The Government Accountability Board may conduct a roll call vote, a voice vote, or otherwise decide to approve, reject, or modify any item on this agenda.

State of Wisconsin Government Accountability Board

Meeting of the Board Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Agenda 9:00 A.M. Open Session G.A.B. Board Room 212 East Washington Avenue, Third Floor Madison, Wisconsin

Some Board members may appear by teleconference. There will be no scheduled public comment at this meeting. Page A. Call to Order B. Director’s Report of Appropriate Meeting Notice C. Personal Appearances on Ballot Access Issues (Limit of 5 minutes per individual appearance) D. Staff Report on Ballot Access Issues Regarding Recall Elections 2 E. Challenges to Nomination Papers 5 F. Director’s Report G. Closed Session 5.05 (6a) and 19.85 (1) (h)

The Board’s deliberations on requests for advice under the ethics code, lobbying law, and campaign finance law shall be in closed session.

19.85 (1) (g) The Board may confer with legal counsel concerning litigation strategy.

19.851 The Board’s deliberations concerning investigations of any violation of the ethics code, lobbying law, and campaign finance law shall be in closed session.

19.85 (1) (c) The Board may consider performance evaluation data of a public employee over which it exercises responsibility.

The Government Accountability Board has scheduled its next meeting for Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at the Government Accountability Board offices, 212 East Washington Avenue, Third Floor in Madison, Wisconsin beginning at 9:00 a.m.

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State of Wisconsin\Government Accountability Board

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JUDGE MICHAEL BRENNAN

Chair

KEVIN J. KENNEDY

Director and General Counsel

212 East Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor

Post Office Box 7984

Madison, WI 53707-7984

Voice (608) 266-8005

Fax (608) 267-0500

E-mail: gab@wisconsin.gov

http://gab.wi.gov

MEMORANDUM

DATE: For the April 17, 2012, Board Meeting

TO: Members, Government Accountability Board

FROM: Kevin J. Kennedy

Director and General Counsel

Government Accountability Board

Prepared by:

David Buerger, Elections Administration Specialist

Government Accountability Board

Presented by:

Nathaniel E. Robinson, Elections Division Administrator, and David Buerger

Government Accountability Board

SUBJECT: Ballot Access for the 2012 Recall Election

This memorandum presents a summary of important and noteworthy information about

candidates requesting ballot access for the 2012 Recall Election.

Summary

The nomination paper filing deadline for the 2012 Recall Election for the offices of Governor,

Lieutenant Governor, and State Senator (Districts 13, 21, 23, and 29), was 5:00 p.m., on

Tuesday, April 10, 2012. A total of 35 candidates registered for the Recall Election: 15 for the

office of Governor, 6 for the office of Lieutenant Governor, and 14 across the various State

Senator contests. Twenty-three candidates filed nomination papers with the Government

Accountability Board, Elections Division, by the April 10 deadline. Please note that incumbent

officeholders are not required to file nomination papers to appear on the ballot per Wis. Stat. §

9.10(3)(c).

The first day to circulate nomination papers was Friday, March 30, 2012. The first candidate

filed nomination papers on Monday, April 2, 2012. All other candidates filed on the April 10,

2012, filing deadline. By the deadline for filing nomination papers on Tuesday, April 10, 2012,

six candidates had also filed additional nomination papers to supplement their original filings.

Two candidates filed correcting affidavits subsequent to the April 10 deadline to rehabilitate

defective signatures.

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� Candidates for Governor or Lieutenant Governor must file a minimum of 2,000 valid

signatures of qualified electors of the state to qualify for ballot access. Wis. Stat. § 8.15

(6)(a).

� Candidates for State Senator must file a minimum of 400 valid signatures of qualified

electors from the district to qualify for ballot access. Wis. Stat. § 8.15 (6)(c).

Staff Recommendations for Ballot Status

A listing of candidates recommended for ballot status is attached and is also available on the

Elections Division website at http://gab.wi.gov. Staff requests Board affirmation of the ballot

status of those candidates listed.

Staff Recommendations for Denial of Ballot Status

Staff recommends that the following candidates be denied ballot status due to failure to submit a

sufficient number of signatures:

Governor

Michael J. Mangan

Patrick J. O’Brien

Thomas Emery Elbert

Mick L. Wynhoff

Keith B. Dickenson

Nathan Graewin

Dustin Matthew Johnson

Lieutenant Governor

Bruce Berman

Dale Paul

State Senator, District 21

Andrew James Mielke

Irregularities in Ballot Access Documents Not Affecting Ballot Status

There was only one notable irregularity. Mr. Kohl-Riggs, a candidate for Governor, filed several

pages of photocopies instead of the original nomination petitions. This was detected during

staff’s initial review and all signatures on the suspected photocopies were rejected. The candidate

was immediately contacted regarding the situation and the candidate returned to the G.A.B.

office before the 5:00 p.m. deadline and filed the missing original pages.

Challenges to Ballot Status

The deadline for challenges to ballot status was Friday, April 13, 2012, at 4:30 p.m. There was

one challenge filed against the following six candidates:

Gladys R. Huber – Governor

Issac Weix – Lieutenant Governor

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Gary Ellerman – State Senator, District 13

Tamra Varebrook – State Senator, District 21

James Engel – State Senator, District 23

Jim Buckley – State Senator, District 29

A separate memo will address this challenge in detail.

Attachment: Candidates Registered by Office Report

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State of Wisconsin \ Government Accountability Board

__________________________________________________________________________________________

JUDGE DAVID G. DEININGER Chairperson

KEVIN J. KENNEDY Director and General Counsel

212 East Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor Post Office Box 7984 Madison, WI 53707-7984 Voice (608) 266-8005 Fax (608) 267-0500 E-mail: gab@wisconsin.gov http://gab.wi.gov

MEMORANDUM

DATE: For the Meeting of April 17, 2012 TO: Members, Wisconsin Government Accountability Board FROM: Kevin J. Kennedy Director and General Counsel Government Accountability Board

Prepared and Presented by: Shane Falk and Michael Haas, Staff Counsels

SUBJECT: Recall Nomination Paper Challenge Procedure

April 10, 2012, was the deadline for filing nomination papers for offices to be elected in the May 8, 2012, Recall Elections for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and for Senate Districts 13, 21, 23, and 29. Invariably, after nomination papers are filed, challenges to those nomination papers are filed. The Board's members will be asked to rule on those challenges at the April 17, 2012, meeting. The challenge complaints received by the Friday, April 13, 2012, deadline were made available to the Board in advance of the Board meeting. To refresh Board members' familiarity with the challenge procedure, the following review is provided.

I. PROCEDURE

1. April 10, 2012 - Nomination papers must be filed not later than 5:00 p.m., (s.9.10, Stats.), for

all nominations for the recall elections ordered for May 8, 2012. 2. April 13, 2012 - Challenges to nomination papers must be filed not later than 4:30 p.m. (Rule

GAB 2.07). A copy of the complaint will be delivered by the Board's staff to the candidate whose papers are being challenged.

a. Challenges must be made by verified complaint and must establish probable cause to

believe that the paper or signature challenged does not comply with Wisconsin Statutes or the rules of the Government Accountability Board. (See annotation below.)

b. The challenge should be accompanied by affidavits or other relevant documentation.

Any challenge which is not established by the materials submitted as of the deadline for challenge is denied.

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3. April 16, 2012 (Monday) - If received not later than 4:30 p.m., a written response to the

challenge, (that will be photocopied or emailed for Board members for the April 17, 2012 meeting), may be filed by the candidate. A written response should also be verified and should also be accompanied by affidavits or other documentation. Just as the burden of establishing a challenge is upon the challenger, the burden of rebutting an established challenge is upon the candidate whose papers are challenged. The Board's staff will try to prepare a written report on the challenges and any available responses. To whatever extent possible, the Board's staff will contact circulators, affiants, and other persons with personal knowledge of the circumstances under which the signatures were obtained. Given the time frame involved, staff verification will probably be limited to close cases.

4. April 17, 2012 - The Board will meet to consider the challenges and responses, and hear any

oral presentation. Attached is a copy of the relevant provisions of ch.8 of the Statutes governing nomination papers and nominations. Also attached are the Board's rules, GAB 2.05 and 2.07, governing treatment and sufficiency of nomination papers and challenges thereto.

Please note: Because challenge proceedings are an administrative proceeding subject to statutory administrative procedures and potential court review, Board staff recommends that any challenge proceedings be handled on a case-by-case basis. In other words, rather than having the Board entertain public comments on all cases before considering staff recommendations, staff recommends that the Board Chair announce each file, request any public comments regarding that matter, consider the staff recommendation, and then vote on each case prior to calling the next file. This procedure would help the Board to recall the facts of each case and the public comments at the time of the Board’s decision, and to create a concise record for any potential court review of a particular decision.

II. ANNOTATION

With respect to the nomination process, the role of the Government Accountability Board, as it was with the former Elections Board, should be to ease ballot access for candidates, not to hinder them. This spirit informs the challenge process as much as possible so as to leave to the electorate its proper role in democratically selecting and eliminating its candidates.

With this in mind, before the Board will consider a challenge, the complaint must establish probable cause that a violation of election law has occurred. The complaint must allege facts which, if true, would constitute a failure to comply with Wisconsin's election (not campaign finance) statutes. The complaint must allege a violation of ch.8, Stats., the statutory chapter governing nominations to the general election ballot. The statutory standard for compliance is "substantial compliance" as set forth in §.5.01(1), Stats., as follows:

5.01 Scope. (1) CONSTRUCTION OF CHS. 5 TO 12. Except as otherwise provided, chs.5 to 12 shall be construed to give effect to the will of the electors, if that can be ascertained from the proceedings, notwithstanding informality or failure to comply with some of their provisions.

The Board’s administrative rule, GAB 2.05, sets forth the standards for determining whether nomination papers comply with ch.8, Stats. And its rule, GAB 2.07, sets forth the bases and

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procedure for challenges to those papers. Note that GAB 2.05(4) provides that "[a]ny information on a nomination paper is entitled to a presumption of validity." Consequently, any challenge to that information must rebut that presumption, (under §.903.01, Stats.), by clear and convincing evidence that “the nonexistence of the presumed fact is more probable than its existence.” Challenges must be based on the personal knowledge of the complainant or of a person whose affidavit or sworn statement accompanies the challenge. As an example: a challenge to the eligibility to sign of various signers of a nomination paper, based on non-residency of those signers, must be accompanied by reference to Voter Public Access or “Who is My Legislator?” web searches, a map of the district showing their address to be outside the district, or by a signed statement from the election official, (municipal clerk or deputy clerk), whose responsibility it is to determine the residency of electors of the district. The complainant challenger’s allegation of the signers' non-residency, without these references, is not sufficient to sustain the challenger's burden of proof.

Challengers will be informed that new grounds for a challenge which are not raised in an initial complaint and which are raised after 4:30 p.m., Friday, April 13, 2012, shall not be considered by the Board.

