve been "much harder in an analog setup where someone was communicating in a TV ad, and they wanted you to go get a form and mail it in."
Claim: “The Wisconsin voter roll has over 120,000 active voters who have been registered to vote for over 100 years.” (Facebook, 2022-01-07)
Evidence (2019-02-21): Preregistration benefits young people in several ways. First, being preregistered to vote means that the individual does not need to go through the hassle of registering to vote upon reaching voting age.57 As part of the preregistration process, their voter registration will simply go from a pending to activated status upon turning 18. [...] - Check their secretary of state’s website to see whether policies such as AVR and preregistration are available. In addition, check the current status of your voter registration situation if you are 18-years-old or older and eligible to vote. Additionally, jurisdictions should adopt other pro-voter policies that help young people vote such as same-day voter registration with Election Day registration (EDR) and early voting.81 According to the NCSL, as of January 2019, 17 states and Washington, D.C., have implemented EDR: California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Maryland, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. While it is difficult to measure the effects these policies have had on voter turnout, there is strong evidence that suggests they increase voter participation, particularly immediately after implementation.82
Claim: Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.” (Empower Wisconsin, 2021-08-17)
Evidence (2021-08-17): Evers had already deployed the National Guard on Aug. 24 — less than 24 hours after Jacob Blake was shot by a Kenosha police officer. By Aug. 25, the same night that Kyle Rittenhouse killed two protesters and injured a third, a total of 250 troops were on the ground in Kenosha.
Claim: Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.” (Empower Wisconsin, 2021-08-17)
Evidence (2020-09-09): MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Wednesday that he has "no regrets" about how the state responded to protests that broke out in Kenosha following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. [...] A day later, after the shootings of three demonstrators, two of whom died, Evers again spoke with Trump and the governor said they agreed to have the White House send other federal assistance, including officers from the FBI and U.S. Marshals. A 17-year-old Trump supporter from Illinois is charged with shooting the demonstrators. [...] Evers defended his approach during a Milwaukee Press Club event where he took questions remotely from reporters. His appearance came as Marquette University Law School released its first poll since the shooting of Blake, which left the 29-year-old paralyzed.
Claim: Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.” (Empower Wisconsin, 2021-08-17)
Evidence (2020-08-24): MADISON, Wis. -- Gov. Tony Evers on Sunday night condemned the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a man who was shot by a Kenosha officer during a "domestic incident," according to police. "Tonight, Jacob Blake was shot in the back multiple times, in broad daylight, in Kenosha, Wisconsin," Evers said in the statement. "Kathy and I join his family, friends, and neighbors in hoping earnestly that he will not succumb to his injuries. While we do not have all of the details yet, what we know for certain is that he is not the first Black man or person to have been shot or injured or mercilessly killed at the hands of individuals in law enforcement in our state or our country." [...] - Fiance Says Jacob Blake Was Shot In Front Of His Children - Protests, Vandalism Erupt in Kenosha After Police Shooting
Claim: Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.” (Empower Wisconsin, 2021-08-17)
Evidence (2020-08-27): (WLUK) -- Wisconsin law enforcement leaders are asking Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes not to make statements specific to the shooting of Jacob Blake by Kenosha police until the facts of the investigation are known. This week, the city of Kenosha experienced unrest from protests, violent riots and a deadly shooting, in reaction to Sunday's police shooting of Blake, a Black man who was left paralyzed. [...] Evers was also criticized for initially not sending enough help to law enforcement in Kenosha.
Claim: Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.” (Empower Wisconsin, 2021-08-17)
Evidence (2020-08-27): Four groups of county sheriffs and police are asking Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes to stop "making statements and issuing press releases" about Sunday's Kenosha police-involved shooting incident "until the facts of the investigation are known." [...] Evers said in a media statement Sunday after the shooting of Jacob Blake of Kenosha by police that Blake "is not the first Black man or person to have been shot or injured or mercilessly killed at the hands of individuals in law enforcement in our state or our country. We stand with all those who have and continue to demand justice, equity, and accountability for Black lives in our country — lives like those of George Floyd, of Breonna Taylor, Tony Robinson, Dontre Hamilton, Ernest Lacy, and Sylville Smith. And we stand against excessive use of force and immediate escalation when engaging with Black Wisconsinites." [...] On Wednesday following the shooting death of two people in Kenosha, Evers issued another statement that said, "A senseless tragedy like this cannot happen again. I again ask those who choose to exercise their First Amendment rights please do so peacefully and safely, as so many did last night. I also ask the individuals who are not there to exercise those rights to please stay home and let local first responders, law enforcement, and members of the Wisconsin National Guard do their jobs.
