Updated:

Mar 8, 2018

Original:

Mar 29, 2012

Wisconsin recall supporters have 900,000 valid signatures; board to make final decision Friday

Elections officials are expected to recommend a recall election go forward at meeting Friday. Supporters collected more than 900,000 valid signatures for a special election challenging Gov. Scott Walker. Despite charges of widespread fraud, elections officials rejected only 3 percent of the signatures collected.

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A recall election of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker appears on track after the state's Government Accountability Board validated more than 900,000 recall petition signatures. The Wisconsin State Journal reports claims of widespread petition fraud proved unfounded as elections officials rejected a little more than 30,000 signatures--about 3 percent of the total. Some of the names were duplicates. Officials found only five fake names, including Adolf Hitler, Mick E. Mous, and Donald Duck. Two names--Princess High and Mohammed Ali turned out to be valid.

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Recall supporters in Wisconsin say they are submitting one million signatures, which is nearly twice the number needed to trigger a recall election. The state elections board must verify the signatures, which could take months. Democrats are still searching for a candidate to run against Republican Gov. Scott Walker.

That puts them more than 90 percent of the way to triggering a historic recall election in Wisconsin. Organizers say they're hoping to collect 720,277 signatures by the January deadline, which would be enough to withstand challenges by Gov. Walker's campaign staff.

A recall election for Gov. Scott Walker has not yet been officially ordered. But if and when it does happen, it will be on June 5. A judge also extended until March 30 a deadline for state officials to verify the signatures on recall petitions.

Gov. Scott Walker on Monday said he would not challenge any of the recall signatures, which means the election can proceed. The Recall Elections Blog takes a close look at a very rare and often very successful political maneuver.

Democrats and union leaders behind the effort to oust Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker say they've collected 50,000 signatures in 48 hours. Recall organizers need to average 9,000 signatures a day to get the 540,000 needed to force a recall election of Walker.

Volunteers for Republican Governor Scott Walker and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett were out in force and media ads are making their final pleas in the Wisconsin recall election. Voters head to the polls Tuesday. Gov. Walker told volunteers in Hudson he’s depending on them to move the state forward. Democratic challenger Barrett told a crowd in Superior Walker has sparked an ideological civil war that Barrett wants to end.

That's more than half of what is needed to force a recall election in just 12 days. Recall efforts must collect about 540,000 signatures by January.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and his challenger, Tom Barrett, heavily campaigned Saturday with only a few days left before the state's recall election. Republican Walker made a stop in Hudson, Wis., while Democrat Barrett visited St. Croix Falls and Superior.

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