True the Vote has reached out to the Sheriff's Office regarding ideas as they relate to election integrity and possible law violations. True the Vote proposed the idea of donating cameras to the sheriff's office to monitor election sites, however, the obstacles associated with that idea made it impractical. We want to ensure we are maintaining the integrity of the elections, but the logistics and barriers do pose significant challenges in this instance.
I was unaware of the plan and will not be participating. I am not sure if they are legal or not but do not have interest in implementing such a program. It's important for us to remain focused on our duties without adding extra layers that could complicate our already challenging responsibilities regarding election oversight.
Engelbrecht signaled that the group may have been unsuccessful in recruiting enough sheriffs, writing that they would provide cameras to sheriffs where possible, other individuals where necessary. This strategy indicates an adaptive approach, likely in response to the pushback and limitations presented by law enforcement agencies regarding the overall dropbox monitoring initiative.
It's also not clear that sheriffs would even have jurisdiction over the dropboxes because they are county officials and elections are not run by county officials in Wisconsin. This highlights a fundamental layer of complexity that the initiative faces in terms of legality and the administrative challenges in organizing such an effort for ensuring election integrity.
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