Wisconsin recalls to go forward. Claims of massive fraud appear false

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Claims of "massive fraud", "half the signatures faked", "one person signed 80 times", "Hitler and Mickey Mouse signed", etc. have been found to be false.

Recall organizers submitted about 20,735 petitions to recall (Republican State Senator and Senate Majority Leader Scott) Fitzgerald, which is above the 16,742 required. The board staff is recommending that 867 of those signatures be disqualified, with the remaining signatures more than enough allow a recall to go forward. [Edit: error rate of 4.2%]

There were 23,712 signatures filed against Sen. Van Wanggaard of Racine, with 15,353 needed to allow a recall election. The board staff recommended striking 643 of those, leaving more than enough for the recall to move forward. The board staff recommend striking 11 apparently fraudulent signatures because of information provided by the Racine County Sheriff’s Department, the memo said. [ Edit: error rate of 2.7%]

There were 21,022 signatures submitted against Sen. Pam Galloway of Wausau, with 15,647 signatures needed in that case to force a recall. The board staff recommended striking 1,658 of those, leaving more than enough of them to force a recall. [ Edit: error rate of 7.9%]

There were 20,907 signatures submitted against Sen. Terry Moulton of Chippewa Falls and 14,958 needed. The board staff recommend striking 1,212 signatures, leaving enough to force a recall election. [Edit: error rate of 5.8%]

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Madison -- Remember the guy who bragged that he had signed Gov. Scott Walker's recall petition 80 times? Never mind.

Back in December, WISN-TV (Channel 12) reporter Kent Wainscott interviewed a man who said he signed "about like 80" recall petitions against the governor. "Oh well, hey, as long as what it takes to get Scott Walker out of here I’m happy," the man said at the time.

But a memo released Friday by the state Government Accountability Board said that in a search by state elections officials the man's name didn't show up on the recall petitions even once.

"Our staff has done a search for his name on recall petitions. The name does not show up on any recall petitions offered for filing," the memo reads.

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