Challenge complaints are filed by delivering an original and a copy of the verified compalint to the Government Accountability Board at its offices, pursuant to GAB 2.07, and by the Board's staff delivering a copy to the respondent whose nomination papers are being challenged.

III. CORRECTIONS TO NOMINATION PAPERS Historically, the former Elections Board and this Board have recognized that some deficiencies in nomination papers, (or other petitions, for that matter), may be corrected by way of an affidavit from the circulator of the nomination paper (or petition). This is true whether the deficiencies were identified by staff review of the nomination paper or were identified by a challenge complaint. Consequently, some staff-stricken signatures have been “rehabilitated” when a correcting affidavit was submitted after the deadline for filing nomination papers. It is because nomination papers may be rehabilitated that challengers are advised not to assume that the results of the initial staff review are final. A struck signature may be corrected but may still be challenged; however, any challenges to signatures disallowed (tentatively) by staff review must be raised no later than 4:30 p.m., Friday, April 13, 2012, whether or not those papers or signatures have been corrected as of that time.

The basis for this application of the law is the distinction drawn by the courts between statutory requirements that are “mandatory” – strict compliance only -- and those that are “directory” –where substantial compliance is acceptable.

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Errors that may be corrected:

a.) Elector errors:

i. The elector wrote in a date other than the one on which he/she signed or left line undated

ii. The elector used an address, which does not reflect his actual residence

iii. The elector wrote in a municipality which does not reflect his actual residence

b.) Certificate of Circulator errors:

The circulator failed to sign or otherwise complete the certificate, or entered inadvertently erroneous data (for instance: the circulator dated the certificate before circulation, not after).

Errors that may not be corrected: a.) Signatures may not be added or replaced after the filing deadline nor after the certificate of circulator has been executed. (However, the date of certification may be corrected.) b.) None of the information in the heading of the nomination paper, (i.e., candidate’s name, candidate’s address, political party represented, date of election, office sought, name of jurisdiction or district in which candidate seeks office), may be altered, amended, or added after circulation of the nomination paper. This is the nomination information that each signatory saw and relied upon in deciding to sign the paper. c.) The date of signing may not be changed to a date other than the one on which the signatory actually signed; nor may any other signatory information be changed from that which was correct at the time the signatory signed. Attachments: GAB 2.05, 2.07 Wis. Adm. Code Sections. 8.15, 8.21, 8.30 Wis. Stats.

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Chapter GAB 2

ELECTION RELATED PETITIONS

GAB 2.05 Treatment and sufficiency of nomination papers.GAB 2.07 Challenges to nomination papers.

GAB 2.09 Treatment and sufficiency of election petitions.GAB 2.11 Challenges to election petitions.

Note: Chapter ElBd 2 was renumbered chapter GAB 2 under s. 13.92 (4) (b)1., Stats., and corrections made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 2. and 7., Stats., RegisterApril 2008 No. 628.

GAB 2.05 Treatment and sufficiency of nominationpapers. (1) Each candidate for public office has the responsibil-ity to assure that his or her nomination papers are prepared, circu-lated, signed, and filed in compliance with statutory and other le-gal requirements.

(2) In order to be timely filed, all nomination papers shall bein the physical possession of the filing officer by the statutorydeadline. Each of the nomination papers shall be numbered, be-fore they are filed, and the numbers shall be assigned sequentially,beginning with the number “1”. Notwithstanding any other provi-sion of this chapter, the absence of a page number will not invali-date the signatures on that page.

(3) The filing officer shall review all nomination papers filedwith it, up to the maximum number permitted, to determine the fa-cial sufficiency of the papers filed. Where circumstances and thetime for review permit, the filing officer may consult maps, direc-tories and other extrinsic evidence to ascertain the correctness andsufficiency of information on a nomination paper.

(4) Any information which appears on a nomination paper isentitled to a presumption of validity. Notwithstanding any otherprovision of this chapter, errors in information contained in anomination paper, committed by either a signer or a circulator,may be corrected by an affidavit of the circulator, an affidavit ofthe candidate, or an affidavit of a person who signed the nomina-tion paper. The person giving the correcting affidavit shall havepersonal knowledge of the correct information and the correctingaffidavit shall be filed with the filing officer not later than threecalendar days after the applicable statutory due date for the nomi-nation papers.

(5) Where any required item of information on a nominationpaper is incomplete, the filing officer shall accept the informationas complete if there has been substantial compliance with the law.

(6) Nomination papers shall contain at least the minimum re-quired number of signatures from the circuit, county, district orjurisdiction which the candidate seeks to represent.

(7) The filing officer shall accept nomination papers whichcontain biographical data or campaign advertising. The disclaim-er specified in s. 11.30 (2), Stats., is not required on any nomina-tion paper.

(8) An elector shall sign his or her own name unless unable todo so because of physical disability. An elector unable to sign be-cause of physical disability shall be present when another personsigns on behalf of the disabled elector and shall specifically autho-rize the signing.

(9) A person may not sign for his or her spouse, or for any oth-er person, even when they have been given a power of attorney bythat person, unless sub. (8) applies.

(10) The signature of a married woman shall be counted whenshe uses her husband’s first name instead of her own.

(11) Only one signature per person for the same office is valid.Where an elector is entitled to vote for more than one candidatefor the same office, a person may sign the nomination papers ofas many candidates for the same office as the person is entitled tovote for at the election.

(12) A complete address, including municipality of residencefor voting purposes, and the street and number, if any, of the resi-dence, (or a postal address if it is located in the jurisdiction that thecandidate seeks to represent), shall be listed for each signature ona nomination paper.

(13) A signature shall be counted when identical residentialinformation or dates for different electors are indicated by dittomarks.

(14) No signature on a nomination paper shall be counted un-less the elector who circulated the nomination paper completesand signs the certificate of circulator and does so after, not before,the paper is circulated. No signature may be counted when the res-idency of the circulator cannot be determined by the informationgiven on the nomination paper.

(15) An individual signature on a nomination paper may notbe counted when any of the following occur:

(a) The date of the signature is missing, unless the date can bedetermined by reference to the dates of other signatures on the pa-per.

(b) The signature is dated after the date of certification con-tained in the certificate of circulator.

(c) The address of the signer is missing or incomplete, unlessresidency can be determined by the information provided on thenomination paper.

(d) The signature is that of an individual who is not 18 yearsof age at the time the paper is signed. An individual who will notbe 18 years of age until the subject election is not eligible to signa nomination paper for that election.

(e) The signature is that of an individual who has been adjudi-cated not to be a qualified elector on the grounds of incompetencyor limited competency as provided in s. 6.03 (3), Stats., or is thatof an individual who was not, for any other reason, a qualifiedelector at the time of signing the nomination paper.

(16) After a nomination paper has been filed, no signaturemay be added or removed. After a nomination paper has beensigned, but before it has been filed, a signature may be removedby the circulator. The death of a signer after a nomination paperhas been signed does not invalidate the signature.

(17) This section is promulgated pursuant to the direction ofs. 8.07, Stats., and is to be used by election officials in determiningthe validity of all nomination papers and the signatures on thosepapers.

History: Emerg. cr. 8−9−74; cr. Register, November, 1974, No. 227, eff. 12−1−74;emerg. r. and recr. eff. 12−16−81; emerg. r. and recr. eff. 6−1−84; cr. Register, Novem-ber, 1984, No. 347, eff. 12−1−84; r. and recr. Register, January, 1994, No. 457, eff.2−1−94; CR 00−153: am. (2), (4), and (14), r. (15), renum. (16), (17), and (18) to be(15), (16) and (17), and am. (15) (b) as renum., Register September 2001 No. 549,eff. 10−1−01.

GAB 2.07 Challenges to nomination papers. (1) Theboard shall review any verified complaint concerning the suffi-ciency of nomination papers of a candidate for state office that isfiled with the board under ss. 5.05 and 5.06, Stats.; and the localfiling officer shall review any verified complaint concerning thesufficiency of nomination papers of a candidate for local officethat is filed with the local filing officer under s. 8.07, Stats. Thefiling officer shall apply the standards in s. GAB 2.05 to determinethe sufficiency of nomination papers, including consulting extrin-sic sources of evidence under s. GAB 2.05 (3).

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(2) (a) Any challenge to the sufficiency of a nomination papershall be made by verified complaint, filed with the appropriate fil-ing officer. The complainant shall file both an original and a copyof the challenge at the time of filing the complaint. Notwithstand-ing any other provision of this chapter, the failure of the complain-ant to provide the filing officer with a copy of the challenge com-plaint will not invalidate the challenge complaint. The filingofficer shall make arrangements to have a copy of the challengedelivered to the challenged candidate within 24 hours of the filingof the challenge complaint. The filing officer may impose a feefor the cost of photocopying the challenge and for the cost of de-livery of the challenge to the respondent. The form of the com-plaint and its filing shall comply with the requirements of ch. GAB20. Any challenge to the sufficiency of a nomination paper shallbe filed within 3 calendar days after the filing deadline for thechallenged nomination papers. The challenge shall be establishedby affidavit, or other supporting evidence, demonstrating a failureto comply with statutory or other legal requirements.

(b) The response to a challenge to nomination papers shall befiled, by the candidate challenged, within 3 calendar days of thefiling of the challenge and shall be verified. After the deadline forfiling a response to a challenge, but not later than the date for certi-fying candidates to the ballot, the board or the local filing officershall decide the challenge with or without a hearing.

(3) (a) The burden is on the challenger to establish any insuffi-ciency. If the challenger establishes that the information on thenomination paper is insufficient, the burden is on the challengedcandidate to establish its sufficiency. The invalidity or disqualifi-cation of one or more signatures on a nomination paper shall notaffect the validity of any other signatures on that paper.

(b) If a challenger establishes that an elector signed the nomi-nation papers of a candidate more than once or signed the nomina-tion papers of more than one candidate for the same office, the 2ndand subsequent signatures may not be counted. The burden ofproving that the second and subsequent signatures are that of thesame person and are invalid is on the challenger.

(c) If a challenger establishes that the date of a signature, or theaddress of the signer, is not valid, the signature may not becounted.

(d) Challengers are not limited to the categories set forth inpars. (a) and (b).

(4) The filing officer shall examine any evidence offered bythe parties when reviewing a complaint challenging the sufficien-cy of the nomination papers of a candidate for state or local office.The burden of proof applicable to establishing or rebutting a chal-lenge is clear and convincing evidence.

(5) Where it is alleged that the signer or circulator of a nomi-nation paper does not reside in the district in which the candidatebeing nominated seeks office, the challenger may attempt to es-tablish the geographical location of an address indicated on anomination paper, by providing district maps, or by providing astatement from a postmaster or other public official.

