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Originally Posted by wiphan
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We'll see if they do get them in today. The Republicans have filed
no recall petitions so far, and they have only until Tuesday to file. Another source says they only have enough signatures so far for Hansen and Holperin.
And there's this unflattering new investigation about one Republican signature gatherer:
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The Wisconsin Democratic Party is planning to file a complaint to the state Government Accountability Board alleging that a Republican signature-gatherer offered alcoholic beverages to a group of women to get them to sign a recall petition against a Democratic state senator.
Although that's not illegal in Wisconsin, it is strongly discouraged and, Democrats argue, evidence that Republicans don't really have enough grassroots support for their recall campaigns.
Reid Magney, a spokesman for the GAB -- which oversees the state's campaign finance, elections, ethics and lobbying laws -- said offering drinks in return for signatures doesn't actually appear to be illegal.
"Our attorneys have been unable to find anything in state law that would prohibit offering drinks or anything for signing a petition," Magney said, though he added that they "strongly encourage people not to do so because it taints the process."
Based on the above recording, Wisconsin Democratic Party spokesman Graeme Zielinski confirmed that the party may still file a complaint with the GAB challenging a possible Wirch recall petition on ethical grounds.
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The Dems have already filed twice the signatures needed to recall four GOP Senators, but only have until May 2 to get enough signatures for anyone else.
Somewhere I read they were going to try and hold all the recall elections on the same date (rather than one at a time, as they come in).
Even though a recall election is forced, there still has to be another candidate to run, and the other candidate has to win against the incumbent being recalled.