Election commission picks Jacobs as new chairwoman

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Elections Commission has chosen a new leader.

The commission voted unanimously Wednesday to make Commissioner Ann Jacobs the panel’s new chair. She replaces Dean Knudson, whose two-year stint as chairman ended Wednesday.

Knudson will remain as a commissioner, however. The commission is divided evenly between three Democratic commissioners and three Republican commissioners.

Jacobs is a Democrat. Knudson is a Republican.

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