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The recall effort against Republican Gov. Scott Walker has unexpectedly begun.
But instead of being filed by Democrats and grass-roots organizations who have vocalized their intentions to recall Walker for months, the petition was filed by David Brandt of Muskego.
Brandt filed the petition with the state Government Accountability Board Friday afternoon under the committee name "Close Friends to Recall Walker."
Brandt said in the official campaign registration statement that he was filing to "fulfill my friend's last request." He also checked a box that indicates he will not be raising much money toward the effort.
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin, which had announced its intention last month to launch the recall Nov. 15, quickly branded the move a "dirty Republican ploy," but it's not clear what Brandt's loyalties are.




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O crap... A Republican ploy.....

I don't get why this is a big deal.

...to begin raising cash immediately.

NGU.

boat loads of money....

as a cushion to collect more sigs if necessary. The Holidays are closing in and much talk of not collecting sigs during some time periods. Oh well, it has begun.

I went to a training session last Sunday and we had a good turnout.

There was not much information in this article (probably lots more to come).

But we found out we, in our 23rd district, would be collecting a second petition for the Recall of Repug Terry Moulton (State Senator).

close around the new year for my comfort. But, it is as it is now.



I am set to go along with some friends in the area NOV 15.


Best,

...petitions in to GAB on Jan 16th.

filed --that became the trigger date to set off the 60 days for ALL groups filing?


That was my understanding --but I like yours better:-)

and the Dems likely don't have all their gathers together yet. And then theres the money. This guy can't be very serious in actually recalling if he's not raising money, but it does open up the floodgates to Walker. His brothers last wish must have been to make sure Walker doesn't get recalled.

the petitions.


It is a fake petition drive.

By this time next year, I predict that Scott Walker will be in exactly the same place as he is now.

hit the fan!!

But he will be ousted from office in another way, if necessary. He will be voted out. Or, he will go to jail. That investigation could be about him. I think it is.

... collecting signatures and then disposing of them. More at link...


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2241503

the call to make two sets of signatures neccessary....


In a letter to Kevin Kennedy, the executive director of the non-partisan, state Government Accountability Board, Van Hollen cited Article XIII, Section 12 of the state Constitution and said the top two elected officers in the state can't be jointly recalled from office.
In a recall election, as opposed to a general election, the governor and lieutenant governor are not treated as a joint partisan ticket, Van Hollen said in a statement.
The decision comes a little more than a week before the Democratic Party of Wisconsin and numerous grass-roots organizations plan to begin collecting signatures on petitions in an effort to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker.
Van Hollen is a Republican, as are Walker and Kleefisch.


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I found this in the comment section of the Capitol Times.




srwspoon said on: November 4, 2011, 8:09 pm
joshhazeleyes said on: November 4, 2011, 6:53 pm
Well, I do have intell that Mr. David Brandt, the filer of the premature petition, and his wife as well apparently, where WALKER campaign contributors!!

http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/dataondemand/84390642.html?appSession=22213478041409&RecordID=81541&PageID=3&PrevPageID=2&cpipage=1&CPIsortType=&CPIorderBy=&cbCurrentRecordPosition=1

Check it out!"
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The Wisconsin Campaign Finance Information System at http://cfis.wi.gov backs up the claim of the $50 contribution on 9/21/2010 to the Friends of Scott Walker.

Don't believe me; learn how to verify the information yourself and do the search yourself. Link below.
http://cfis.wi.gov/Public/Registration.aspx?page=ReceiptList


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illusory_tenant Scott Walker financial contributor forms Recall Scott Walker committee http://t.co/9ArP1z33 about 1 minute ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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illusory_tenant "We have had no information this gentleman before he filed." - illiterate WISGOP spox http://t.co/OHKzA4f7 about 1 minute ago

:shrug:

This after the Republicans ran fake Democrats to force a primary and muck up the recalls?

Come on, if we expect to succeed in this we will have to be smarter, smarter than the Republicans. I am tired of being on the defensive and being forced to react to Republican dirty tricks both here in Wisconsin and on the national level as well.

was again at our training session last Sunday. We fear they will collect signatures and then just toss them away.

In many ways we have been expecting it.


http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/first-recall-effort-against-gov-scott-walker-formally-launched-friday-e22u587-133257928.html

"Nonetheless, Mike McCabe, executive director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, said: "It smells like a fake petition drive." His group tracks political donations."




illusory_tenant Scott Walker financial contributor forms Recall Scott Walker committee http://t.co/9ArP1z33 about 1 minute ago · reply · retweet · favorite

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/first-recall-effort-against-gov-scott-walker-formally-launched-friday-e22u587-133257928.html
First recall effort launched against Walker, triggering unlimited fundraising
By Jason Stein and Lee Bergquist of the Journal Sentinel

Updated: Nov. 4, 2011 5:12 p.m. |(591) Comments

Madison - A committee to recall Gov. Scott Walker officially registered with state elections officials Friday but the effort was filed by a man who had made modest donations to Walker and the Republican Party.

The filing triggers a quirk in state law that could prove a powerful advantage for Walker - unlimited fundraising for certain spending.

The state Government Accountability Board said the request was filed Friday afternoon, the first possible date of the recall. To succeed in forcing a recall election of the Republican governor, organizers must gather 540,000 signatures in 60 days.

The petition was filed by David Brandt of Muskego in Waukesha County and the "Close Friends to Recall Walker" committee. Brandt said in the government filing that he was registering a recall committee to "fulfill my friend's last request."

What is that about?

They know it too.

It was filed with the GAB, which is in Madison. There is nowhere in Waukesha that they could file a valid petition that would legally start Walker's time for collecting unlimited donations.

The confusion seems to result from the Journal Sentinel's unclear reporting, which said, "Friday's petition was filed by David Brandt of Muskego in Waukesha County." By that they meant Muskego is in Waukesha County.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/first-recall-effort-against-gov-scott-walker-formally-launched-friday-e22u587-133257928.html


"The petition was filed by David Brandt of Muskego in Waukesha County and the "Close Friends to Recall Walker" committee.... "

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From the Comment section:
Brandt likes organizations with the word "Friends" in it.

From the story:

"Brandt filed the petition with the state Government Accountability Board Friday afternoon under the committee name "Close Friends to Recall Walker."



Brandt is a Walker contributor and gave to Friends of Scott Walker.

I HAVE A FEELING BRANDT IS NO FRIEND OF DEMOCRATS (IMHO)

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srwspoon said on: November 4, 2011, 8:09 pm

joshhazeleyes said on: November 4, 2011, 6:53 pm
Well, I do have intell that Mr. David Brandt, the filer of the premature petition, and his wife as well apparently, where WALKER campaign contributors!!

http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/dataondemand/84390642.html?appSession=22213478041409&RecordID=81541&PageID=3&PrevPageID=2&cpipage=1&CPIsortType=&CPIorderBy=&cbCurrentRecordPosition=1

Check it out!"
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The Wisconsin Campaign Finance Information System at http://cfis.wi.gov backs up the claim of the $50 contribution on 9/21/2010 to the Friends of Scott Walker.

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