Recall Elections Key to Control of the State Senate

Immediately after the 2010 elections, many observers viewed the State Senate as the Republican stronghold least likely to change hands in the years to come. Yes, the Assembly Republicans had a very large partisan seat advantage, but Senate Republicans would be on the offensive and sitting in districts with wider voter margins in their favor […]

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Watch for Hamilton Consulting’s Recall Analysis After the Polls Close

Don’t forget to get out and vote in today’s recall primary! The polls are open until 8PM, and you do not need to have an ID to vote. Voters may cross over to vote in different parties’ primaries so long as they only vote in one election for each office – Governor, Lt. Governor, and […]

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Walker Holds Lead Two Weeks Before Primary

According to recent polls, Gov. Scott Walker leads Democratic challengers Tom Barrett and Kathleen Falk, with the recall primary less than two weeks away. Walker had been trailing the leading Democratic opponents, Kathleen Falk and Tom Barrett, in earlier polls. The Candidates Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D) is the first candidate seeking the Democratic nomination. […]

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Retirements and Redistricting Shape the Fall Elections

Although the recall elections have accelerated the process and drawn the attention of election-watchers away from the general elections, the biennial fight for control of the Wisconsin legislature has quietly begun. Candidates for office this fall can now officially circulate nomination petitions. This year, Wisconsin has moved its partisan primary election date up one month […]

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No Voter ID Needed to Vote in Recall Elections

The Wisconsin Supreme Court declined to hear challenges to the state’s new voter ID law. This means there is not enough time for the cases to be resolved before the May 8 primary and June 5 recall elections, so the injunctions barring implementation of the law will remain in place. Two separate state appeals courts […]

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U.S. Supreme Court Will Set Wisconsin Voting District Lines

On April 11, 2012, a panel of three federal judges accepted the Democrats’ revisions to two Milwaukee state assembly districts. Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is appealing the panel’s decision to the United States Supreme Court, which will have the final say in where Wisconsin’s voting district lines lie. Regarding the appeal, Van Hollen […]

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Dictionary of Wisconsin History: Recall

The Wisconsin Historical Society provides a brief history of recalls in Wisconsin in its online Dictionary of Wisconsin History. Term: Recall Elections (in Wisconsin) Definition Article XIII, Sec. 12, of the Wisconsin Constitution provides for recall of state officials. Wisconsin is among 19 states that permit recall elections and, as in most of the other states, […]

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Recall Update

The signature verification saga continues to unfold in the recall efforts against Governor Walker, Lt. Gov. Kleefisch, and four Republican Senators. Gov. Scott Walker announced he will not challenge any of the one million signatures filed by opponents seeking to recall him, siting lack of review time. Walker had 10 days under state law to […]

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Recall Update

It is all but certain Gov. Scott Walker, Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, and four Wisconsin State Senators will face recall elections in 2012. Certification of the signatures is an ongoing process playing out in the courts and online, where you can watch Government Accountability Board employees work to verify signatures. Governor & Lieutenant Governor Recall […]

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Wisconsin Presidential Primary Moves to April

Senate Bill 115 passed the Assembly by a vote of 65-32 on Sept. 13. The bill moves the presidential preference primary from the 3rd Tuesday in February to the first Tuesday in April during presidential election years. The bill passed the Senate on June 8 on a voice vote.  Iowa is scheduled to hold its […]

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