Overview
- The city and Celestine Jeffreys issued a joint statement Friday announcing her resignation, ending her five-year tenure as Green Bay city clerk.
- Elections Commission staff found probable cause that 152 voters were sent duplicate absentee ballots in the April spring election and Green Bay sent duplicate ballots again in June ahead of the Aug. 11 primary.
- Jeffreys had been on paid administrative leave since July 9 and deputy clerk Stacy Menke is serving as interim clerk to oversee operations for the Aug. 11 primary.
- The Wisconsin Elections Commission unanimously authorized a formal investigation into whether state election laws were broken and has the city’s files pending review, though some procedural violations do not carry clearly prescribed penalties.
- Jeffreys’ tenure had drawn earlier WEC scrutiny over third-party absentee returns and voter-registration handling, and the resignation intensifies political and public scrutiny that could prompt tighter local oversight and procedural changes.