History: Emerg. cr. 8−9−74; cr. Register, November, 1974, No. 227, eff. 12−1−74;emerg. r. and recr. eff. 12−16−81; emerg. r. and recr. eff. 6−1−84; cr. Register, Novem-

ber, 1984, No. 347, eff. 12−1−84; emerg. am. (1), (4) to (6), eff. 6−1−86; am. (1), (4)to (6), Register, November, 1986, No. 371, eff. 12−1−86; r. and recr. Register, Janu-ary, 1994, No. 457, eff. 2−1−94; CR 00−153: am. (2) (a) and (b), Register September2001 No. 549, eff. 10−1−01; reprinted to restore dropped copy in (2) (b), RegisterDecember 2001 No. 552; correction in (1) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,Register April 2008 No. 628.

GAB 2.09 Treatment and sufficiency of electionpetitions. (1) Except as expressly provided herein, the stan-dards established in s. GAB 2.05 for determining the treatmentand sufficiency of nomination papers are incorporated by refer-ence into, and are made a part of, this section.

(2) In order to be timely filed, all petitions required to complywith s. 8.40, Stats., and required by statute or other law to be filedby a time certain, shall be in the physical possession of the filingofficer not later than the time set by that statute or other law.

(3) All petitions shall contain at least the number of signa-tures, from the election district in which the petition was circu-lated, equal to the minimum required by the statute or other lawestablishing the right to petition.

(4) Only one signature per person for the same petition, is val-id.

(5) This section applies to all petitions which are required tocomply with s. 8.40, Stats., including recall petitions, and to anyother petition whose filing would require a governing body to calla referendum election.

History: Cr. Register, January, 1994, No. 457, eff. 2−1−94.

GAB 2.11 Challenges to election petitions. (1) Ex-cept as expressly provided herein, the standards established in s.GAB 2.07 for determining challenges to the sufficiency of nomi-nation papers apply equally to determining challenges to the suffi-ciency of petitions required to comply with s. 8.40, Stats., includ-ing recall petitions, and to any other petition whose filing requiresa governing body to call a referendum election.

(2) (a) Any challenge to the sufficiency of a petition requiredto comply with s. 8.40, Stats., shall be made by verified complaintfiled with the appropriate filing officer. The form of the complaint,the filing of the complaint and the legal sufficiency of the com-plaint shall comply with the requirements of ch. GAB 20; the pro-cedure for resolving the complaint, including filing deadlines,shall be governed by this section and not by ch. GAB 20.

(b) The complaint challenging a petition shall be in the physi-cal possession of the filing officer within the time set by the statuteor other law governing the petition being challenged or, if no timelimit is specifically provided by statute or other law, within 10days after the day that the petition is filed.

(3) The response to a challenge to a petition shall be filed with-in the time set by the statute or other law governing that petitionor, if no time limit is specifically provided by statute or other law,within 5 days of the filing of the challenge to that petition. Afterthe deadline for filing a response to a challenge, the filing officershall decide the challenge with or without a hearing.

History: Cr. Register, January, 1994, No. 457, eff. 2−1−94.

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Enclosed please find a copy of a verified complaint against the Republican Party of 'Wisconsin,

Gladys Huber, Isaac Weix, Gary Ellerman, Tamra Lyn Varebrook, James Engel, and James

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STATE OF V/ISCONSINBEFORE THE GOVERNMENTACCOLINTABILITY BOARD

In The Matter of:

Verified Complaint against the RepublicanParty of Wisconsin; Gladys Huber; Isaac

Weix; Gary Ellerman; Tamra LYnnVarebrook; James Engel; and James

Buckley.

VERIFIED COMPLAINT

Pursuantto $$ 5.05, 5.06, 12.13, and 12.16, Wis. Stats,, and GAB ç2.07 Wis. Admin.

Code, Judith Wir¡p;enz, Sarah Koeppen, Susan Finnel, Donna Martin, Richard Dennis O'Flyng,

and Debbie Christiansen, by their attorney Jeremy P. Levinson, submit this verified complaint

against the Republican Party of V/isconsin, Gladys Huber, Isaac Weix, Gary Ellerman, Tamra

Lynn Varebrook, James Engel, and James Buckley.

INTRODUCTION

The Republican Party of 'Wisconsin ("RPW") has publicly admitted that it recruited six of

its supporters to register for and seek placement on the ballot for the upcoming May, 8,2072

election as representatives of the Democratic Party. The stated purpose of having these RPW

supporters run as Democrats is to create false primaries thereby delaying all general elections

that would otherwise occttr on May 8 until June 5, 2012.

Canying out this scheme required, among other things, the hling of official documents

with the Government Accountability Board and the successful circulation and submission of

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nomination papers. The respondents falsiflred information on these documents, asserting that the

six phony primary candidates were "affrliated" with and "represent" the Democratic Party,

In their many public statements, the respondents conltrm that there is not any dispute of

fact. The six phony primary candidates have made false statements to the GAB and the public

through their filings: that they are representatives of the Democratic Party who are seeking to

win the chance to face Republican incumbents in the recall general election. Respondents have

admitted that the six phony candidates are seeking ballot placement on behalf of the RPV/ in an

overt and blatant effort to manipulate the upcoming elections to protect and advantage the

Republican incumbents facing recall.

As described below, this scheme disenfranchises electors who signed nomination papers

for the phony candidates believing they were assisting a Democratic effort to unseat a

Republican incumbent. The RPW's scheme involves serial election fraud and invalidates each of

the six phony candidacies because each is founded on fraudulent f,rlings with the GAB and

fraudulent nomination papers.

FACTUAL CKGROIID

1. Judith Winzenz is a Wisconsin resident and elector residing at 1922 N. Lawe St.,

Appleton, Wisconsin.

2, Sarah Koeppen is a V/isconsin resident and elector residing at 202 N. Hamilton

St., Madison, Wisconsin.

3. Susan Finnel is a Wisconsin resident and elector residing at907 Richards Ave.,

Vy'atertown, Vy'isconsin within Wisconsin State Senate District 13,

4. Debbie Christiansen is a Wisconsin resident and elector residing at 2lI0 Crown

Pt. Dr., Racine, V/isconsin within Wisconsin State Senate District 21.

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5. Donna Martin is a Wisconsin resident and elector residing at 20279 77th Ave.,

Chippewa, Wisconsin within Wisconsin State Senate District 23.

6. Richard Dennis O'Flyng is a Wisconsin resident and elector residing at 414

Franklin St., Vy'ausau, Vy'isconsin within Vy'isconsin State Senate District 29.

7 . On March 30,2012, the Government Accountability Board ordered the Governor,

Lieutenant Governor, and the State Senators representing Senate Districts 73,21,23,and29 to

stand for recall elections. By operation of Art. XIII, $ 12 of the Wisconsin Constitution and $

9.10,V/is.stats.,thoseelectionswilloccuronMayS,20T2. If"arecallprimaryisrequired,"$

9.10(3XÐ, V/is. Stats., requires that it shall occur on that date with the general election for the

particular office occurring on June 5,2012.

8. The RPW promptly announced a strategy to manipulate the scheduling of these

elections to give its incumbents facing recall elections an advantage. Despite the constitutional

and statutory timing of recall elections and any "required" primaries, the RPW has declared that

it will cause all the ordered recall general elections to occur on June 5,2012,

9. The RPV/ has fuither announced that it will manipulate the timing of these

elections by having its representatives fraudulently register as Democrutic Party primary

candidates in each of the recalls in an effort to trigger false Democratic primaries.

10. The RPV/ has explicitly acknowledged this scheme in detail:

a. "GOP spokesman Ben Sparks says Gladys Huber will run for governor; Isaac

Weix will run for lieutenant governor; and Gary Ellerman, Tamara Varebrook,

James Engel and James Buckley will run for state Senate." Exhibit A

(Associated Press article entitled "GOP's fake Democrats for recall primaries

named" posted on Chippewa,com on April 4,2012).

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b. "In an effort to ensure election fairness, the Republican Party has recruited

protest candidates to run in all of the upcoming recall elections. The protest

candidates will run as Democrats to guarantee that there is one clear date for

the primary election and one clear date for the general election." Exhibit B

(RPW press release from WISGOP.ORG NEWS)'

c. "The protest candidates will run as Democrats to guarantee that there is one

clear date for the primary election and one clear date for the general election,"

said Stephan Thompson, the party's executive director. Exhibit C (JS Online

article entitled "GOP to run fake Democrats in recalls" dated March 30,

2012).

d. "'The recruitment of protest candidates was done by the Republican Party of

Wisconsin,' said Dan Romportl, executive director, Committee to Elect a

Republican Senate. 'The party decided to run Democrat primary candidates in

order to line up all of the election dates on June 5."' Exhibit D (Daily Union

article entitled "Ellerman running as a protest candidate" dated Aprll2,2012).

e. A RPW mailer sent on behalf of Gladys Huber and Isaac Weix stated the

following: "Help Walker and Kleefisch fight Back. Support Gladys Huber

and Isaac Weix's Candidacy!" Exhibit E (Mailer paid for by Republican

Party of V/isconsin, Bob Geason, Treasurer).

f. "Today protest candidates turned in the required number of signatures to

appear on the ballot in all six recall elections. Their candidacy will ensure

election fairness going forward and guarantee there is one primary and general

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election date for all candidates." Exhibit F (RPW press release from

V/ISGOP.ORG NEWS).

The phony primary candidates have also acknowledged this scheme:

a. "'They'll say what they say,' Ellerman said. 'It's something both parties have

used. In my personal opinion, the recall is dirty politics since these people

didn't do anything wrong. That's my Republican, conservative view of

things,"' Exhibit D (Daily Union article entitled "Ellerman running as a

protest candidate" dated April 2, 2012),

b. "Gladys Huber, an 8O-year-old Mequon woman who has filed papers to run as

a Democrat in the 8th Senate District recall election made an odd comment

when reached by a reporter: 'I really have no comment at all,' she said. 'I will

refer you to the Republican Party of Wisconsin."' Exhibit G ('Whitef,rsh Bay

Patch article entitled "Who is 'Fake Democrat' in Recall Race" dated June 1 1,

20Ir).

c. A 2011 letter from the Weix campaign stated as follows: "We need to make

sure Democrat challengers face primaries to allow our Republicans time to

mount a campaign, The GAB is delaying Democratic elections to give them

more time to organize. V/e need the same! A Democratic primary will push

the general election back by one month so that Senator Harsdorf can have

more time to organize a campaign against her liberal challenger," Exhibit H

(Mailer Paid for by Friends of Isaac Weix, Earl Gunderson, Treasurer).

d. "In two and a half hours, Varebrook said she flagged about 100 signatures.

Varebrook, a stay-at-home mom, said the reason why she was helping verify

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signatures is: 'Van is my senator. I voted for him and I don't want my vote

taken away."' Exhibit I (Racine Journal Times article entitled "Verifying the

signatures - As checking begins, some dated wrong, others allegedly from out

ofstate" dated January 26,2012).

e. "'I was out there in the cold weather, snowing, freezing, getting signatures,'

said Jim Buckley, a Kim Simac suppoerter, He has backed Kim Simac from

the beginning." Exhibit J (NIBC 26 story entitled "Recall Election Preview"

dated August 15,20II).

