It's On: State Sets Dates for Walker, Kleefisch Recall Elections

A year after Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill became law, recall petitioners have successfully triggered a recall election of Gov. Scott Walker and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch.

Enough petition signatures have been verified to trigger a recall of Gov. Scott Walker and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, state election officials decided Monday. The state Government Accountability Board voted 5-0 to order the recall election. If a primary election is needed, it will be held May 8. The general election date will be June 5. This is the first time in Wisconsin history a governor is up for a recall election. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, there have only been two successful gubernatorial recalls in U.S. history — against California Gov. Gray Davis in 2003 and North Dakota Gov. Lynn Frazier in 1921. Of the 931,053 signatures submitted for the Walker recall, the GAB staff found 900,938 valid signatures. And of 842,854 …

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Carrie

4:38 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012

Johnny Blade, it is not free stuff, you don't pay for it, and I do. Do your homework. That was so pathetic countering it took no effort on my part.   more ›

Elections Chief Wants More Time to Review Walker Recall Petitions

If the request is granted by a judge, a likely recall primary election would be held on May 15, with the general election on June 12.

The state's top election official plans to ask a judge for more time to review the Gov. Scott Walker recall petitions, which would push the date of a possible recall election back to May or June. Government Accountability Board Director Kevin Kennedy on Friday recommended the GAB board request an push its deadline back from March 19 to April 6. Kennedy said his staff cannot complete its work on the recall petitions against Walker and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch until at least March 30. If the board moves forward with Kennedy's request at its meeting on Monday, the matter would go before Dane County Circuit Judge Richard Niess on Wednesday. If Niess grants the extension and the recall election was ordered on the newly proposed deadline, a …

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Walker

9:36 am on Monday, March 12, 2012

They can't help but exaggerate. It's what they do best. Exaggerate widespread voter fraud.   more ›

Appeals Court Vacates Waukesha Judge's Order on State Review of Recall Petitions

State elections chief says requiring a public searchable database would be expensive and impractical. The state might use a searchable database in its review and enter names, not addresses.

Updated (Feb. 3): An appeals court has vacated a Waukesha County Circuit Court's order that state elections officials do more to ferret out duplicate signatures on Recall Walker petitions, saying the court erred in not allowing recall organizers to intervene in the case. The decision by the Court of Appeals District IV panel based in Madison means Waukesha County Circuit Judge J. Mac Davis will need to re-hear the case, allowing for input from representatives of both campaigns — that of Gov. Scott Walker and the recalls. "We conclude that the recall committees are entitled to intervene as a matter of right," the appellate court ruled. "It cannot be seriously disputed that the recall committees have an interest in the procedures that will …

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Terry

9:56 pm on Saturday, February 4, 2012

Important to note, it wasn't tossed on the merits of the case, but on a judicial ruling to exclude interested parties. Best not to plant the victory flag on the hill, until its decided which way the hill slopes.   more ›

County Clerk Nickolaus Says GAB Didn't Respond to Her Calls for Help

Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus released phone records Tuesday showing she contacted the GAB six times the day after the Prosser-Kloppenburg state Supreme Court election.