Wisconsin Election Officials Recommend Recall Date: June 12
Source: Talking Points Memo
The recalls in Wisconsin are about to get down to business.
In memos posted online Friday, the staff at the state Government Accountability Board, which oversees elections in the state, indicated that the recalls will likely be triggered — with the next issue being exactly when to hold them.
In four key cases targeting Republican state senators — Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, plus Sens. Pam Galloway, Terry Moulton and Van Wanggaard — the staff recommends officially determining that the signatures thresholds to trigger recalls have been met. (The staff did accept some of the challenges that the incumbents had made against signatures — by excluding some signatures from the fully-verified column — but not enough to prevent a recall from proceeding.)
The next issue, however, has to do with the big main events — the statewide recalls targeting Gov. Scott Walker and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch — and how to finalize the review of those petitions. And after that, the board must work out the precise issue of timing.
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Looking at the logistics described above, the only feasible times for certifying recall elections are the weeks of March 26 and April 2, 2012. In discussions with county clerks on March 6, 2012 at their conference, the overwhelming majority preferred an election schedule of May 15/June 12. This provided the most flexibility for addressing post Spring Election requirements without the issues related to an election event too close to Memorial Day. We have solicited feedback from municipal clerks as well. The responses were not available at the time of the preparation of this memorandum.
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