Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Year : 2, Issue : 12
A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday asked for arguments within two days related to a question over what legislative boundaries should be in place for a potential recall election organized by supporters of former President Donald Trump.
The recall targets the state’s top Republican, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, because he refused to impeach the state’s top elections official or proceed with attempting to decertify President Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in Wisconsin.
Vos lashed out at recall organizers at a WisPolitics.com luncheon Tuesday, calling them “whack jobs” and “morons.”
“The people who organized this are so out of touch with reality,” Vos said.
Recall organizers did not return a message seeking comment.
They submitted petitions last week. An initial review by the Wisconsin Elections Commission determined they did not have enough valid signatures from the district Vos was elected to serve in 2022. Also, numerous people have said their signatures were forged, leading to an investigation by the Racine County district attorney.
Recall organizers on Monday said that some “unverified petitions slipped through due to a volunteer oversight,” but they called it an isolated mistake. Vos has until Thursday to challenge signatures.
Vos said he has found “a ton of fraud,” including up to 400 duplicated signatures, missing and misspelled information, and the names of people who didn’t actually sign, including his own. He predicted fewer than half the nearly 11,000 signatures submitted will be found to be valid.
The court, in a 5-2 order on Tuesday, gave all parties in the redistricting case until Thursday to file a response to the request for clarity from the Elections Commission.
Source: US News
