Wisconsin

hue

(4,949 posts) Tue Feb 7, 2012, 05:42 PM Feb 2012

Sen. Fitzgerald plans enough challenges to derail his recall

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/elections-panel-to-use-sampling-to-check-for-duplicate-signatures-8u43ne7-138861719.html

Madison - Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said Tuesday he will challenge more than 3,000 recall signatures - enough to prevent a recall election against him if state officials agree.

Fitzgerald made the comments Tuesday as the state Government Accountability Board disclosed it is taking a new path on building databases of people who have signed recall petitions and that it is considering using statistical sampling to determine how frequently duplicate names have appeared on the petitions.

The board is reviewing whether enough signatures were submitted last month to recall Fitzgerald, Gov. Scott Walker and four other Republicans.

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Sen. Fitzgerald plans enough challenges to derail his recall (Original Post) hue Feb 2012 OP

He plans to spend a lot of Koch money doing it? atreides1 Feb 2012 #1

They are caging voters PeaceNikki Feb 2012 #2

Is "caging" some term? Lifelong Protester Feb 2012 #3

they send postcards to petition signers PeaceNikki Feb 2012 #5

Thanks for the info Lifelong Protester Feb 2012 #7

There was a HUGE voter caging scheme in 2010 election. PeaceNikki Feb 2012 #8

How does the challenge work??? don't they have to have a reason???and movonne Feb 2012 #4

Scumbad henchman #1 Homer12 Feb 2012 #6

atreides1

(16,079 posts)

1. He plans to spend a lot of Koch money doing it?

Reply to hue (Original post)

Tue Feb 7, 2012, 05:49 PM

Feb 2012

He has to hire attorneys for these challenges, and there isn't any guarantee that he'll even win! So, he must be counting on the Koch brothers to provide him with the money.

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)

2. They are caging voters

Reply to hue (Original post)

Tue Feb 7, 2012, 05:54 PM

Feb 2012

Lifelong Protester

(8,421 posts)

3. Is "caging" some term?

Reply to PeaceNikki (Reply #2)

Tue Feb 7, 2012, 06:02 PM

Feb 2012

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)

5. they send postcards to petition signers

Reply to Lifelong Protester (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 7, 2012, 06:54 PM

Feb 2012

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If it comes back returned or not deliverable, they challenge

Here's a link: http://rootriversiren.blogspot.com/2012/02/voter-caging-recall-style.html

Plus if you do not return the postcard they can claim you do not live at your address when you go to vote. And you will have to prove you live there or be given a provisional ballot to vote on. They are counted last if they actually get counted at all.