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More Recall Petitions Expected Today

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The interior of the Wisconsin State Senate.
The interior of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Madison, Wis. (Learfield) - Petitions will be filed today to order recall elections against three more Wisconsin senators. And for the first time, Democrats will be the targets. Organizers say they have more than enough signatures to order recall votes against Dave Hansen of Green Bay, Jim Holperin of Conover, and Bob Wirch of Pleasant Prairie. Eight Democrats and eight Republicans have been targeted for their actions involving the bill to limit collective bargaining by public employee unions. Chad Fredette, who ran against Hansen in 2008, is heading one of two recall drives. He said they’ll file a combined 19-thousand signatures – over five-thousand more than needed. Tea party activist Kim Simac of Eagle River said her group also has a cushion of over five-thousand signatures. And Dan Hunt of the Wirch recall camp says they’ll five six-thousand more signatures than needed. So far, recall petitions have been filed against four Republicans – Sheila Harsdorf of River Falls, Dan Kapanke of La Crosse, Randy Hopper of Fond du Lac, and Luther Olsen of Ripon. The deadline for filing those petitions is just days away. But the recall effort against Stevens Point Democrat Julie Lassa has until May 16th to file, over two weeks later than the others. The Government Accountability Board says it will ask the courts for a delay in the time limit for reviewing the petitions. The board also says it wants to hold the elections on the same day.

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