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I am as guilty as anyone here who has been discussing the recount for the April 5th election for Wisconsin Supreme Court and implying it won’t cost Joanne Kloppenburg any money. She filed papers yesterday with Wisconsin’s elections board (the Government Accountability Board, or GAB) to officially request the recount.
Because the difference in vote totals between her and incumbent David Prosser is less than one half of one percent of the total votes, the Kloppenburg campaign does not have to reimburse the local counties and municipalities for the cost of recounting the ballots, but that does not mean the recount is free.
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I admit, I have focused a lot on that half percent number in my own diaries, but the fact is, this will cost Kloppenburg a lot of money in legal fees. Apparently, Prosser’s lawyers have decided to fight the recount in every imaginable way in order to “run out the financial clock” on Kloppenburg, as described this morning by “The Nation” magazine’s John Nichols on local Madison radio.
There is no question that Kloppenburg is entitled to a recount, even without the half percent margin. Prosser’s lawyers have no valid legal argument to stop it, and they know it. Their strategy is simply to drain the Kloppenburg campaign of resources. You can help us fight back by donating to the Kloppenburg campaign. Corporate donations are not allowed, but individuals can donate any amount they feel comfortable giving for the recount effort.
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It does make one wonder what Prosser’s camp is afraid of. If they are confident that no shenanigans took place, they should welcome the opportunity to confirm their victory and restore the confidence of Wisconsin voters in our now-tarnished election system.
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Another point I forgot to stress yesterday was that Kloppenburg also called on the GAB to hire an independent, trained investigator to look into the vote-counting anomalies that surfaced in Waukesha County. Kloppenburg was exactly right when she stated that the GAB’s investigation was compromised. They are responsible for training county clerks so they have an interest in finding that the elections were conducted in a fair manner. An indictment against a county clerk is an indictment against the GAB’s performance in training clerks on election procedures.
Consider these words from the director of the GAB before he began his investigation. Does this sound impartial?
We have confidence in Wisconsin’s county and municipal clerks, and do not believe any of them would do anything illegal to jeopardize their own reputation, or Wisconsin’s reputation for clean, fair and transparent elections.
If you don’t believe something exists, it’s unlikely you’re going to work very hard to find it.
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