Prosser Campaign Vows to Block a State-Sponsored 'Recount' in WI Supreme Court Election Debacle

[BradBlog]

Prosser Campaign Vows to Block a State-Sponsored 'Recount' in WI Supreme Court Election Debacle
Incumbent Republican Justice declares 'decisive' victory over Kloppenburg in state-wide race said to have been won by 0.488%...

At a press conference in Madison, WI today, state Supreme Court Justice David Prosser declared a "decisive" victory in his reelection bid, despite having achieved a slim, and still unverified 0.488% margin over Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg in the April 5 election.

Though Kloppenburg is entitled to a state-sponsored "recount", as she reportedly trails Prosser by less than one-half of one percent following the state-wide canvass, Prosser's campaign went on the offensive, vowing they would object to such a lawful verification of the unverified ballots, meant to ensure the true winner of the 10-year term on the state's high court.

As Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Patrick Marley reports Prosser campaign attorney Jim Troupis said today, "We will take every and any step to prevent this frivolous matter going forward"…

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[FSogol]

1. Why doesn't he just find some more votes?

:shrug:

[aquart]

2. Now why won't he let them count the damn votes?

[msongs]

3. this is what a fierce advocate is like, not some democrats lol nt

[Matariki]

4. They so cheated.

Now they are doing a PR campaign in the hopes of avoiding a recount. If this shit isn't stopped we may as well kiss democracy goodbye.

[yourout]

7. The problem is without a court order we can not get a hand count......we can only get a machine.....

count.

[Ellipsis]

10. WE can get what ever we want ...if we pay for it. I'm willing to do that.

[yourout]

12. If so......I will pony up some dough. Milwaukee County needs to be closely...

scrutinized also.

[Ellipsis]

13. I could be wrong on that let me check what the statutes say.

[Ellipsis]

14. Well it's not that simple, but in this case it seems quite clear, at least for Waukesha

5.90(2)
(2) Any candidate, or any elector when for a referendum, may, by the close of business on the next business day after the last day for filing a petition for a recount under s. 9.01, petition the circuit court for an order requiring ballots under sub. (1) to be counted by hand or by another method approved by the court. The petitioner in such an action bears the burden of establishing by clear and convincing evidence that due to an irregularity, defect, or mistake committed during the voting or canvassing process the results of a recount using automatic tabulating equipment will produce incorrect recount results and that there is a substantial probability that recounting the ballots by hand or another method will produce a more correct result and change the outcome of the election.

5.90(3)
(3) A court with whom a petition under sub. (2) is filed shall hear the matter as expeditiously as possible, without a jury. The court may order a recount of the ballots by hand or another method only if it determines that the petitioner has established by clear and convincing evidence that due to an irregularity, defect, or mistake committed during the voting or canvassing process the results of a recount using automatic tabulating equipment will produce incorrect recount results and that there is a substantial probability that recounting the ballots by hand or another method will produce a more correct result and change the outcome of the election. Nothing in this section affects the right of a candidate or elector aggrieved by the recount to appeal to circuit court under s. 9.01 (6) upon completion of the recount.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

15. and the Prosser SOBs will undoubtedly challenge the requests in court-nt

[Greybnk48]

5. Can you say COVER UP??????

Motherfucker!

[Ellipsis]

6. They can't stop a recount .. that's just bullshit. "We're broke" you know.

[HereSince1628]

8. Prosser is a zealot (no offense intended) he believes

recounts were only made for republicons.

[madrchsod]

9. laws? we don`t need no stink'n laws!

[divine_truine]

11. Frivolous? prosser, i'm squishing your head you miserable POS!

If the vote count (not including FRAUDULENT VOTES!) is less than 1/2 of 1% of the total, a state-funded RECOUNT is implemented.

wow, what a surprise! anytime there is even a hint of voter/ election fraud, you can bet your last dollar a republican is involved.

COUNT THE F**KING VOTES!

Our pathetic network mainstream media should've already DEMANDED accountability and expose the fraud that is the republican-teabagger (&phony conservadems!) party! TO HELL w/ your 'ratings!' REPORT THE F**KING NEWS OR ELSE GET OFF THE AIR!

OMFG!

[pintobean]

16. "i'm squishing your head"

Is a threat to a sitting Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice. We don't do that here. Please edit that out of your post. I'll self delete this post, if you edit.

[socialist_n_TN]

17. I'm sure that was metaphorical...........

"..squishing your head" is NOT the way a violent threat is phrased.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

18. "Justice Prosser" is an oxymoron. -nt