Claim: Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.” (Empower Wisconsin, 2021-08-17)
Evidence (2020-09-17): Evers, a longtime school administrator who’s prone to peppering his speech with "by golly" and "holy mackerel" — and who voters chose in part for his no-drama approach to politics — has been thrust into a cauldron of racial tension and violence. It’s an awkward fit for the subdued 68-year-old, and the reviews of his response to the turmoil in Kenosha — among other facets of his job performance — aren’t encouraging. Evers is drawing heat from some in his own party for not moving quickly enough to tamp down rioting in Kenosha. Like Walker before him, Evers is facing a nascent effort to recall him from office. He’s been steamrolled by Republicans who dominate the legislature and have repeatedly blocked his initiatives, including police reform. [...] He was accused of moving too slowly to deploy enough National Guard troops to quash unrest after the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Evers sent troops on the first night of the riots, declared a state of emergency and doubled the number of troops the second night. But it wasn’t enough to quell violence or destruction in the town. Two days after Blake’s shooting, protesters clashed with armed militia and three protesters were shot, two fatally, by 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse, who was charged with homicide.
Claim: Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.” (Empower Wisconsin, 2021-08-17)
Evidence (2020-08-25): Raysean White took video of the moment Jacob Blake was shot by police on Sunday in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The footage has been viewed millions of times, "It’s disturbing to actually look out the window where I live and see this man get shot by the police seven times," White told CNN on Monday. "It’s highly disturbing to me, but I’m pretty sure Jacob’s kids were more traumatized than anybody during the whole situation." Kenosha officers were called to a domestic incident about 5:11 p.m. local time on Sunday, police said. The shooting unfolded on a residential street packed with apartment buildings. [...] After stepping away and coming back, White said the scene drastically changed. Police were wrestling with Blake.
Claim: Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.” (Empower Wisconsin, 2021-08-17)
Evidence (2020-08-24): Identified by the governor as Jacob Blake, the man is in stable condition in an intensive care unit, according to attorney Ben Crump, who represents the Blake family. Crump posted a video of the Sunday evening shooting in Kenosha. [...] Blake, 29, was critically injured in the shooting, Gov. Evers said. "Tonight, Jacob Blake was shot in the back multiple times, in broad daylight," Evers said in a statement. "While we do not have all of the details yet, what we know for certain is that he is not the first Black man or person to have been shot or injured or mercilessly killed at the hands of individuals in law enforcement."
Claim: Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.” (Empower Wisconsin, 2021-08-17)
Evidence (2020-09-04): In the days since the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the city has been the site of protests and unrest. During one of the protests over Blake's shooting and an Illinois teenager allegedly killed two protesters. The state's governor, Democrat Tony Evers, published a letter Sunday urging President Donald Trump to "reconsider" a planned campaign stop in Kenosha. [...] Starting in late May when George Floyd was killed and subsequently protested, did you, as a governor, have a plan for how you would handle something like this in Wisconsin? Did those events happening elsewhere in the country change the way you reacted after Jacob Blake was shot?
Claim: Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.” (Empower Wisconsin, 2021-08-17)
Evidence (2021-08-29): Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers called on the Wisconsin National Guard to respond in Kenosha in the days after Blake was shot, as part of a difficult year "especially for the Kenosha community," and especially for Blake. [...] Blake’s shooting was not captured on body camera video since the Kenosha Police Department did not wear them at the time. However, after the city council voted unanimously in support of adding body worn cameras this month, the department is anticipated to begin using them in the field as early as October. [...] When Kenosha Police initially responded in August 2020, Blake had a warrant for his arrest from a prior incident where he was charged with domestic violence offenses and sexual assault, according to the Kenosha County District Attorney’s Office.
Claim: Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.” (Empower Wisconsin, 2021-08-17)
Evidence (2021-09-18): KENOSHA — As Gov. Tony Evers seeks re-election, he is facing criticism for his response to the Kenosha unrest after the Jacob Blake shooting. [...] On Sunday evening, Jacob Blake was shot. Protests followed that night - some were violent. Neighboring jurisdictions provided up to 100 law enforcement officers to help Kenosha police. [...] The timeline showed Gov. Evers sent 250 National Guard troops to Kenosha before the loss of life.
