Citing ‘Impossible Timeline,’ Walker Campaign Won’t File Challenge Against Recall Signatures [View all]

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The campaign of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) announced Monday — the deadline today to submit challenges against the signatures to recall him — that they will not file any challenge, saying that they did not have enough time to fully review the more than one-million signatures filed against him.

This decision comes a week and a half after Dane County Judge Richard Niess, who had previously granted a 20-day extension to the Walker campaign for the review period, refused their request for another two weeks.

“We faced an impossible timeline,” Walker campaign spokeswoman Ciara Matthews told WisPolitics. She also added: “It obviously takes more time to verify signatures than it does to collect them.”

Matthews has not responded to TPM’s request for comment, to determine whether this move means the campaign is essentially conceding the signature-challenge phase of the recall — and going straight to certification and triggering of the election — or on the other hand, would they file any additional legal challenges or appeals, on the basis that they did not have enough time to review the signatures?http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/02/citing-impossible-timeline-walker-wont-file-challenge-against-recall-signatures.php