(WIS) Republicans try to rewrite recall rules

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Source: The Isthmus



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The Republican-controlled Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules called up Kevin Kennedy, director of the GAB, for a little talking-to last Thursday. They were displeased with the way his independent organization, made up of retired judges, had decided to allow recall petition drives to proceed.

The decision that outraged the Republicans was the GAB's go-ahead to groups that want to send out recall petition forms electronically (voters would print out the forms, sign them and submit them). Voters themselves should have to write out their names and addresses, in addition to signing these forms, the Republicans argue.

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But Kennedy, ever the diplomat, saved the governor from having to make a public power grab. Kennedy backed down during the hearing and offered to take another look at the GAB decision, avoiding the emergency rule change. Stay tuned for the next GAB meeting — open to the public — on Nov. 9.


When Hebl pointed out how unseemly it was for his committee to pressure the Government Accountability Board, Republican co-chair Jim Ott shot back that the committee's business is to "express legislative oversight of state agencies.""We're well within our responsibilities," Ott said. What does Ott consider responsible oversight? Over the summer, his committee voted to get rid of the GAB's campaign finance disclosure requirements and, for good measure, prohibited the board from making any new rules in the future requiring disclosure of big donors who pour money into state elections.




Read more: http://www.isthmus.com/isthmus/article.php?article=34917

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I hope we get a good turn out from the public on this.



Stay tuned for the next GAB meeting — OPEN TO THE PUBLIC — on Nov. 9.

Stay tuned for the next GAB meeting — OPEN TO THE PUBLIC — on Nov. 9.

Stay tuned for the next GAB meeting — OPEN TO THE PUBLIC — on Nov. 9.

[Downwinder]

1. Attack them with ADA.

Some people with physical or medical impairment can type when they cannot write.

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3. Excellent point!

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4. With MS I would not be able to write this legibly,

but I can type it.

[oNobodyo]

5. Ditto for those with DM

Much more than my signature and my hand is next to useless.

What they're attempting to do here is tantamount to saying that no ocntract that you've ever signed is valid because you didn't write it out in your own handwriting and runs counter to about 1200 years of legal precedent that allowed someone to simply,'make their mark'.

Will they also have the same requirements for those with vision problems?

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6. Vision and hearing are not important,

check with Medicare.

[Enthusiast]

2. Kicked and recommended! nt

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7. Hells bells

I thought that this was about Walker and the replugs trying to change the recall rules to give Walker even more power. I swear I read something a couple of days ago about this and for the life of me I can't remember where I read it.

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8. This is it. It's another part.... of another part... of the continuing saga of "Scott Doe Walker"

There's background that talks about, if you read the article.

He has veto power to any changes.

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9. Here.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/restore-independence-131827533.html

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10. No Limit On Walker Donations For Recall Effort Officials: $10,000 Limit Doesn't Apply

MADISON, Wis. -- State law allows donors to give unlimited cash to defend Gov. Scott Walker against a possible recall election.

During regular elections for governor, individuals are allowed to donate no more than $10,000. But, in the case of a recall, the cap is removed.

Government Accountability Board spokesman Reid Magney told the Wisconsin State Journal that unlike regular elections, recalls leave politicians with little time to raise money.

Democrats will begin an effort to recall the Republican governor over his contentious union rights law beginning Nov. 15, meaning an election could be held as early as next spring.

http://www.channel3000.com/politics/29483280/detail.html