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Racine Senate recount could wind up in court
JS ONLINE ^ | 6-27-12 | Alison Bauter

Posted on 06/27/2012 12:56:10 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic

Madison - The odds of Racine's recall recount winding up in court increased Tuesday, as Republican Sen. Van Wanggaard's campaign said it may challenge canvassers' decision to accept ballots from voters who did not sign the poll book.

The recount is in its second week after Wanggaard's campaign requested canvassers review an 834-vote victory that favored Democratic challenger John Lehman in the June 5 recall.

Republicans' latest contention of voting irregularities in Racine targets election workers who failed to ask voters to sign poll books as required by state law. The Wanggaard campaign also disputes the Government Accountability Board's recommendation that canvassers accept the votes.

Once canvassers certify the recall, the campaign could challenge the recount in court, potentially delaying Democratic control of the state Senate for weeks. The results of the recount will determine whether Republicans keep the majority or if Democrats take control of the Senate between now and the November general election.

Since 2011, a new voting law requires that poll workers have voters sign a poll book.

Accountability Board spokesman Reid Magney said although failing to have voters sign the poll book is a mistake, it does not invalidate a person's vote. Moreover, it is impossible to know which ballot was cast by any voter who did not sign, which will create a hurdle to any potential court challenge.

"Invalidating ballots based on the failure to require a signature would disenfranchise a voter due to an election official's error," Magney said.

The Wanggaard campaign contends the Accountability Board has no basis for its recommendation.

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Strasburg said Tuesday that Wanggaard campaign is "waiting for the process to work itself out," and will decide whether to file a challenge once the canvassing process concludes ...

Unless canvassers request an extension, the recount [will] conclude by July 2.

(Excerpt) Read more at jsonline.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: lehman; recall; recount; wanggaard; wisconsin
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Van Wanggaard

John Lehman

1 posted on 06/27/2012 12:56:26 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic; Hunton Peck; Diana in Wisconsin; P from Sheb; Shady; DonkeyBonker; ...

Wisconsin: Update on Wanggaard recount

FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wiscosnin interest ping list.

The control of the Wisconsin State Senate and all its committees rides on this race.


2 posted on 06/27/2012 12:58:30 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Lehman has that ‘commie’ look...


3 posted on 06/27/2012 12:58:31 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic
Since 2011, a new voting law requires that poll workers have voters sign a poll book.

Seems pretty clear cut to me.
4 posted on 06/27/2012 12:59:29 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: afraidfortherepublic
"Since 2011, a new voting law requires that poll workers have voters sign a poll book."

Or what? A law without consequences is meaningless. It sounds like the election officials have just said "Oh, never mind."

5 posted on 06/27/2012 1:05:22 PM PDT by Truth29
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To: who knows what evil?

“Lehman has that ‘commie’ look...”

Nah He has that young Adolph look....


6 posted on 06/27/2012 1:05:28 PM PDT by Forty-Niner (The barely bare, berry bear formerly known as..........Ursus Arctos Horribilis.)
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To: cripplecreek

In all fairness, the signature provision is relatively new. Not all poll workers are familiar with it. The confusion happened with new registrations. Seems to me that they should halt registrations at the polls. I think Racine had about 4000 on election day. That is where the problem lies.


7 posted on 06/27/2012 1:07:15 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: cripplecreek

There seems to be NO problem with the fact that being unwilling to disenfranchise an “illegal” voter just happens to effectively disenfranchise a LEGAL voter, especially among the holders of a certain political view. Curious, isn’t it?


8 posted on 06/27/2012 1:09:27 PM PDT by CaptainAmiigaf ( NY Times: We print the news as it fits our views.)
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To: Forty-Niner

The Republican looks like the stapler guy from Office Space


9 posted on 06/27/2012 1:10:17 PM PDT by kingcanuteus
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To: afraidfortherepublic

I’m a Wisconsin Republican. Republican Van Wanggaard needs to go back to his day job, whatever it was.


10 posted on 06/27/2012 1:10:30 PM PDT by bsdsan
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Keep me in the loop, B.


11 posted on 06/27/2012 1:10:48 PM PDT by Mountain Mary (Voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

isn’t this the ONLY race that a democrap won?


12 posted on 06/27/2012 1:12:02 PM PDT by Mr. K (I AM WRITING-IN PALIN/GINGRICH)
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To: kingcanuteus
Don't you dare take his swingline.

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13 posted on 06/27/2012 1:16:14 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

This is exactly the reason why the Obama campaign is hiring a couple of thousand lawyers to proctor the 2012 election. Stealing is an option if things don’t go as planned.


14 posted on 06/27/2012 1:18:22 PM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: Mr. K

Yep!


15 posted on 06/27/2012 1:20:33 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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16 posted on 06/27/2012 1:23:44 PM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tyranny)
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The Journal Sentinel is not telling the whole story (shocking I know). Just a few of the things that the State GOP is telling talk radio people:

- there is a supplemental book for same day voters so they have to sign two separate times. In some cases there are no signatures recorded at all in others the signature is completely different from one book to the other.

- voter number is supposed to be assigned to each person voting and in a number of cases there was a question mark next to the name instead of the number or no number at all.

- harassment of Republican poll watchers and ignoring contested ballot requests/signatures

- this was not widespread over the entire voting area but specifically in the city of Racine.

The books are such a mess that the GOP cannot make heads or tails of some of the ward rolls.

The Dems stuffed the ballot boxes with not only fraudulent voters in person but IMO were likely taking matters into their own hands and adding ballots at the last minute when they thought Waangard could still win.

Cheating is possible when subtle...4000 random votes from wards in the City of Racine is not subtle but criminal.


17 posted on 06/27/2012 1:25:50 PM PDT by MNlurker
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Democrats don’t need no steenkeen laws. They can do anything they want because they are Democrats.

Wanggaard should definitely take this to court.


18 posted on 06/27/2012 1:27:19 PM PDT by txrefugee
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To: afraidfortherepublic

I don’t get my “key” for the voting machine until I have 1. Shown a picture ID, 2. signed the poll book.
The poll book requirement is as old as my voting memory, the photo ID is fairly new, several years.
I have no idea why Ohio’s photo ID requirement hasn’t been challenged.


19 posted on 06/27/2012 1:30:42 PM PDT by Wiser now (Socialism does not eliminate poverty, it guarantees it.)
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20 posted on 06/27/2012 1:31:15 PM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tyranny)
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