12. Beyond the recruitment of the fraudulent candidates, the RPW expended money

and effort to obtain suffrcient signatures on nomination papers. A March 3l mailing from the

RPW disseminated fraudulent nomination papers, urged people to obtain signatures on them, and

laid out the fraudulent scheme in detail. Exhibit E. This effort to support claimed "Democratic"

candidates included the following exhortation:

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14. The RPV/ publicly announced its slate of six "Democratic" fraudulent recall

candidates. Exhibit A.

15. Gladys Huber is the fraudulent primary candidate in the recall election of the

Governor.

16. Isaac V/eix is the fraudulent primary candidate in the recall election of the

Lieutenant Governor.

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17. Gary Ellerman is the fraudulent primary candidate in the recall election of the

State Senator for Senate District 13.

18. Tamra Lynn Varebrook is the fraudulent primary candidate in the recall election

of the State Senator for Senate District 21 '

ß. James Engel is the fraudulent primary candidate in the recall election of the State

Senator for Senate District 23.

20. James Buckley is the fraudulent primary candidate in the recall election of the

State Senator for Senate District 29.

Fraudulent Camnaisn Resistration Statements

21. Each of the above-named fraudulent candidates filed Campaign Registration

Statements (Form GAB-I) with the GAB stating that their "Party Affiliation" is with the

Democratic Party. Exhibit K. Each of them "certif[ied] that the information in this statement is

true and complete." Each candidate intentionally provided false information as to their "Party

Afftliation."

Fraudulent Declarations Of Candidacv

22. Each of the above named fraudulent candidates filed Declarations of Candidacy

(Form GAB-162) stating under oath that they are 'orepresenting" the Democratic Party in the

recall elections. Exhibit L. In each instance, this sworn statement was fraudulent and made with

the intent to mislead the government agency which administers elections and the public.

Fraudulent Nomination Papers

23. For each of the above-named fraudulent candidates, nomination papers were

circulated which specifically stated that each was "representing" the Democratic Party. Each

nomination paper stated to electors that signing the paper constituted a request that a

representative of the Democratic Party be placed on the ballot for the recall election. These

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statements \,vere fraudulent and made with the intent to mislead the government agency which

administers elections and the public.

24. Each of these fraudulent statements on offrcial election submissions constitutes

felony election fraud.

Criminal Election Fraud

25. Section 12.13(1Xb), Vy'is. Stats., prohibits "makfing] false statements" to an

"election off,tcial," in this case the GAB.

26. Section 12.13(3), Wis. Stats,, makes it a crime to "falsify any information in

respect to . . . nomination paper, declaration of candidacy or petition for an election, including a

recall petition or petition for a referendum; or file or receive for filing a certiftcate of nomination,

nomination paper, declaration of candidacy or any such petition, knowing any part is falsely

made."

27. Pursuant to $ 12.60, Wis, Stats., violations of the above referenced statutes are

Class I felonies.

28. There is no dispute that the above-described statements are false. The fraudulent

candidates and the RPW have publicly stated so. The fraudulent candidates are not "aff,rliated

with" and do not "reptesent" the Democratic Party.

29. The fraudulent candidates and the RP'W have explicitly acknowledged that, in

fact, these fraudulent primary candidates are part of an effort to manipulate the electoral process

in support of the Republican incumbents facing recall.

30. The fraudulent candidates have officially represented themselves to the GAB and

the public as seeking to represent the Democratic Party in an attempt to unseat the Republican

incumbents when in fact they have acknowledged that their candidacies represent an effort to

support the incumbents' efforts to retain their off,rces.

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31. Members of the public who are eligible to vote are permitted to sign only one

nomination paper for the same office. Individuals who signed one of the above-described

fraudulent nomination papers would not be able to sign another candidate's nomination paper for

the same off,rce.

32. Individuals who signed the above described nomination paper in reliance on the

statement that the nomination paper sought to place the Democratic candidate on the ballot to

challenge the Republican incumbent unwittingly supported an effort to protect the Republican

incumbents. In doing so, such a signor also lost the opportunity to support the nomination of a

candidate actually supporting the Democratic Party in an attempt to unseat the Republican

incumbent.

33. Candidacies founded on submission of fraudulent official documents and

fraudulent nomination papers do not meet the requirements for ballot access.

34. Art. XIII, sec. l2(4)(b) of the Wisconsin Constitution states:

For any partisan offrce, a recall primary shall be held for eachpolitical party which is by law entitled to a separate ballot andfrom which more than one candidate competes for the party'snomination in the recall election. The person receiving the highestnumber of votes in the recall primary for each political party shallbe that party's candidate in the recall election. Independentcandidates and candidates representing political parties not entitledby law to a separate ballot shall be shown on the ballot for therecall election only.

35. The Democratic Party is entitled to a separate ballot pursuant to $ 5.62, Wis.

Stats. But a primary is only authorized when "more than one candidate" "from" such a party

"competes for the party's nomination in the recall election," By their own admission, the

candidate-respondents are not "from" the Democ rafic P arty .

36. Section 8,19(3), V/is. Stats., provides in relevant part that "fe]very political party

entitled, under s.5.62, to have its candidates onthe partisanprimary and general electionballots

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has exclusive right to the use of the name designating it at any election involving political

parties." (emphasis supplied). By the respondents' own admissions, the RPV/ and its supporters

are purporting to use the name of the Democratic Party in connection with the recall elections.

37. For those recall elections in which there would be no primary absent the

respondent-candidates, no primary is authorized. The usurpation of the Democratic Party's name

is specifically precluded by statute.

38. Section S.30(1Xb), V/is. Stats., specifically denies placement on a ballot if "[i]t

conclusively appears, either on the face of the nomination papers offered for filing, or by

admission of the candidate or otherwise, that the candidate is ineligible to be nominated or

elected." (emphasis supplied).

39. As a separate matter, proper and timely submission for a Declaration of

Candidacy, Campaign Registration Statement, and a sufficient number of valid signatures on

proper nomination papers are each a mandatory requisite for ballot placement.

40. On each of these documents, the six phony candidates falsely claimed to

"represent" or be affiliated with the Democratic Party. Respondents have acknowledged that the

sole purpose of these falsehoods is to cause the GAB to call primary elections that would

otherwise not take place.

4L The nomination papers circulated for each phony candidate repeated the falsehood

- and represented to the voting public that a signature on the papers supported ballot placement

for a candidate representing the Democratic Party in an effort unseat an incumbent Republican.

In fact, such signatures only furthered the RP'W's arìnounced strategy for protecting its

incumbents. This cheated supporters of the Democratic Party out of their right to support recall

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of the Republican incumbent because an elector is permitted to sign only one nomination paper

per offrce.

42. A candidate who failed to submit a Declaration of Candidacy, a Campaign

Registration Statement, or sufficient and valid nomination papers would not be placed on the

ballot. Submitting admittedly fraudulent ones requires the same result.

43. Finally, the respondents' own admissions render invalid the certifications of the

circulators of the fraudulent nomination papers.

44. For these reasons, individually and collectively, the names of the six phony

"Democratic" candidates do not qualify for ballot placement,

WHEREFORE, Complainants request that the GAB deem the candidate-respondents

ineligible for placement on the ballot, and initiate investigation of the above-described matters as

provided for by law.

Dated this 12th day of April,2012.

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The state GOP has lined up six fake Democrats to run in upcoming recall elections targeting Gov. Scott'Walker

and five other Republicans.

GOP spokesman Ben Sparks says Gladys Huber will run for governor; Isaac Weix will run for lieutenant

governor; and Gary Ellerman, Tamara Varebrook, James Engel and James Buckley will run in four state Senate

recalls.

Engel will be running as a fake Democrat against former state representative Kristen Dexter, an Eau Claire

Democrat who declared her candidacy against Republican State Sen. Terry Moulton in Chippewa Falls inJanuary.

The elections are scheduled for May 8 and June 5. If primaries are needed they'll be held May 8.

Sparks says running what he called "recall protest candidates" guarantees a clear primary date and ensures no

Republicans will face a general election that day, when Democrats likely will turn out in huge numbers to select a

gubernatorial challenger.

He says the party doesn't plan to spend any money on their campaigns.

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RPW Running Protest Candidates in Recall ElectionsAuthor: Nicole.Tieman

IMADISON, Wl]- Republican Party of Wisconsin Executive Director Stephan

Thompson released the following statement on the decision to run protest candidates:

"ln an effort to ensure election fairness, the Republican Party has recruited protest

candidates to run in all of the upcoming recall elections. The protest candidates will run

as Democrats to guarantee that there ìs one clear date for the primary election and

one clear date for the general election. The Republican Party w¡ll not actively

campaign for the protest candidates, other than collecting nomination signatures to

ensure their place on the ballot.

"Without protest candidates, the Democratic Party would be able to control the dates in

which Republican officials face election, potentially separating the elections for State

Senate and Lieutenant Governor from the Governor. The Democrats and their union

bosses are the ones who decided to force these baseless recalls on our state, and by

ensuring every Democratic candidate faces a primary election, we will limit their ability

to once again create chaos within the election process."

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Madison - The State Republican Party announced Friday it intended torun fake Democratic candidates in the six upcoming recall elections,ensuring that primaries will be necessary in May and forestalling thehead-to-head recall elections until lune.

The announcement came just hours after state elections officials orderedrecall elections against Gov. Scott Walker, Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch andfour Republican state senators.

Primaries will be conducted May 8 and the general election will be June 5for all of the races, assuming the primaries come about as planned, MayB becomes the general election date in any races that do not attractenough candidates for a primary,

"The protest candidates will run as Democrats to guarantee that there isone clear date for the primary election and one clear date for the generalelection," said Stephan Thompson, the party's executive director,

He said the move was made because otherwise some or all of thegeneral elections could fall on the same day as the primary for governor- when Democrats will flood to the polls to pick their candidate forgovernor.

Four Democrats have said they will run against Walker. A primary hadalso been expected in the race to unseat Kleefisch, but not the senators,

The Republican Party said it would run fake Democrats in all races,including for governor. The strategy ensures all the elections will happenon the same schedule, even if three of the four Democrats running forgovernor drop out of that race.

Thompson said none of the protest candidates would actively campaign.

Running the fake Democrats mirrors the move they made in last year'srecalls to buy themselves more time to campaign. Democrats crítícizedlast year's effort for adding upward of 9400,000 in costs for local electioncl erks.

The primary and general recall election are expected to each cost $9million - $18 million in all,

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The protest candidates this time should not significantly add to those costs because a statewide primaryalready appeared certain in the race for governor and lieutenant governor.

