Sen. Fitzgerald plans enough challenges to derail his recall [View all]

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http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/elections-panel-to-use-sampling-to-check-for-duplicate-signatures-8u43ne7-138861719.html

Madison - Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said Tuesday he will challenge more than 3,000 recall signatures - enough to prevent a recall election against him if state officials agree.

Fitzgerald made the comments Tuesday as the state Government Accountability Board disclosed it is taking a new path on building databases of people who have signed recall petitions and that it is considering using statistical sampling to determine how frequently duplicate names have appeared on the petitions.

The board is reviewing whether enough signatures were submitted last month to recall Fitzgerald, Gov. Scott Walker and four other Republicans.