Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nicholaus is under investigation for misconduct in office, finally. Despite past criticisms over security concerns, which she ignored, her rugged conservative individualism and fight against "the man" (government rules/laws) is getting the legal scrutiny it should have gotten years ago.
jsonline: A former Dane County deputy district attorney who is now a criminal defense attorney has notified the JoAnne Kloppenburg campaign that he is investigating the campaign's April 20 complaint accusing Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus of misconduct in carrying out her election duties … attorney Tim Verhoff was following up on the complaint she filed with the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board.
The complaint against Nickolaus cites not only her election night misreporting, but also points to a history of "neglect, incompetence and/or malfeasance in carrying out her public duties."
Among the examples included, was her response to a 2010 county audit that found some security issues in her operation. Employees in her office shared a single password on an election computer and she failed to adequately back up her data, the audit found. Her unwillingness to quickly change practices prompted criticism from the County Board's Executive Committee.
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