Media Trackers: Out-of-state SEIU organizers voted in ’11 Wis. Supreme Court election

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Media Trackers can exclusively report that the Service Employee International Union spent $146,924 on lodging in 2011 at a suburban Milwaukee hotel used by out-of-state SEIU organizers who voted, resulting in an investigation by the Milwaukee County District Attorney. In October 2011, Media Trackers uncovered three out-of-state SEIU organizers who voted in the April 5, 2011 election from a Glendale, Wisconsin Residence Inn using their ID’s from Georgia, Florida, and New Jersey. In the wake of the story, the Milwaukee District Attorney’s office began an investigation in November 2011, issuing subpoenas, search warrants, and interviewing hotel staff.

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