Capitol Report: As recall petition is filed against third GOP senator, GAB seeks to consolidat

[iwishiwas]

Source: The Cap Times







Capitol Report: As recall petition is filed against third GOP senator, GAB seeks to consolidate recall election dates

JESSICA VANEGEREN |The Capital Times|[e-mail] madison.com

Posted: Monday, April 18, 2011 12:51 pm


An effort is under way by the state Government Accountability Board to prevent confusion among voters by consolidating the number of recall election dates across the state.

Reid Magney, a GAB spokesman, said Monday the agency plans to file a petition in Dane County Circuit Court sometime this week seeking an extension to the 31-day period the agency now has to review signatures on completed recall petitions.

The third completed recall petition was turned in Monday, and it is likely a fourth will be coming shortly.

Given the fact the completed petitions were not all turned in on the same date, recall elections now could not be held on the same day. Under state statute, the recall election date must be set at the completion of the 31-day review period................

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[HankyDubs]

1. correct me if I'm wrong

but doesn't this help us? One date...not several dates. yes, it might mean some of these creeps stay in their jobs longer, but seems to me this helps the good guys by eliminating confusion.

[sybylla]

2. Maybe. Maybe not.

If the elections are staggered, then it takes less staff and we can focus on one at a time. OTOH, having 4 election days within about two weeks of each other but not on the same dates won't be much help.

As for as not being confusing for voters, only a couple of these races might show up in the same media market, so there's little issue for confusion.

[AllyCat]

3. I would think it would help. Volunteers can all be organized at once.

[AllyCat]

4. Make that 4th Senator: Harsdorf recall will be filed tomorrow (Tues)!

[lilbethm]

5. I can hear the laughter now

They still control the elections, unless you are planning on paper ballots and a box! (Which I highly recommend)

[MaeScott]

7. If you forgot how they control the elections this vid from Pol Videos shows

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEzY2tnwExs&feature=youtube_gdata_player


....how they do it. It's of a computer programmer explaining how to rig an election.

[lilbethm]

8. So wile getting these new elections set up

Lets make sure they are REAL elections..that would be stupendous work!!!

[lilbethm]

6. dupe