Wis. Election Board: Mickey Mouse, Hitler Won’t Automatically Be Struck From Recall Petitions
- Posted on December 14, 2011 at 3:15pm by
Madeleine Morgenstern
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It’s probably safe to say “Mickey Mouse” and “Adolf Hitler” aren’t Wisconsin voters, but their names will nevertheless be counted on petitions to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker if they are properly dated and have valid addresses, a state board ruled Tuesday.
While the Government Accountability Board will note suspicious signatures, they‘ll be accepted as long as they’re accompanied by a Wisconsin address and are dated within the circulation period, WISN-TV reported. The G.A.B. reviews petitions before a recall election can proceed.
“We will flag them, but we will not strike them without challenge,” board elections specialist David Buerger told the station. He noted that in past recall elections, the name “Adolf Hitler” was removed because the accompanying address was in Germany.
Instead, it’s up to the officeholder up for recall to identify duplicate or otherwise improper signatures when they review the petitions, and request that the board strike them. According to WISN, that puts Walker at a disadvantage because he can‘t see the signatures until after they’re submitted, while organizers can remove problematic ones before turning the petitions in.
In response to the board’s ruling, Walker and the state Republican Party announced an effort to verify signatures, soliciting citizens who want to volunteer to check names.
The effort to recall Walker from office kicked off last month. United Wisconsin, the coalition behind the drive, needs to collect 540,208 signatures by Jan. 17 in order to force a recall election sometime in 2012. The group claimed to have collected more than half of the required signatures in just 12 days, but has not provided any updates since.
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Comments (54)
arfarb55
Posted on December 15, 2011 at 8:13amWisconsin is too close to Chicago…
Report Post »Wolf
Posted on December 15, 2011 at 8:54amWisconsin is too close to Moscow.
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on December 15, 2011 at 10:13amI guess it’s time to move away from this crazy state :(
Report Post »Emrys
Posted on December 15, 2011 at 4:28pmAnd these people get to have representatives in Congress? I know you can‘t take a state’s senators from them, but the Constitution doesn’t say that about House reps….
Report Post »capnbrit
Posted on December 15, 2011 at 9:21pm@ Wolf
Report Post »Would you be surprised to find out that there IS a Moscow, Wisconsin?
beebacksoon
Posted on December 15, 2011 at 6:50am“While the Government Accountability Board will note suspicious signatures, they‘ll be accepted as long as they’re accompanied by a Wisconsin address and are dated within the circulation period, WISN-TV reported.”
How the heck can you be sure the “volunteers” selected to check names and addresses, aren’t going to intentionally ignore all the ones they find not valid?
Report Post »And, if all it takes is a name and valid WI address, one could write down addressess all over town and use those. I thought a signature on a petition (political) had to be from a resident and registered VOTER.
The Third Archon
Posted on December 15, 2011 at 5:31amIt would be one thing if the board had decided to honor the votes of people for “mock” write-in candidates such as “Hitler,“ ”Mickey Mouse,” etc., maintaining it as a sign of formal protest to the democratic process and the sham of options presented (i.e. like the infamous example of the Roman emperor who appointed a horse to the Senate, because he figured that at least the horse couldn’t do WORSE than the Senators)–I would totally understand and respect that.
But the requirement of a signature on a petition, particularly THIS kind of petition, is a legal requirement for very good reasons–the results of the process, particularly as illustrated in THIS particular process, must be beyond contest, and to allow this brings an added ambiguity into the process that is unnecessary and unwarranted, regardless of whether or not it ALSO engenders greater danger of voter fraud.
Report Post »The Third Archon
Posted on December 15, 2011 at 5:26amThis is wrong and incommensurate with the rule of law.
Report Post »toto
Posted on December 15, 2011 at 12:50amThese people make me physically ill. They are either the moat evil of people or are total morons.
Report Post »Wolf
Posted on December 15, 2011 at 5:12pmReally, Toto- so correct. How can people from a place like that take offense at people for not taking them seriously? I used to think all the buffoons were in D.C.. Now I know most are living in Wisconsin. That state’s a joke: ‘cheese head’ is so apropos.
Report Post »MCDAVE
Posted on December 15, 2011 at 12:28amI wish Scott Walker was Governor my home state NC Economy is a mess here.WE NEED GOOD LEADERS LIKE HIM.
Report Post »Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on December 15, 2011 at 9:11pmBreak US Bev Is KILLING teh Economy!
Report Post »Bubbakittysmom
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 11:38pmIt makes sense Mickey can sign their petitions. The whole thing is Mickey Mouse. They should be recalling the crybabies who ran away instead of doing their job!