Claim: Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.” (Empower Wisconsin, 2021-08-17)
Evidence (2020-08-25): Wisconsin governor declares emergency after police shooting of Blake [...] The shooting of Jacob Blake on Sunday in Kenosha was captured on cellphone video and ignited new protests over racial injustice in several cities, just three months after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police touched off a wider reckoning on race. [...] Police in Kenosha have released almost no information about the shooting, beyond saying the officers were responding to a domestic dispute when they encountered Blake. The Wisconsin Department of Justice is leading the investigation, which is expected to take several weeks. The officers were placed on administrative leave, which is standard practice in such cases.
Claim: Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.” (Empower Wisconsin, 2021-08-17)
Evidence (2020-09-09): Wisconsin Gov. Evers Says He Has 'No Regrets' About Kenosha Shooting Response MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers said Wednesday he has "no regrets" about how the state responded to protests that broke out in Kenosha following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, while a new poll showed no change in attitudes toward Black Lives Matter protests or the presidential race even after the unrest in Wisconsin. Evers defended his approach to Kenosha during a Milwaukee Press Club event. The Evers appearance came as the Marquette University Law School released its first poll since the Aug. 23 police shooting of Blake, which left him paralyzed and sparked three nights of sometimes violent protests.
Claim: Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.” (Empower Wisconsin, 2021-08-17)
Evidence (2020-09-09): Evers has ‘no regrets’ about response to Kenosha shooting MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Tony Evers says he has "no regrets" about how the state responded to protests that broke out in Kenosha following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. [...] The Evers appearance came as the Marquette University Law School released its first poll since the Aug. 23 police shooting of Blake.
Claim: Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.” (Empower Wisconsin, 2021-08-17)
Evidence (2021-06-27): KENOSHA — The Wisconsin National Guard, which serves under the orders of the Wisconsin governor, says that it fulfilled "all requests for assistance we received via official channels" for assistance to put down riots after Jacob Blake was shot by a Kenosha police officer on Aug. 23. [...] How preventable was the violence, destruction and two deaths in the days following Jacob Blake being shot last August? It’s a question that will be brought up repeatedly on the campaign trail as Gov. Tony Evers seeks reelection in 2022. [...] The Wisconsin National Guard, which serves under the orders of the governor, says that it fulfilled "all requests for assistance we received via official channels" for assistance to put down riots after Jacob Blake was shot on Aug. 23, according to an email from Maj. Joe Trovato.
Claim: Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.” (Empower Wisconsin, 2021-08-17)
Evidence (2021-08-17): Most notable is this claim: "It took the loss of lives before help finally came." [...] In an ad, Empower Wisconsin said of Evers and Kenosha violence: "It took the loss of lives before help finally came." [...] Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, After calls for unity and healing, tension still simmers in Kenosha after police shooting of Jacob Blake, Aug. 28, 2020
Claim: Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.” (Empower Wisconsin, 2021-08-17)
Evidence (2020-08-29): The streets of Kenosha, Wisc., had been roiling for days after police officers shot Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, in the back on Sunday. Then, late Tuesday night, 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse allegedly waded into the chaos with a military-style rifle and shot and killed two people. Hours later, Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes was at home in Madison when he got a phone call from Alex Lasry, senior vice president for the Milwaukee Bucks and son of one of the franchise owners. Lasry wanted to put Barnes, who is the first Black lieutenant governor in the state, in touch with Bucks players, who minutes earlier had decided to walk off the court before their playoff game on Wednesday. From their locker room, the players spoke with Barnes and the state’s attorney general Josh Kaul about their decision not to play and asked for advice on what to do next. Then on Thursday, Barnes and Gov. Tony Evers visited Kenosha for the first time since the unrest started. [...] You’re a Black man, you grew up in Wisconsin, you grew up in Milwaukee. Obviously the Jacob Blake shooting has resonated with people for all sorts of reasons. How have you dealt with it personally? That’s got to take some sort of a psychological toll, to have to be in the role and the responsibility you have within the state. I imagine it keeps you from spending a lot of time dwelling on it. But have you thought about it? How has it affected you? How has it impacted you?
Claim: Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.” (Empower Wisconsin, 2021-08-17)
Evidence (2020-08-23): KENOSHA, Wis. — Wisconsin’s governor on Monday called in the National Guard to help quell unrest after police shot an unarmed Black man in the latest incident this summer to stir cries of injustice and divide a nation over the urgency of bringing fundamental change to law enforcement. [...] — Governor Tony Evers (@GovEvers) August 24, 2020 [...] The shooting in Kenosha, a city located between Milwaukee and Chicago, occurred after 5 p.m. Sunday when officers responded to a domestic incident, police said. Video shows neighbors congregated outside while two officers with their guns drawn followed Blake as he approached the car. As Blake opened the driver’s side door, an officer can be seen tugging at Blake’s white tank top before multiple shots ring out.