Friday, April 1, 2011

Wisconsin Democrats to file first recall petition - Jennifer Epstein - POLITICO.com

Wisconsin Democrats to file first recall petition - Jennifer Epstein - POLITICO.com

Wisconsin Democrats to file first recall petition

The Wisconsin state Capitol is pictured. | AP Photo
There is a recall effort for a state senator being targeted for his vote on collective bargaining. | AP PhotoClose

Democrats in Wisconsin say they have enough signatures to file a petition to launch a recall effort against state Sen. Dan Kapanke, one of eight Republicans being targeted for his vote to restrict collective bargaining for most public sector works in the state.

Recall organizer Pat Scheller told the La Crosse Tribune that volunteers have collected more than the 15,588 signatures needed to trigger a recall and will file the petition in Madison



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