Last year six Republican and three Democratic state senators faced recalls, the largest wave of statelawrnakers over a single issue in the country's history, In those recalls, Democrats narrowed the GOPmajority in the Senate from 19-14 to 17-16,

Earlier this month, one of the four Republican senators targeted for recall in the upcoming round, PamGalloway of Wausau, quit, leaving the Senate equally divided, 16-16. The upcoming recall elections willdetermine the control of the Senate, but only in the short term, Signatures are being gathered in an attemptto recall Democratic Sen. Bob Jauch of Poplar, and half the Senate is up for election ín the fall,

Those facing recall in the coming weeks are Senate Republican Leader Scott Fitzgerald of luneau and GOPSens. Terry Moulton of Chippewa Falls and Van Wanggaard of Racine. Recall organ¡zer Lori Compas isrunning against Fitzgerald; former Rep. Kristen Dexter of Eau Claire is running aga¡nst Moulton; and formerSen. lohn Lehman of Racine is running against Wanggaard.

The Galloway recall will still be conducted, as well. Rep. Jerry Petrowski (R-Stettin) and Rep. Donna Seidel (D-Wausau) plan to run in that race.

The plan for protest candidates could create some headaches for Petrowski. This month, he told WAOW-TV inWausau, "I do not condone the practice of running fake candidates in political races. Both political partiesshould focus solely on the issues that matter to this state,"

In ordering the recall elections, the Government Accountability Board also voted 5-0 to post on its websitedatabases of all those who signed recall petitions.

The board had earlier made available on its site copies of all the petitions, but they are not searchable.

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To ensure a pilmaryEllerman runn¡ng as a protest candidate8y Fyån WhlsnerUnlon reglonål Edllor

LAKE MILLS - A Lake l\¡ills Fìepublican ¡nlends lo enter the race

against Senate lvlajority Leader Scott F¡tzgerald as a prolestcandidate lo ensure a primary and have the general election beat the same time as lhe gubernator¡al recall on June 5.

Gary Ellerman free¡y admils thal he is running as a proleslcandidate.

Ellerman, a conseruative Republ¡can, is lhe organ¡zer ol lheWalker Walkers of Lake M¡lls, an organizat¡on whose solepurpose is to show Gov. Walker and, now, also Sen. ScottFilzgerald, lhe supporl that was, to them, nol evident while recallpet¡tion signalures were be¡ng soliciled in the park fromNovember to January.

Ellerman will be entering the race as a lake Democrat, forcing apr¡mary w¡th Democrât Lor¡ Compas, 41, the Fort Atk¡nsonphotographer who organized lhe Comm¡ltee to Fìecall Scolt Fitz-gerald and is opposing F¡tzgerald in lhe recall eleclion.

"The simple trulh is that lvlr. Ellelman is running as a Democralwhen he is, ¡n fact, a Republican," Compas sa¡d. "That's a l¡e,pla¡n and simple, and I pred¡cl lhat Scott F¡lzgerald's decision tostart his campaign with a lie w¡ll nol sit well w¡lh voters "

Fitzgerald was targeted for recall along w¡th Gov Scott Walker,Lt Gov. Kleelisch and Republican Sens Pam Galloway ofWausau, Terry N¡oullon of Chippewa Falls and Van Wanggaardof Rac¡ne alter they pushed through a law lasl year lhaÌ lim¡tscollecl¡ve barga¡n¡ng r¡ghts for most state workers. ll also lorcedlhe workers to contr¡bute more to lheir pension and heallh carecosts, which amounled lo a cul ¡n pay Gary Ellerman

The governor argued the changes were needed to help balance the state's budget, while Democrats and other opponents saidthe lrue inlention was to weaken the power of unions wh¡ch trad¡tionally have opposed Republicans.

A pass¡onate f¡ghl ensued in Wisconsin, the first state lo enacl a comprehensive collect¡ve bargaining law ¡n '1 959 and thebirthplace of the national un¡on representing all non-federal public employees. Protests raged for weeks and grew as large as1 00,000 people.

Bul Walker and Republ¡cans who conlrolled lhe Leg¡slature never wavered, and they passed lhe law even though all 1 4 SenateDemocrats fled to l¡lino¡s in a failed attempt to block it

The W¡sconsin Republican Party sâ¡d Fr¡day that it plans to force pr¡mar¡es in eâch of the lour Senale races by renewing atacl¡c ¡t used last year: running a fake Democrat¡c candidate in each race

Stephan Thompson, the state party's executive director, sa¡d lhe move guaranlees one clear date for both the primary andgeneral elect¡ons That prevenls Democrats from try¡ng to hold the elecl¡ons for state Senate on a d¡lferenl day lrom thegovernor and lieutenant governor races, he sa¡d

Zac Ktamet, execut¡ve d¡rector ol the Slale Senate Democrat¡c Commìttee, crilic¡zed the ploy, say¡ng local voters were "s¡ck olthese blalant pol¡t¡cal games-"

Pr¡mar¡es had been expecled ¡n the races for governor and lieutenant governor With the GOP's announcemenl about runn¡nglake Democrals, they now w¡ll be guaranteed in all cases The primaries will be May I and the general elect¡on June 5.

Ellerman said approx¡mately two weeks ago the Republ¡can Party of W¡sconsin contacted him, having heard of him be¡ng theorganizer ol the Walker Walkers ol Lake N¡ills Party olf¡cials inquired il he would be ¡nteresled ¡n being a protest cand¡date

"Al lhat po¡nt I d¡dn'l know what ¡t was," Ellerman said

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Upon doing some investigat¡on, he learned more of what was entailed in runn¡ng as a lake Democral or protesl candidate. H¡shiends wilhin lhe Walker Walkers ol Lake [,4¡lls encouraged him to take on the role.

"lt was a way of basically protesting the recall to start w¡th and creale a primary s¡tuation for Lori Compas so F¡tzgerald d¡dn'thave to do a regular eleclion during the primary - he could do il w¡lh everyone e¡se when the gubernatorial election is held,"Ellerman said.

He spoke w¡th state Republican oflicials several t¡mes and then agreed to add his name to the ballol.

Over th¡s past weekend he started gather¡ng s¡gnalures to get h¡s name on the ballol

"We are not going to actively campaign," Ellerman said. "l have no doubts lhat she is putting a good campaign togelher to beatme. I don't think that's the ¡ssue. The ¡ssue ¡s try¡ng to get everylh¡ng slra¡ghlened out so there is a real primary and a realelection."

He gives Compas and her volunteers credit in starting wilh nothing and being successful in collecting the signatures to lorce arecall against Filzgerald.

"l think she's got a tough road with Fitzgerald," Ellerman said.

As for h¡mself, he has no illus¡ons aboul garnering many votes ¡n the primary

"l plan on being totally embarrassed that day because I'll probably get two votes - me and my w¡|e," Ellerman said. "lt's really astrategic move to get everybody lined up and mov¡n9."

He anticipated the outcry of opponents claim¡ng his campaign was "dirty polit¡cs."

"They'll say what they say," Ellerman sa¡d. "lt's someth¡ng both parties have used. ln my personal opinion, the recall is dirtypolit¡cs since lhese people didn't do anyth¡ng wrong. That's my Republican, conseryal¡ve view of things. We're not deal¡ng wilhcriminal activity or anything like that "

With¡n hours of filing lhe paperwork indicating that he ¡nlends to place h¡s name on the ballot, Ellerman rece¡ved telephonecalls and emails from e¡ther Compas' campaign or her supporters ¡ndicating lhat his campa¡gn would ¡ncrease lhe overall coslof the eleclion.

"ln fact it isn't going lo cost anymore money lor me to be a protest candidale because the gubernalor¡al pr¡mary was alreadygoing lo happen," Ellerman said. "When you get down to the dela¡ls, ¡t doesn't cost any more to put one more name on lheballot."

Jelferson County Clerk Barb Frank told the Daily Un¡on lhal the add¡lonal primary in Districl 1 3 would add some cost due to thedilferent ballol styles.

"ln the scheme of how much were spending, ¡l's very minimal," Frank said, nol¡ng lhat the protest candidate likely would addonly about $2,000.

From Ellerman's understand¡ng, F¡tzgerald himself was not ¡nvolved in contact¡ng him about be¡ng a candidate in the primary.

"The recru¡tment ol protest cand¡dates was done by the Republican Party of Wisconsin," said Dan Romportl, execut¡ve direclor,Commiltee lo Elect a Republican Senate. "The party decided to run Oemocrat primary candidates in order to l¡ne up all of lheeleclion dates on June 5 "

He said lhal wilhout runn¡ng the protest candidates, the lhree senators facing recall would be lacing a general elect¡on on thesame day as the Democralic gubernatorial pr¡mary

"This move ensures election fairness, and was done completely ¡ndependent of the senators'campa¡gns," Romporll sa¡d "Lor¡Compâs is simply trying to deflect atlenÌ¡on away lrom her farlefl ideology and her lack ol a plan to create jobs in the 1 3lhSenate Distr¡ct."

Fitzgerald previously has sa¡d he plans lo run h¡s recall eleclion câmpaign on his record of seru¡ce w¡th¡n the d¡strict. He hasc¡ted lhe state's improved business rank¡ng, lhe balanced budget w¡th no tax ¡ncrease and creat¡on ol 1 2,500 jobs.

Wh¡le supportive of h¡m, Ellerman noted that the Walker Walkers of Lake Mills have not act¡vely campaigned lor Fitzgerald,other than acknowledg¡ng he is a Republican.

"Our ma¡n dr¡ve was lhe Walker s¡tuation and pushing back on all lhe recall stuff," he said

As for any campâ¡gn, he is not interested in debales and does not want to make speeches

"lt's really a procedural move," Ellerman ¡ndicated "This has been done a lot W¡scons¡n has a history of doing these for thelâst several years. It's really nothing new.

"lt's gelting more press because of the healed pol¡lical s¡tuation," he said

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'Today protest candidates turned in the required number of signatures to appear on

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Who is 'Fake Democrat' in Recall Race?Republican activisl from Mequon running in 8th Senate District to force a Democratic primary

By Marie Fohde : Ema¡l the author June 1 l, 201 1

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Related Topics: 8th Senate District, Alberta Darlinq, Democrats, Gladvs Huber, Recall,

Republicans, Sandv Pasch, Wisconsin Politics, and recall electionWhat do you think of the tactic's of running a "fake" Democratic in the primary race? þljgiqlþcomments.

Gladys Huber, an 8O-year-old lVequon woman who has filed papers to run as a Democrat in the 8th Senate District recall election made an odd commentwhen reached by a reporter.

"l really have no comment at all," she said. "l will refer you to the Republican Party of Wisconsin."

State party officials did not return calls about Huber's candidacy but they have been upfronl about its intention to run Republicans as Democrats in an

effort to give incumbent senators like the 8th District's Alberta Darling more time to raise money and campaign.

The staÌe's Government Accountability Board said Friday that Huber has officially registered to run as a Democrat against state Rep. Sandy Pasch of

Whitefish Bay. lf both candidates meet the 5 p,m. Tuesday deadline to file nominating petitions, a primary election would be held July .12 and the winner

of that race would take on Darling on Aug. 9.

Democratic candidate an act¡ve RepublicanWhile Huber won't talk about why she's running as a Democrat, lhere is no doubt that she has longtime roots as an acl¡ve member of the Republican

party in Ozaukee County.