Report Post »stickandtwig.com
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 11:06pmThat is exactly what this story represents. No matter what side you may be on in this issue, there are laws on the books in this State, and this review board is clearly and deliberately ignoring them. By refusing to enforce the People’s duly instituted and fully legal laws, the State violates the Social Cpntract and declares open war upon the People and on the individual rights and liberties it was constructed to protect. This is not the rule of law, this is the rule of men.
Did you see the related story about a City official asking the Connecticut State government to make it legal for ILLEGAL aliens to vote in City elections (it was on the Drudge Report). Once again, this is not a matter of empathy for other humans, they are clearly illegal aliens by definition. This story is about a clear violation of civil law and the Social Contract. In short, this is lawlessness on parade.
Report Post »eramthgin
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 11:00pmHmmmm isn’t this how Al Frankin got elected to the senate.
Report Post »Gorp
Posted on December 15, 2011 at 1:16amPretty much. We do have lots of idiots here in MN.
Report Post »Dug2Dark
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 9:33pmWow, does that mean that Snow White & the Seven Dwarfes county for 8 signatures??????
Report Post »Gorp
Posted on December 15, 2011 at 1:17amWell sure! Why should the dwarfs be left out? Just because they are small?
Report Post »Scooder
Posted on December 15, 2011 at 9:44pmThat depends on how many addresses they have. Apparently the names don’t matter as long as the address is legitimate. I think I may have to go kill myself, excuse me. Unbelievable!!
Report Post »Southernsoul
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 9:30pmHow can they be expected to rig elections if they have to follow legitimate rules?
Report Post »btycrkr
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:50pmWE THE PEOPLE of Wisconsin need to demand our representatives DEFUND the GAB. But who has the guts? Apparently not anybody that represents me! WE THE PEOPLE need to tell them what WE want.
Report Post »IAMMADDOG
Posted on December 15, 2011 at 9:49amHey bty Long time no hear from. How have you been? Haven’t seen you on CS writes in a while.
Report Post »Wolf
Posted on December 15, 2011 at 5:16pmBTY- why don‘t you start the ball rolling if you’re a WS resident? (I know Betty Crocker is a MPLS firm.)
Report Post »Collbuzz
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:41pmI stand with Gov. Walker. Time for a reality check.
Report Post »survivorseed
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 10:44pmSure, he’s already making people pay to protest. Why doesn’t he go one step further and make people pay to vote, then he can rule the land. Such a tea party constitutionalist is our Scott.
Report Post »ddg7
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:13pmDoes that mean that Goofy is in the White House legally?
Report Post »A. James
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 9:23pmGoofy definitely is in the white house.
Report Post »Chet Hempstead
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:11pmYou have to check. A couple of years ago a guy named Duran Duran signed a petition in New Mexico. They flagged it, but after investigating determined that there actually is a guy named Duran Duran in New Mexico.
Report Post »Ohio4Tea
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:04pmThis is corruption at it’s finest.
Take action and stand with Governor Walker!
Report Post »http://www.americansforprosperity.org/walker/
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/supportbudgetrepair/
Worldsapart
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:01pmIs Wisconsin in Cuba? I’m confused.
Report Post »ALPHA18BRAVO
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 7:40pmPerhaps this is because the recall effort has slowed down to a standstill. After only 12 days or so, the recall movement was touting their ability to collect over 300,000 signatures. This was around 28 November. Last night the same group did not want to disclose the amount they have now. I have a feeling it is because they barely have any additional signatures over their 300,000 mark. Maybe, they have collected all of the signatures of people wanting to recall. Of those 300,000, who knows how many are valid. There is going to be a tremendous fight over these “signatures”
This is only the beginning. The Government Accountability Board just announced that voters voting by absentee ballot can vote in the regular election, in case they changed their mind. The poll workers will be responsible for ensuring people only voted once. There is not any punishment for the voters in voting twice.
So people could potentially vote twice against Walker, and there will be no penalty for this. I guess to be fair, this means that individuals could vote twice for Walker too.
This so called “accountability” board is a joke.
Report Post »LiveforFreedom
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 7:52pmOh yes Sir: the Government Accountability Board is surely under Democractic or Union control by no doubt!!
