Wis Supreme Court Recount starts Wednesday, Will Take 2 Weeks...

[Stuart G]

Taling Points Memo

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/04/wis-supreme-court-recount-to-begin-wednesday-go-for-two-weeks.php?ref=fpi

The recount in the much-watched Wisconsin state Supreme Court race is set to begin on Wednesday, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports:

The recount will begin in all 72 counties at 9 a.m. Wednesday and under state law is to be completed by May 9. That tight timeline means the recounts may be conducted in some counties on weekends, said Mike Haas, an attorney for the Government Accountability Board.

The schedule was spelled out in a teleconference the accountability board held for county clerks. Nearly all of the 72 clerks participated, many of them with their staff and members of their local canvassing boards.

Liberal-backed challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg formally requested the recount last week, with incumbent conservative Justice David Prosser ahead by 7,316 votes, or 0.488%. This is within the 0.5% margin that entitled Kloppenburg to request a recount at state and local government expense -- and followed the controversial announcement by the county clerk in heavily Republican Waukesha County that she had discovered un-tabulated votes that were not properly added to the county's database, putting Prosser ahead after trailing in the initial numbers

[Scuba]

1. You can help! Volunteer to make sure this was a fair election!!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=186x33768


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From the Journal-Sentinel (describing the coming recount, while suggesting it will be "chaos"):


It's important to have somebody representing Kloppenburg at every ward in case disputes might arise as to the voter's intent on a particular ballot. Somebody should be there to challenge decisions of the canvassers if need be. Where there will be machine counting the GAB procedure also states that each ballot will be inspected before it is fed through the machine. That gives an observer a chance to note who the voter voted for. This would be crucial evidence if there are future court proceedings.

Can you can possibly spare some time to represent JoAnne Kloppenburg at the recount we wanted her to ask for (and for which she will pay a heavy price in both money and her political future)? Write the campaign at [e-mail] . Include this information: Name/ Cell Phone (or preferred phone)/ Email/ City / County/ Dates Available (4/25 to 5/6)/ Willing to Travel?/ Willing to Help Recruit Others?


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