Huber, born in April 193.1 , is one of 10 people elected to serve as a leader in the Ozaukee County Republican Party. For a number of years, she has

served as a member-at-large.

Huber has a yard sign supporting Darling in front of her home. She also donated $100 to Darling on March 28, according to the GAB. Between 2002 and201 0 Huber gave almost $2,000 to Republican candidates or the state party, records show.

Huber is a longtime poll worker in Ozaukee County, most recently serving as the Republican observer in the Supreme Coun recount. ln 1996, she was

the membership chairwoman for the county GOP. She was lhe quoted by the Journal Sentinel as saying: "l am a firm believer in the grassroots. The

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ln 1 994, Huber filed a complaint against Eric Grant, who was a Republican candidate for the 60th District Assembly seat. Grant, she said, had not formed

a commiltee before raising and spending money on his campaign. He paid a $150 fine.

She also served on the counly's Department on Aging and on the Lasata Care Cenler board, the county-owned senior apartment complex.

Recall election could be delayedWhile plans now call for a primary election on July 9 and a general election in August, those dates could be delayed. Darling has joined five other

"lt's merely to insure that the rules governing recall elections are followed," Mcleod said.

Pasch likened the maneuver to run a fake Democrat to the "d¡rty tricks" of the Nixon administration.

"Given how much taxpayer money will be wasted on this cynical ploy, Senator Darling's hypocrisy is stunning," Pasch said. "l guess her priority is saving

her political skin, not listening to her constituents who are frustrated by politicians who cut priorities like education and health care while giving away huge

tax breaks to corporations."

recall election will cost Milwaukee County between $50,000 and $75,000, said Lisa Weiner, head of the elections commission. A primary electionld cost the same amount, she said, Ozaukee, Waukesha and Washington counties would have similar expenses.

money, Weiner said, would come from the county's contingency fund, but the municipalities will front the costs and be reimbursed within a couple of

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Paul10:3qam on Saturdav, June l1.2011

integrity in elections, right?

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Paul Flag as inappropriate10:45 am on Saturdav. June 11.2011

Dear Don:

Pasch was not a part of the 14 senators who left the state. Those were elected senators, Pasch is a senate candidate. Please know your facts beforeyou post.

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ike11 :1'l am on Salurdav. June 1'l, 20l l

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This whole thing of entering fake candidates is despicable and a slap in the face to the democratic process of elections; it really borders on being un-

American. Obviously Pasch will win lhe primary if entering a fake candidate is legal. And with how upset many people on the right are about this

disgrace, looks like her chances will get better to w¡n a Senate seat.

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l-2ie4-pi[-9!-Satud-a.v-*Jurc-Ltr-2i]1Dear lke, do you really think the Repubs really care about Democracy ? And for those that will quickly say they do , please cite your sources.

Jim Ness Flag as inappropriate1:33 plìÌ on Tuesç!!y. Julv 12. 20jl lBefore you get to comforlable on that high horse you might want to remember that Democrats ran fake Tea Party candidates in the NevadaReid / Angle race.

ike1 1 j l2 am on S?lurday, Jlne !jL2q!jll'm gonna be very upset if the Dems stoop to this level in a relaliation attempt.

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Paul1 1 :29 am on Saturdav. June 1 1, 201 1

Please explain, Nate. Site sources. Your word bites offer little to the imagination

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Paul12:19 pm on Saturdav. June ll. 2011

uh... did you mean to post this in two places or do you have political Tourettes?

Craiq Johnson Flag as inappropriate12:01 pm on Saturdav. June 11. 201 1

The question here is does Sen. Darling know about this, and does she approve? lt's not just a cynical maniuplation of the electoral process, but

actually costs money, which Sen. Darling apparently is fine doing, as long as it doesn't go to help people and programs which need it, like teachersand schools.

Dennis Allen'12!20 Bm on Salu¡dav, Ju¡e 1!, ?qL1

Sounds like the Gop is running scared.

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Dennis Allen Flag as inappropriate12:59 p|n ol_Salq.fqa-V..lq.ne 1.-1. 201 1

" Neither Darling , her campaign staff or the Republican Party of Wisconsin returned calls from Patch ". And this is a surprise how ? She 's famous fornot getting back to the people that were her support, and voted her in office .

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2:24 p. !p ensaludav, Ju¡e :! 1, ?0 ! 1

Another example of how the Republicans will stoop to any tactic to delay payback for what they are doing to lhe people of this state. I only hope thisopens more people's eyes about how desperately we need to break the Republican stronghold and get back to bipartisan solutions -- not this sickdictatorship where a radical few take power and push their agenda into law. Alberta Darling may have once been a moderate, but she has sold out tothe far right and is now their puppet. She listens to no one else.

Elizabeth Hennioan Flag as inappropriate2:59 pm on Saturdav. June 1 1, 201 1

Does the Democralic Parly have any say at all as to who officially runs for office with them? Can a political party "oust" a registered candidate formisrepresenlation? Do voting members of the Democratic Party have any say in this? Can anyone register as a candidate in any party regardless of

behavior, point of view or platform? This issue reminds me of the "bait and switch" tactics used in false advertising. I don't understand why it'stolerated...or is it?

LFO6:26 am on Sundav, June 12. 201 1

lf you high and mighty Dems will exam the last election cycle you will see you did the same thing so get off your high horse,

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RAK Flag as inappropriate7:Sqatp q¡ €lnllay.Jqoq 12,2!1 1

Amen, the whole recall thing is a Democratic sham by the whining leftists upset that their agenda is being derailed by Republican programswhich are turning oul to be good for Wisconsin. Wisconsin business leaders are finally looking more confident about what is happening in

Wisconsin government. This means more jobs, better opportunities for the taxpaying private sector employees less for the ungrateful bloatedpublic sector union leadership. I don't believe we want to go backwards to a Doyle type of government with more taxes and fees, robbing ofsegregated funds and anti business legislation.

Michael Schwister Flag as inappropriate1 1 :37 am on Sundav. June 1 2, 201 1

BAK, Executive pay up, grunt pay down. WMC happy to mine. Oh what a surprise. We will just have to clean up when they leave. Perhapslhose of you that would privatize everything could ask Germany to run our Government and provide for its citizens. W¡th 130 years of historytaking care of their elderly they clearly have the experience and integrity for government by the people and for the people. But I have to saythat the Doyle administration was a flop.

Elizabeth Henniqan Flag as inappropriate'l*ã{..?m.gn..Wednesdav, Julv 6. 2-01.-1.

Hi LFO!

Just wondering when you mention "you high and mighty Dems", to which commentors were you referring? Or were you just referring to all"Dems"? Also, if indeed "Dems" did the same thing in the last election cycle and such action has lowered your opinion of them... why wouldyou feign defending any other group for the same action?

Dennis Allen Flag as inappropriate3:48 pm on Sundav. June 1 2. 201 1

Wait until the Koch Bros. decide you're not paying enough for your electricy and double your rate. Who you gonna call ? LOL The recalls have nothingto do with the unions. You're drinking too much Kool-Aid. The people of Wisconsin woke up to the fact that the people they elected weren'trepresenting them, but instead big business. That's why the recalls. You TP/GOPers always chant the same old mantra and expect people to believeit. You believe in the saying that if you repeat a lie often enough someone will believe it. I think the people of Wisconsin have their eyes open now.We'll see come July. Remember the saying ,"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me ".

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Charlv Jones7i55 pll1an Sundav, June:12.2011

Senator Stepford was quoted in the Journal saying as she supported this stunt. I wonder how much it will cost?

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The stategery seems to be spreading--the Democrats are running 'fake Democrats'to force primaries as well.

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ike Flag as inappropriate2:3q Qtn qn M-qnd?v. June.1.3. 2011

Joe Peterlin - On the contrary... many Dems don't like the idea of a fake candidate on either side. I think this stinks less than running a fakeopposing candidate, but it still stinks. This is obviously a defensive move in ùying to maintain some control over these elections after therepublicans entered their fake candidates, but it only adds to the confusion for people.

With that said, NOTHING is official in regards to who is running. Not even Pasch and Darling are officially on the ballot yet. I think this is agood issue to discuss, but only after lhe candidates are certified.

Jim Flag as inappropriate'lO:16 am on Tuesdav, June 14,2011

Darling's and Walker's budget will give Wisconsin the first surplus in over a decade.,.without raising taxes. Than you Governor and Senator for turningthis state around after the horrible Doyle years.

http ://www.isonl i ne.com/bloqs/news/1 23763069.htm1

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Keith Schmitz Flag as inappropriate7:39 am on Wednesdav, June 15,2011

Budget is fiscally sound, shoddy on economics, morally bankrupt and steals from the future. There were are a lot of creative ways todo this other than straight ideology, but you can never use Scott Walker and creative in lhe same sentence.

Maybe God told him to screw those who are least able to defend themselves.

Funny, those least able to defend themselves have been quite successful over the past 40 years, they did a great job of screwing theaverage taxpayer. Now that we have the facts on their pay and benefits they can no longer pull the wool over our eyes!

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Keith Schmitz Flag as inappropriate7:04 am on Thursdav, June 1 6, 2011

l'm talking about the elderly, kids in poverty and the long term disabled. But I guess you don't care about those people compared to

the couple of bucks you'll get back in tax relief - if any. So screw 'em right?

Where the hell do you get this idea lhat government employees are rolling in dough? ln your mind?

RAK Flag as inappropriate12:16 pm on Thursdav. June 16.20.11

Keith, Tell you what, lhere are a lot of private sector taxpayers who would willingly trade places retirement for the ret¡rement benefits of public

sector workers who seem to be great at whining about their sacrifices to now finally pay something towards their retirement benefits and

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didn't say they were rolling in dough but they sure have better benefits than most private sector workers who by the way havefor their benefits all along. due time for public sector workers to share the sacrifice of today's economy!

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So what you are saying is that a) we drag everyone down to

really rolling in dough and lhat c) you are doing what you are told.

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the same level, b) you don't care that there is that tiny minority that is

Michael Schwister Flag as inappropriate12:52 om on Thursdav. June 16.2011

RAK, I retired from pr¡vate business and I am lost as how you think that the public sector doesn't pay towards the¡r benefits. Those benefits representwage concessions. Period, ln the trade unions we negotiate a gross wage. The membership decides where the wages are assigned. The check,pension, health, trade promotion and training. Now we could get insurance cheaper but by belonging to a union our moral conscious demandedinsurance from a company that paid a living wage. The structure of most union construction companies was the field was union the office was not.The office was only too happy lo get a 401k and live with insurance benefits sub par to the field as long as they got it on the check. Now the officemakes 30% more than the field, and its the fields benefits that are too expensive. So much for saving.

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Keith Schmitz Flag as inappropriate12:53 pm on Thursdav. June 16,2011

But they don't have betler salaries, and so as it works in the real world, they negotiated these benefits. Not that any one would accuse Walkerhaving character, but these benefits were negoliated in good faith.

