Posted on 04/01/2011 4:03:30 PM PDT by MissesBush
Democrats in Wisconsin are saying they now have enough signatures to trigger a recall election of state Sen. Dan Kapanke (R) and will file petitions Friday, the La Crosse Tribune reports.
The recall petition against Kapanke -- who has been targeted because of his vote to pare down collective bargaining rights for public employees - would be the first filed against a Wisconsin legislator following the much-publicized collective bargaining dispute in the state.
Recall organizer Pat Scheller said volunteers have gathered more than the 15,588 signatures needed and that they plan to take them to Madison after a noon rally today at La Crosse City Hall, the Tribune reports.
Every Wisconsin state senator eligible for a recall this year (those who have been in office more than one year) is being targeted by recall efforts. Eight GOP state senators (including Kapanke) have been targeted, while eight Democratic senators are being targeted for having previously left the state to avoid a vote on the collective bargaining measure.
Kapanke has defended his vote for the collective bargaining measure and while he did not return messages from the Tribune Thursday, he has said the recall is "part of the process."
The Tribune reports the next steps in the process following today's filing will be a 31-day review period during which the signatures will be looked at to determine if they are sufficient. Kapanke can challenge signatures during the first 10 days and either party can petition a judge for an extension.
According to the state Government Accountability Board's manual on recall elections, "if the filing officer finds that the petition is sufficient," the filing officer will call a recall election -- akin to a special election for an open seat.
The Tribune notes that once an election is ordered, challengers can begin circulating petitions to get their names on the ballot and would have 10 days to collect 400 signatures.
Meanwhile, The La Crosse County Republican Party is already preparing for a recall election to oust Kapanke, and county chair has said he thinks it's a "foregone conclusion that they're going to get the signatures that they need."
“A civil war is in the horizon....”
It is now inevitable.
Koz starts at a $5 donation - more if possible - they just need 45,000 donors assuming that some will give more....All the requests I get start at $25.
I suspect our side would do better to start the requests low as well.
I wonder how many of those liberal ba$tard college freaks will cast ballots.
Recalls are touchy,becaues the Republicans will demand a review ofthe names on the petions, and doesn’t it have to be from the districts the representatives are from? It’s a huge process to do this, it’s not easy. Why didn’t our side mount our own recall on grounds that the Democrats shurked (?) their responsibilities when they left town. This whole thing is crazy. If we lose this recall, you can kiss any change goodbye. It’s all over..the union rule everything. The only thing we can do is just stop paying taxes.
Bravo!
I say Republicans in districts represented by
Rats start their own petition drives. Focus on
those representatives who won their most recent
election by the narrowest margins. Give the
Rats a taste of their own meds.
If he believed his vote for the bill was in the best interest of his state, then he has nothing to worry about. Even if they toss him out, he will have done what he really believes was the right thing and he will sleep well.
I suspect that teachers are pressuring parents to sign the petitions. Some people may sign the petition, but vote quite differently if there is a recall election.
I seem to remember there are recall efforts on the fleabagger Demmies as well :)
The teachers are pressuring their students AND their parents. They are telling young children that the Republicans want to make kids go to school with no pencils or paper. I’m serious.
The teachers are pressuring their students AND their parents. They are telling young children that the Republicans want to make kids go to school with no pencils or paper. I’m serious.
Psalms 1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
I figured as much. It’s a rotten system that allows teachers to have that kind of power.
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