Articles of Impeachment Filed Against Embattled Wisconsin Election Chief Meagan Wolfe

Wisconsin’s chief electoral officer is the target of an impeachment resolution filed by five members of the State Assembly, who are alleging maladministration.

The Wisconsin State Capitol building in Madison, Wis., on Dec. 24, 2011. Karen Bleier/AFP via Getty Images

Meagan Wolfe, the controversial administrator of the Wisconsin Election Commission (WEC), is facing actions calling for her impeachment.

On Sept. 21, five Republican state assembly members presented both houses of the Legislature with a 23-page resolution containing 15 articles accusing Ms. Wolfe of maladministration in office.