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3. 1.Judge's recent ruling may help Walker - but 2. Challengers say they have more than needed
Fri Jan 13, 2012, 08:20 PM
Jan 2012
1. Judge rules for Walker campaign on recall petition signature questions - January 6, 2012

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A judge ruled Thursday that the state Government Accountability Board needs to take more aggressive action to vet recall signatures that are expected to be submitted in two weeks against Gov. Scott Walker and other Republican office holders.

The ruling by Waukesha County Circuit Judge J. Mac Davis came in a case filed Dec. 15 by Walker's campaign committee and Stephan Thompson, executive director of the state Republican Party, asking Davis to order the accountability board to seek out and eliminate duplicate and fictitious signatures and illegible addresses in recall petitions.

Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/01/judge_rules_for_walker_campaign_on_recall_petition_signature_questions.html#ixzz1jNqVodgphttp://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/01/judge_rules_for_walker_campaign_on_recall_petition_signature_questions.html

2. Both Sides Of Walker Recall Effort Plan Major Event - UPDATED: 6:36 pm CST January 11, 2012

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MILWAUKEE -- The state Democratic party says it won't deny that it has gathered enough signatures to recall Gov. Scott Walker, and sources tell 12 News that recall organizers have collected more than the required number of signatures to trigger a recall election.

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"We're going to have turn in next Tuesday at 3 p.m. it looks like, at the Government Accountability Board in Madison, followed by a party at Monona Terrace at 5 p.m.," Democratic Party of Wisconsin spokesman Graeme Zielinkski said.

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"Can you say at this point that you've surpassed the minimum number required to force a recall?" Wainscott asked.

"We're confident that we will get 720,000 signatures, which is a number beyond any challenge," Zielinski said.

Read more: http://www.wisn.com/politics/30190265/detail.html#ixzz1jNs65BMc

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