GAB Staff Confirms Signatures: WI Recall Will be Ordered
By:
Updated: March 29, 2012
Government Accountability Board (GAB) staff has verified enough signatures to order a recall election against Governor Scott Walker and Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch.
The GAB released total numbers on Thursday afternoon. Here is a summary of the GAB staff's findings:
For Governor Walker, 931,053 signatures were submitted for verification. A total of 26,114 signatures were struck by staff and another 4,001 were eliminated due to them being duplicates. A total of 900,938 valid signatures were identified.
For Lt. Governor Kleefisch, 842,854 signatures were submitted for verification. A total of 29,601 signatures were struck by staff and another 4,263 were eliminated due to them being duplicates. A total of 808,990 valid signatures were identified.
Tomorrow, the GAB will meet at the State Capitol. If the Board adopts staff recommendations and recall elections are ordered, a primary would be held on May 8th. The general election would be held June 5th. A primary is likely as there are several Democrats who have announced their candidacy for Governor.
Local 5 News will have a crew in Madison for tomorrow's proceedings. We'll have live reports on Local 5 News at Noon, 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.
The GAB released total numbers on Thursday afternoon. Here is a summary of the GAB staff's findings:
For Governor Walker, 931,053 signatures were submitted for verification. A total of 26,114 signatures were struck by staff and another 4,001 were eliminated due to them being duplicates. A total of 900,938 valid signatures were identified.
For Lt. Governor Kleefisch, 842,854 signatures were submitted for verification. A total of 29,601 signatures were struck by staff and another 4,263 were eliminated due to them being duplicates. A total of 808,990 valid signatures were identified.
Tomorrow, the GAB will meet at the State Capitol. If the Board adopts staff recommendations and recall elections are ordered, a primary would be held on May 8th. The general election would be held June 5th. A primary is likely as there are several Democrats who have announced their candidacy for Governor.
Local 5 News will have a crew in Madison for tomorrow's proceedings. We'll have live reports on Local 5 News at Noon, 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.
