“We have no ability to decertify the election and go back,” Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said at the Republican state convention in Middleton during a legislative leader panel. “We need to focus on moving forward.”
Loud boos filled the convention hall after Vos’ comment, which prompted state party chairman Paul Farrow to tell delegates to “let him talk” and “be respectful.”
Vos continues to face pressure from some Republicans to revoke Joe Biden’s victory in Wisconsin, a move that he and non-partisan attorneys say is impossible. Grievances over the 2020 election have divided the party, as former President Donald Trump continues to spread false claims that the election was stolen.
The Rochester Republican hired former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman to investigate the 2020 election last year, but recently put the review on hold. Vos has issued several extensions to Gableman’s taxpayer-funded review, which has produced no credible evidence of voter fraud in Wisconsin.