Former Milwaukee election official to be sentenced Thursday in military ballot case

A former Milwaukee election official is set to be sentenced Thursday afternoon on criminal charges connected to her ordering of three military absentee ballots under fake names ahead of the 2022 midterm elections and having them sent to a state legislator. Kimberly Zapata, 47, of Milwaukee, was convicted in March by a Milwaukee County jury on a felony charge of misconduct in public office and three misdemeanor counts of making a false statement to obtain an absentee ballot. The felony charge carries a maximum sentence of 3 1/2 years in...