Dear friends and supporters,

We know we emailed many of you just yesterday to let you know about the tremendous progress the Hand Count Votes Now coalition, which is conducting a Citizen Audit of the recall election, has made over the past few weeks.

However we have just received breaking news we had to tell you about as soon as possible- Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus has threatened to destroy the entire County's ballots as early as Monday at noon.

The background here is that while most County Clerks have been more than happy to work with us, Waukesha County's Kathy Nickolaus illegally denied our open records request to count ballots in the county.

Furthermore, just yesterday we learned that she is illegally planning on destroying Waukesha's ballots despite the fact that open records law gives petitioners 60 days to appeal a denial. If ballot destruction does indeed occur we'll never be able to know to what extent machine fraud and/or error might have affected election totals in Waukesha!

Right now we are working with our legal team to do everything possible to stop this from happening (if you have additional legal expertise in this area that you could provide please let us know!)

We are also calling for a rally Monday morning at 11am at Frame Park in the city of Waukesha, which is across the way from the Waukesha County government building.

Join us and let Kathy Nickolaus know that Wisconsinites have a RIGHT to view the recall ballots, and that if she goes ahead with the ballot destruction anyway she will be held accountable legally!

=> Please support this event by spreading the word on facebook and twitter, and by forwarding this email to as many contacts as you can. The clock is ticking!
Sincerely,

The Wisconsin Wave

p.s. If you can't make it out to the rally please consider supporting this campaign by volunteering or making a contribution.