Established Fact
Michael Spitzer-Rubenstein, a Brooklyn-based CTCL “grant mentor,” gained physical control over Green Bay’s election night facility – including control of the secret Wi-Fi access point to which all ESS voting machines were connected. He wrote to the City Attorney at 9:29 PM on November 3, 2020, making a dispositive legal determination that late-arriving ballots (including those from drop boxes) should be counted because “no one had challenged them.” Green Bay City Clerk Kris Teske confirmed in sworn WEC proceedings that unauthorized private actors made official election administration decisions. Elections Group employee Ryan Chew emailed Milwaukee official Claire Woodall-Vogg at 4:07 AM on November 4, 2020, stating she had “delivered just the margin needed at 3:00 a.m.”
Citations
Wisconsin Office of the Special Counsel, Second Interim Investigative Report on the Apparatus & Procedures of the Wisconsin Elections System (March 1, 2022), pp. 13, 25, 55, 67–70 & App. 262–266, 304 (https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/madison.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/49/64989810-acbc-5ce7-bdc1-f56d37e7c923/621e4cdc386e7.pdf.pdf). (Identifies Michael Spitzer-Rubenstein as the Brooklyn-based “CTCL grant mentor” and NVAHI employee/partner directing Green Bay election administration; details his physical control of the Central Count facility at the Hyatt Regency Grand Ballroom, including designation as on-site contact with keys, supervision of operations, and setup/coordination of the three Wi-Fi networks—one secret/hidden/non-password-protected—for Election Day operations, with all ESS voting machines connected to the secret Wi-Fi access point at the Grand Hyatt; he ensured networks reached his 8th-floor hotel room.)
Id. at App. 304; see also WEC Complaint (Green Bay election irregularities filing), paras. 95, 97, 312 (https://fox11digital.com/PDFs/WEC-Complaint-FINAL-Draft-4.pdf). (Reproduces Spitzer-Rubenstein’s text to Green Bay City Attorney Vanessa Chavez at 9:29 p.m. on November 3, 2020: “Be prepared: ballots delayed. … I think we’re probably okay; I don’t think anyone challenged the ballots when they came in.” This was his determination that 47 boxes of late-arriving drop-box ballots should be counted because they were unchallenged, despite the statutory 8 p.m. deadline.)
Wisconsin Office of the Special Counsel, Second Interim Investigative Report, pp. 57, 66–67 & App. 249–251, 318–319, 674. (Green Bay City Clerk Kris Teske’s sworn statements/answer in WEC proceedings confirm unauthorized private actors—including NVAHI/CTCL partners like Spitzer-Rubenstein—made official election administration decisions; she described meetings and decisions driven by the Mayor’s office and outside advisors without the Clerk’s knowledge or consent, leading to her FMLA leave and the private actors assuming control over ballot curing, Central Count protocols, and operations.)
Wisconsin Office of the Special Counsel, Second Interim Investigative Report, p. 71 & App. 610. (Reproduces the exact email from Elections Group employee Ryan Chew to Milwaukee Election Commission Executive Director Claire Woodall-Vogg at 4:07 a.m. on November 4, 2020: “Damn Claire, you have a flair for drama, delivering just the margin needed at 3:00 a.m. I bet you had those votes counted at midnight, and just wanted to keep the world waiting!”)
Id. at pp. 55–56, 64–65 (cross-referencing The Elections Group’s role as CTCL technical partner in Milwaukee and Green Bay). (Confirms Ryan Chew’s affiliation with The Elections Group, one of CTCL’s designated “technical assistance partners” embedded in city election operations alongside NVAHI/Spitzer-Rubenstein.)