To: Brown Deer
Is this all scheduled election balloting, or is it costing the state a bundle of cash for special recall election process?
2 posted on
05/08/2012 6:42:11 PM PDT by
Baynative
(Please check this out - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFIcZkEzc8I)
To: Baynative
Wisconsin recall election costs projected in millions
MADISON At least $650,000 will be needed by state election officials to cover the costs of handling petitions for Wisconsin's upcoming wave of recalls, according to a memo from the state Government Accountability Board.
But that estimate doesn't include costs for local governments, which are expected to be in the millions statewide.
The more than $650,000 in costs GAB expects to incur from handling recall petitions would be needed in addition to money the agency already is receiving, including about $950,000 for the year in base funding and another $1.8 million in one-time money to implement voter ID.
The combined local and state cost for nine state Senate recall elections held earlier this year, targeting six Republicans and three Democrats, was about $2.1 million, the board's memo said.
6 posted on
05/08/2012 6:47:03 PM PDT by
Brown Deer
(Pray for 0bama. Psalm 109:8)
To: Baynative
It’s costing a bundle. Some counties are around $100K to put on the primary and general recall.
To: Baynative
Walker recall cost estimated at $9 millionAmount could rise if Democratic primary is needed, or more recalls
The accountability board said the costs of reviewing the signatures, validating them and then holding a recall election would run to $841,000 for the state; $2.3 million for counties; and $5.8 million for local governments. The agency's survey covered all 72 counties in the state and also got responses from 92% of the state's 1,850 municipalities.
The accountability board has estimated that holding last summer's Senate recalls cost local governments and the state $2.1 million. Two GOP senators were recalled from office in those contests.
10 posted on
05/08/2012 6:50:23 PM PDT by
Brown Deer
(Pray for 0bama. Psalm 109:8)
To: Baynative
11 posted on
05/08/2012 6:52:36 PM PDT by
Brown Deer
(Pray for 0bama. Psalm 109:8)
To: Baynative
As you can see by the links from others, it’s costing a boatload of money. Money that wasn’t planned for or funded. And people here are *pissed off* about it.
16 posted on
05/08/2012 6:57:31 PM PDT by
Ladysmith
(The evil that's happening in this country is the cancer of socialism...It kills the human spirit.)
To: Baynative
This is costing the state of WI $8M and all the towns etc have to pull it somewhere because it was not in their budgets.
44 posted on
05/08/2012 8:11:13 PM PDT by
Wisconsinlady
(reforms.wi.gov - To find the truth of what Gov. Walker is doing for Wisconsin)
To: Baynative
It’s costing the state (us) a bundle for the recall. These are NOT regularly scheduled elections.
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