Report Post »LiveforFreedom
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 7:40pmThis is total B.S. the recall system has to go, one group not happy about what is going on in government should have to wait until the next election to vote out the person they do not agree with!!! We had to live with the Dems running the State into the ground for more than 12 years, now that the shoe is on the other foot the cry babies have restored to recalls after recalls!! Now we have a balanced budget, and a surplus for the first time in almost 20 years and didn’t have to raise taxes!!! The Unions and Socialist cry babies have to have it their way or no way it would seem!! Well they can all go to -ell!!! And the made up voters shouldn’t be counted period!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »LiveforFreedom
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 7:47pmresorted to recall after recall SORRY
Report Post »kaydeebeau
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 7:15pmYou have got to be kidding me – so all I have to do is open a phone book and start writing on the petition?? And people wonder why states like mine (Tennessee) have enacted voter id laws? Isn’t it the left always crying about the one man one vote blah blah … yet they have no problem with the one man and a list of valid addresses and a gazillion votes. Yep, that makes me feel really warm and fuzzy about the effectiveness of my honest single vote
Report Post »bernbart
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:08pmthere has been absoutely no proof of any widespread voter fraud and most of these voter ID laws are designed to surpress the vote. It is the return of the poll tax.
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:24pmBernbrat:
Report Post »You really are an idiot.
Are you institutionalized?
Dems don‘t want ID’s because it will stop much of the democrats’ voter fraud in its tracks.
Try cashing your welfare check without an idea.
Amma K
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 8:42pmBernbart – You need to wake up! I have walked up to Recall Walker tables and told them that I have already signed and they said I could sign more than once. There are issues with middle school students signing. There is so much corruption in this from the Democrats that it makes me sick! The only people who are NOT for voter ID is those who want to game the system! I have signed up to help input signatures/addresses from this recall (there are about 4000 people so far). We have to try and keep this process as legal as we can since the Wisconsin Government ‘Accountabilty’ Board (what a joke) will not do the job they are suppose to do. It is time to get rid of the GAB!!!!!!
Report Post »bunky6558
Posted on December 15, 2011 at 12:09amI have to show my ID several times a day, from store purchases to doctor visits, to banking, If you don‘t want to show your ID or don’t want to get a ID, DON’T VOTE! it is your choice. I lived in Wisconsin for years and had a state ID when I was under 18 for work purposes. It was easy to get even for a 16 year old. I’m tired of hearing people whine how its a burden to get an ID. BS! If you are to lazy to get off your fat-@ss to get an ID….. Oh well, sucks to be you then.
Report Post »Depressed_American
Posted on December 15, 2011 at 11:06pmBERNBART, voter fraud is the very reason alot of states are moving towards Voter ID. Look at what is going on in Indiana… They are discovering FALSE signatures on the registration forms for then Canidate Obama. If these were discovered BEFORE the elections, OBAMA would not have been allowed to be on the election ballot for the state of Indiana!!!! If he did it in Indiana, how many other states did his Democratic Party committ fraud in??? They also discovered voter fraud when Al Franken was elected to the Congress too!!! People voting who had no right to cast a vote!!! If it happened before, what is to keep it from happening again!!! It is a discrace and is an insult to every American. VOTING and ELECTING our representatives is one of our fundamental rights as an American!!!!!
Report Post »thefnshow
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 7:14pmif gov. walker loses he should sue
Report Post »metalurgy
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 7:25pmFake signatures and you’re worried about him being recalled? After the DFL, Teacher’s Unions and Obama tried to recall the GOP majority and failed, recount votes for a State Supreme Court Judge and fail?
This is going nowhere and is being hyped by media as a big deal, just like the previous circus events. They’ve thrown the kitchen sink at him and failed spectacularily.
This is going nowhere. Walkers job is safe because the majority in the conservative private sector have had enough of Socialism.
Report Post »LiveforFreedom
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 7:55pmExplain for what reason??? Balancing the State Budget and not Raising Taxes???? For the first time in 20 years, or could it be restoring Government that is for the People and by the People????
Report Post »tmplarnite
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 6:59pmI can say… not only aren’t these the brightest bulbs on the tree……….. they are burnt out!
Report Post »Laus Deo
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 6:53pmWtf is this garbage?!? I fear the only way to stop these subversives (of the Constitution) is by force. I am prepared.
Report Post »metalurgy
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 6:50pmThe Democrat on the right has been stuffing more than just a ballot box. Can’t wait till Obamacare cuts her coverage off for being obese.
Report Post »LiveforFreedom
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 10:09pmNancy needed to pass “this bill” so they could find out what was in it!! Now that was the most stupidest words that I have ever heard anyone speak!!! And that was the speaker of the house at one time, my God we are in deep trouble and have been, and will be until we get the Progressive’s and the Socialist out of Government!!!
Report Post »btycrkr
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 6:32pmOh the shame of being from Wisconsite when this kind of garbage happens. And why can’t we get some lawmakers with enough brass ones to DEFUND the Govt. Accountability Board????? We have the majority! Let’s get this done!!!!!
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