Election worker ballot fraud trial: Zapata confesses to why she requested fake ballots [Video]

On the second day of trial, former Milwaukee election worker Kimberly Zapata is heard in a recorded interview admitting to illegally requesting and sending military absentee ballots to a state lawmaker.”I used Holly Adams, Holly Jones & Holly Brandtjen,” Zapata said in the recorded interview with investigators.Zapata, as the former deputy director of the Milwaukee Election Commission, is accused of requesting and sending three fake military ballots to Republican State Representative Janel Brandtjen in October 2022. At that time, Zapata’s workplace received many threats surrounding election misinformation. “How would you feel if someone constantly asked you every single thing you were doing in a job you’ve done for years? It’s just overwhelming,” Zapata said with emotion in that recorded interview. Her supervisor, current Milwaukee Election Commission Executive Director Claire Woodall, confirmed the three on the stand Tuesday.”Including statements that you and your staff should be put in front of a …