I don't know about you, it's not a good idea to depend on a cop or firefighter over 55 trying to protect you.

lnstead of your whining, crying and childish resentment over what public employees are getting, why don't you man up and advocale unions in theprivate sector? Why don't we all have whal you think unions have?

lf you are smart enough to notice, w¡th the decline of unions so has gone the middle class, making that small group of white men obscenely richer.But since it is a group of white men, you seem to have no problem with that. Those are the people vacuuming your pockets.

Of course Walker testified under oath before Congress that ending collective bargaining had nothing to do with reducing our costs. So if you think it

does, then maybe Walker should be brought up for charges.

CowDunq Flag as inappropriate1 :41 pm on Tuesdav, Julv I ?i 291.:1.

lvlaybe you should check your facts about what it was that Walker testified under oalh about. Walker testified that two specific provisions ofhis bill did not reduce our costs: 1) requiring unions lo recerlify annually and 2) prohibiting the deduction of dues from their paychecks.

Limiling collective bargaining does indeed lower costs...

Bewildered3:54 pm qn Tuesday. Ju,M12. 2011

Early exit polls show strong support for Huber in part due to low Shorewood turnout.

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There is no exit polling data that would be released at this time.

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Are you sure? The woman who polled me was wearing a Palin button

CowDunq Flag as inappropriate7:35 p-.m on Tges-dqv. Julv 12. ?01 1

It doesn't matler what kind of button the woman was wearing-exit poll data isn't released to the public until polls have closed,..

CowDunq4:34 pm on Tuesdav. Julv l2.2011

Kloppenberg has already declared Pasch to be the winner by 204 votes

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Wednesday January 25,2011 local volunteers at the Racine County GOP Victory Center, 62lIDwand Ave.,

including Marge Orth, officially started the process of reviewing the approximately 24,000 signatures Democrats

turned in last week to recall Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine. They are to look for signatures dated outside the

window between Nov. 15 and Jan. 14, the first and last day signatures could legally be collected. They are also

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VIDEO: Checking recall petition signatures'Wednesday local volunteers at the Racine County GOP Victory Center, 62II Durand Ave., officiallystarted the process of reviewing the approximately 24,000 signatures Democrats turned in last week to

recall Sen. Van'Wanggaard, R-Racine. They are to look for signatures dated outside the window between

Nov. 15 and Jan. 14,the first and last day signatures could legally be collected. They are also checking to

make sure no signatures are missing and flagging petitions where all of the information appears to have

been written by the same person. Journal Times video by Mark Hertzberg

MOUNT PLEASANT - Tamra Varebrook,43, of Racine, said she found recall petitions dated wrong, others not

signed, and a few signed by out-of-state residents. That was just in her first two and a half hours 'Wednesday at

the Racine County GOP Victory Center in Mount Pleasant, she said.

For two months, Democrats flocked to the streets to collect signatures to recall the governor and senators.

Wednesday local volunteers at 6211 Durand Ave. officially started the process of reviewing the approximately

24,000 signatures Democrats turned in last week to recall Sen. Van 'Wanggaard, R-Racine.

Democrats only need 15,353 valid signatures to hold a recall election and they have said without doubt they have

enough valid signatures. But Justin Phillips, Wanggaard's campaign manager who works out of the victorycenter, said reviewing the signatures is necessary to protect the integrity of the process.

In preparation of receiving copies of the petitions, Phillips said they trained approximately 200 volunteers to

review petitions and about 20 people were there Wednesday afternoon helping.

They were looking for signatures dated outside the window between Nov. 15 and Jan. 14,the first and last day

signatures could legally be collected. They were also checking to make sure no signatures are missing and

flagging petitions where all of the information appears to have been written by the same person.

Reid Magney, the Government Accountability Board spokesman, said all signatures need to have dates including

the year to be counted. Also, he said the person who signed the petition must have written in their own numerical

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address and the day of the month as well as their signature. The person circulating the petition could not have

filled out that information, he said.

This week volunteers locally are conducting more of a surface review, where they ensure all information is there,

Phillips said. That includes name, date and address. In Madison, workers will more thoroughly review addresses

to verify voters live in district, he said. At this point, volunteers are only reviewing Wanggaard recall signatures

locally, Phillips said, he did not yet know the plan for the petitions to recall the governor and lieutenant governor.

In two and a half hours, Varebrook said she flagged about 100 signatures. Varebrook, a stay-at-home mom, said

the reason why she was helping verify signatures is: "Van is my senator. I voted for him and I don't want my vote

taken away."

Marge Orth, 63, of Caledonia, also had a page filled with notes about flagged petitions. On some of petitions, she

could tell the person that filled out the address was not the same as the person who dated the signature.

"The twos, they don't match," she said. She doesn't know if the signatures she flagged will be thrown out, but she

said, "You have to question it. We'll let the lawyers figure it out."

Judge extends recall verÍfïcation period

MADISON (AP) - A Madison judge has granted state election officials an additional 30 days to verify nearly 2

million signatures on recall petitions against Gov. Scott Walker and five other Republicans.

Democrats and their allies filed the recall signatures against'Walker, Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and four GOP

senators, including state Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine, with the state Government Accountability Board on Jan.

17. State law gives the board 31 days to verify the signatures' authenticity. The clock began ticking on Jan. 18.

But the board says it's been overwhelmed by the sheer volume of names and a Waukesha County judge's order

calling for the board to ferret out fictitious names and duplicate signatures.

Dane County Circuit Judge Richard Niess says the board faces an unprecedented task and deserves more time to

do its work.

The judge's decision extends the review deadline into March.

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The final round of Summer Recall Elections is just one dayaway. Two different races, at each end of the Badger State,have Democrats defending their turf.

ln the 22nd District, Democrat Robert Wirch facesRepublican newcomer Jonathan Steitz.

And in the Nofthwoods, incumbent Democrat Jim Holperinfaces Republican Kim Simac, for the 12th State SenateDistr¡ct seat.

At Jim's Radiator Service in Antigo, owner Jim Buckleyremembers the recall process.

"l was out there in the cold weather, snowing, freezing,getting signatures," said Jim Buckley, a Kim Simacsupporter.

He has backed Kim Simac from the beginning

"When we elect a Senator, we expect them to work for all

the people, not just a select few," said Buckley.

But just across town,

"As you can see, we support Jim Holperin," said DwainePackard, a Jim Holperin supporter.

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Dwaine Packard is getting ready to shuttle voters to lhepolls tomorrow.

"l hate to see them lose the ground they already have. I think he's done a wonderful job, for this area," said Packard

It's a race borne of the Capitol Chaos, to be settled in a Northwoods voting booth.

"Wednesday morning we're going to turn a page and the people are going to demand that we get down to what we do

best, which is work. And come together and turn this state around," said Republican challenger Kim Simac.

"lt won't change either way the majority make-up of the Senate we now know. But a lot of people are interested in

maintaining the seat in Democratic hands," said State Senator Jim Holperin.

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Huber, Gladys Democratic Governor, Governor

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I have not becn convicted of a felony in any couf within rhc Unircd Staras for which I have uot lx¿n pardone<Ir

My presenl municipality of residence for voting pr-r4roscs is:

715 21st Ave. E. Menomonie, Wl 54751(C¡trdidrlc's ôddr6s for rorio¡ porpøc.r ' l¡clude tìc ûüúbGr, ti¡æ! ¡¡d EuDJdF¡¡tY trÉlri tht wallt¡L .ÉldÉ.)

My name æ f wish it to åppear on thc official ballot is as follows:

lsaac Weix(Any æmbin¡(ioo Of fiGl n{îè iliddlê osm¿ of ìni¡iåk vith rcplæc a legd nllrr.)

(S¡EDatuÊ of ç¡rxlidalc)

Counry of(Cgr¡nry of Ddtriat¡oo)

Subscribedandswomtobeforemeùis .¿ day of Û-Pu{U'dgJ-A

' (SigDatùÉ-ofPeFn üuthorizcd lo adminìsttr orths)

NSTARY SEAL

NoT REQUIRED

ss.)))

lXJNon'yI',,utic or

My comrnission exPires I o, [--l, perrnanenlDors.\t u. UEN

l.}usry P\ÈgcSao dwmcrÉan

(Ofhci¡l â no{¡ry)

GA3.ló2 (Rcv. 7200g) Thr inlm¡tiør on rhis fo¡m is aquùEd by f8.21, srå6., Afr )oII, sæ. 3, w¡s consr, and must bc Elcd with tlre filing oñccr in rda to have a

càndid¡rê's o¡ru plåced on rhe ballor- $$8.05 (lxj), L l0 (5), 8.15 (4xb), 8.17 (2), 8.?0 (6), 120.06 (6)0), St's. Stals

This form is prern'bod by tle GO1ÈRNMEÑr AccoU¡nAEu"rlT tþAlto, 2l? E6t W¡shingtor Avanuc, 3d Flo<r, P.O. Bo¡ 79M, Madisorq Wl 53?Cfr-7984

608-?ó6s005, hnp:ilß.¡þ,!¿Í,¡ov Email: øb@wi 8ov

I A I 996 constirutional åmendment ba¡s any candidate convicted of a misdemeanor wbich violates ¡he public nust from nrnning for or

holding a public ofüce. Howeycr, the legislature has not dehned which misdemeanors violaæ the public trust. A candidate convicted

of any misdemeanor ís nor ba¡red from running for or holding a public office until thc legislaturc defines o,hich misdemeanors apply.

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DuctanarloN or CaNotDACy(Scc instructions forprepararion on back)

Is rhis an amendmêrlr? !"* p*.

F<x 0rrrcrUsp O¡n,Y

N0TARY SEALNoT RË,QUIRIìt)

I,

and tr meel or will me¿t at the limc I assume office the applicable age, cirízenship, residency and voting qualìficationrequirenrcnts, ifany, prcscribcd by thc constitutiois un¿ lu*, or*," unitãd States ¡nd tho State ofïvisconsin, and thal I willotherwisc qualify for offìcc, if nomìnated and elcctcd.

I have not been convicted ofa fclony in any cou¡t wirhin the unired stares for which I havc not been parcloncd.l

My present municipality of residcncc for voring purposes is:

(CåndidÂle's n¡rnc)being duly sworrt, state that

Ì am a candidarc for th¿ oflrce of(Olficial MN of of6ft - Ixcludc dishlc! bro.h or

representing

(Nmc of pol¡t¡al pârfy üs(¡(Ðmi ôl priDciplc. tivc wrds or lx)

(Candidrtc r fü IDëlud¿ thc numbtr, strßtl" rtrd nunlclprlll,y nhcrc tb€ cândldsre rßj¡ds,)

My name as I wish ir to appear on rhc oÍïìcial baliot is as follows:

(Any frf¡t nr¡rc. ¡niddlc n¡mc or ínitjals with sumÂmc. A nicknarnc may q lêgal

Sr¿rre on WscoNsIN )))

5S.

(Coonty of notaiuûm)

and Io )ot-¿

orEl, perma¡cnt.

o.¡ hr)

My

,F'"otary Public or(Ofäcial tidc if nor s no.!ry)

GAB-f ó2 (Rcv. 1nNß) Thc i¡forma¡ion on this fm is rcquircd by 18.2¡, Stå1r., A¡t )f,I, Scc. 3, wit. corol,, åod muir bc filcd with rhc filing oficø in o¡ds to hrvÈ Icùd¡datè's nmc plrc.d on thc ba]lot. 158,05 (l Xj), 8. j0 (5), I l5 (4Xb). L t7 (¡), t.20 (6). t20.06 (6Xb), wis Stâl¡.

Thír form ir prr*cribcd by thc CoI?RNMENT Accou¡r"l^Brurv Boa¡D, 212 F"q wahinFon Avauc, 3d Floor, P-o. Box ?984, Madiron, W) 53191.79&4

608-266-8005, hft pilgÀb.wi,eoy Email: g¡þ.tQ¡ul¡g

I A 1996 constitutional amcndmcnt bars any candjdate convictcd of a misdemcanor which violates thc public trus! from runnÍng for orholding a public officc. Howcver, thc Icgslarurc ha¡ not dcfrncd which misdcmcano¡s viola¡c ürc public trust. A candidûlc convictcd

ofany misdcmeanor is not barcd frorn running for or holding a public officc until thc lcgislaturc d¿fincs which misdemcanors apply,

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Drcr,¡,narroN or CaNtrDAcy(See insructions for preparadør on back)

Is tbis ¿namenclrnent? fJt* Ø*"

l? i:ì

James Robert Bucklevt Þing duly swurl state that(Crodidatrt rlæ)

r am a candidare fo¡ the office o, State Senate, D istrict 2 g(Of,ìcísl rrF of otrrr lnct0d2 diûlcr, br¿lch tr Et dcr¡

represçnting Democratic Party( Iå¡Éqfpoliriøl paty c rrarøna of,Fircìpþ . bvc wdr I lrrr)

the applicable age, citizenship, residency ønd wAng qualificatíonlaws of the United States ar¡d the Sure of Wisconsin. and that I will

I have not been convitted ofa felony in any court wirhin the Unfted States fø wfiicb I have no{ beeo pardoned.r

My prescnt municipality of ¡esidence for voting purBoses is:

615 4th Avenue, City of Antigo NA 6VLÌÙ(CaDd¡ds&'r addlÉr fr votiag prpuc nnnb!r,5b..t r¡d **drr¡t,l rbæ tLÌ rprtd¡Þ rsddes.J

My as I wish it to appea¡ on the ofñcial ballot is as follows;

(A¿y mbin3Ím of fEr Æ, m¡ddÞ ü$ne of ¡niriaI6 pirh [l¡y

(SiСlE of cõdidå¡e)

STAÎß oFWIscoNsIN

I

County or þt L >-,k1,.)) ss.

)

ICSøyor Dp"\ hn(c:ou¡rl ot-làa¡z;lirø¡

and sworn to before ¡r¡e this

SEAL

(,5¡SIB¡¡E of pãs¡ utho¡iz¡d to adqin¡s€L¡aùs),

MY Commiesaon ExP¡res

My commission expires September6,2015 or l--lr*.rooo.

[-lno,u.y Public or(Oñci¿l tidc if nol å ool{t)

GAB-162 (P8.7nffi) Th¿ iúcr¡latígt tn thir fcm ir rtquircd by t6.21, $rtr,, Aß )oII, Scc.3, lVic Cod., ùd mut bÊ ñLd qiù rbe ñtiñg fficq io qdqto haw aq¡rdíd¡t¿'¡ n¿nrc pl¿c¡d or¡ ù. bßürr [t8.0á (lXi), 8.t0 (5] 8.t5 (4Xb), 8.1? (2), S 20 (ó), t20.0ó (óXbI Wb Sh¡s.

Thi¿ fûrn iß FÊærib.d by tÞ Govt¡¡ûrrE¡fr AccouNÎ^r¡Lrry Eo^rD, 212 Eå$ lvñhingtm AmÙe 3d Ftc, p.O. Bo¡ 79g4, Madr¡rn, w s37Ït-19&4

60&268rX)5, þJA/&¿þJVi.BAü ÞmiL sab_@_144qy

1 A 1996 constìtutional arncndmcnf bars any c¡ndidate convicted ofa misdemea¡or which violates the public trust from running for orholding a pubÜc offìce. Howcyer, the legìslarure has not defined which misdemeanors violate the public Eùst. A candidate convictedof any nisdenrcanor is not b¿ured from running for or holcling a public offìce u¡til the legislao:re defines which misdemeanors apply.

CHERYL L.BELO'TT

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Dncr¿nnTloN or-' Ca¡r¡rDA cY(See instructions lin prep'arirtion on back) tìi_ i,

Is this ¿n anrntlr¡ent? Yes l? A.PR lû Pll 3: 0l/' -'- t: " i;: I:':; I

ueing rlt¡þ,jg€g,ri rìarc ç¡ri' BAAflB

K*"I, \ laB trAQ rÐr/)ô

((!odid'¿lc'5 n¡DÉ,i

I ¡u¡r u candidate for the r>lfìce of t(OlIrixl n¡nr ú olfr¿ . Imhrdt h'dxltd¡árMùa)

(Nur of poiìúcrì party q s¡onl rf hvc ruds u la)

Ìnd I rneet or will rnecr at thc time I assu¡ne office the applicable age, cirizenship, residcncy and voring $ulificìtionrcquircments, if uny, prescribed by the consciruúons ¿urd laws of tlle: IJnitc¡l St¡res and th¿ St¡e of Wiscûnsio, and that I willotherwise quality fbr ottice, if nonrin¿le¡l ¿rnd eiected_

I have no( been convicæd of a felony in an! Çourt wiürín rhe Unitcd Sraæs for which f haye nor t¡ecn ¡nrdoned.l

My present ounicipaliry of residence for voring pur¡xxes is:

E(Cúdidnli'ß îddress fu ydinß Includc the nu¡nhcr. ¡l¡ed. ¡¡d uukþoliç rbæ tbr ÉDdid¡tc rrdrks.)

My name ¿s I wish it to appear on the official ballot ì¡ as follorvs:

(.Àny cutrbirs[¡út of fust oru, nrìddlc nærc q i¡iti¡ls u'iù ¡¡roæ. My

of

)) ss.

)(CNnry 0lNtaÞåt¡tr)

Subscrìbed and to before me day Z)Lz

[renniìnentí

.{RY SEALRr,erilR¡:,D

rttllLE

of ¡nsm arttlnrizrd ro adnúnìster øths)

My commission elpires I ; ^ o,.[-l'

.ff*.'o I\blíc or(Offìcial titlc if not r nuay)

O¡llilt

cAD-ló2 (Rð. 1l2y.Ð, Tfu. infan¡ttio m thil fixm ìs rcquired by ïE.21, Sr¡¡s . Ár. )ül Scc. 1. rlfs Cms.,'¡od ¡nrs¡ bc filci ríh thc filing c'ffiq iD ddcr ur ha\É bcu¡riidarc's ouc plæcd m rlr ballo. t $8.t 5 ( I Xj), E.lt (5), E l5 (4Xh), 8.17 (2), 8.Ð (6). lÐ.t6 (6Xb), ril'6. Sù¡8.

ThLrfunrLspxribcdtrytlþGovExNMr,rfiAccouNrABru¡-rB{)aRD,2l2E¡J(U¡ßli'ngrmAvmug3dFIw,PO,Box?984,Madis,\M 5170?-?984

6O8.2óó-81J05, l¡ttp//srb.u i.uov Ennil sub @wi. rov

f A 1996 constilulion¡l arnendmenl bars any candidate convictcd of r misdcmeunor tvhich violates the public trusl from running for orholding u pulrlic ollice, Howcvsr. the lcgislaturc has not dchned which misrlornqrnors violrte the public trust. A cândidâte cr¡nvicled

of utty rni.sdutnctnor is nol buned fiom running for or holding a public office untiì the legislature d¡hnes which m.isdemcuon apply.

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r (Sllinstructions for preparation on back)

Ef*"

CY

Is this an anlendntent? Yes

I,

and I meet or will meet at the Lime I assurne office the applicable a-se. cìtizenshirr, resirlency antì voting quaìificatiourequiremenß, ìf anv, prescribed bv tte consrirutions an<r lsrvs of the u"i*¿ s,'¡"t iì,;iiliiiiiËwä;;;;:mhat I wilrotherwise qualify for offìce. if nomina(ed and elected.

I have not been convicted of a felony in any court within the Ulited Siates for rvhich I have not been nardrr,ro¿r I

My present nrunicipality of residence for voting purposes is:

name)being duly sworn, state t¡at

I am a candidate for the ofäce of ?(Official nme of oñìce - lnclude dlstrict, bEùch or scå1 nun¡bcr)

I(Nme of pâry or strLemcnt ofprincìplc - livc wonls or lss)

Ã]- F-ll ö'<¡-i* d i sl7lL(Cândiddc's addràs fø voting purpnræ I¡clüùÈ the number, strect, ãnd munlclpallfy thcle lhc cândidÐle rsliles')

My name ¿¡s I wish appear on the official ballot is as follows:

(Any combinaiioû Õf fiß¡ or inirials A nicknane may replace a lcgal namc.)

(Signature of

representing

S'IAIE oIì

County of(County of notarizarion)

Subscribed sworn tobeforeme thjs 2* ¿aY af

(Signarurc of Ps$n âuthorizcd to

Zot?*. *

'.â0g¡1o.

WrscoNsrN

'Éot, Uo;*)))

ss.

My commission expires o, l-1, permanent. OF

[ZNo,u.y Public or(Of6cial title ifnot a noøry)

GA-B- ló2 (Rev. 720O9) The information on rhis fom is rcquirol by $8.21, Ståls., Aí Xn, Sec. 3, Wis. Const,, and must bc filti wi(h thc filin8, ofncq in ordq lo hlvc Icandida¡cs nameplaccd on ûreballot. $$8.05 (l)0), 8.10 (5),8.15 (4Xb),8.17 (2),8.20 (6),120.06 (6Xb), Wis, Sla¡s'

ThisformispßcribcdbyhecoyERNMnN"rAccoLrNTÀBtr-ffYBoARD,2l2EåstWashin4onAvenuc,3dF'loor,P.O.Box?984.Madism'VÍI 53?0?-?984

608-26ó-8005, h{p://gab.wi.pov Email : Ëb,erui.glu

| 1 A I 996 constitutional amendment bars any candidate convicted of a misdemeanor which violates thc public trust from running for or

\olding a public office. However, the legislature has not defined which misdemcanors violatc the public trust. A candidatc convìcted

oþy misdemeanor is not bar¡ed from running for or holding a public officc until tlre legislature dcfìncs which misdemeanors apply'

Foß orflcg UsE ONLY

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