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Supreme Court recount cost at $520,000-plus (UPDATE)

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The recent recount in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race between Justice David Prosser and challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg cost counties more than $500,000, an Associated Press survey found. The AP queried election officials in all 72 counties, asking for their best cost estimates. Seventy counties reported spending [...]

Kloppenburg concedes defeat in Supreme Court race (UPDATE)

POSTED: Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 at 11:09 am

BY: Associated Press

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg conceded defeat on Tuesday to conservative incumbent Justice David Prosser, saying she did not think a court would overturn the election results that were affirmed following a statewide recount. Kloppenburg’s concession brings to an end the race that was widely [...]

It’s official: Prosser wins Supreme Court recount

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin board that certifies elections declared Monday that a recount had confirmed state Supreme Court Justice David Prosser defeated challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg in the hard-fought April 5 election many saw as a referendum on polarizing union rights legislation. The board said Prosser won by 7,004 [...]

Recount: Prosser wins Supreme Court election 


POSTED: Friday, May 20th, 2011 at 9:49 pm

BY: Associated Press

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A grueling statewide recount concluded Friday that Justice David Prosser defeated challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg to win another 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court in a race driven by the debate over Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s efforts to curb the union rights of the state’s public [...]

Waukesha County hopes to finish court recount soon

POSTED: Friday, May 13th, 2011 at 1:37 pm

BY: Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Waukesha County officials say they’re moving faster now and should be able to complete their share of the state Supreme Court recount days ahead of schedule. Wisconsin counties had until May 9 to finish their recounts. Waukesha County was the only one that couldn’t meet the deadline. Dane County Circuit Judge [...]

Judge grants extension in Supreme Court recount (UPDATE)

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge gave Waukesha County nearly three more weeks to complete its recount in the state Supreme Court race, saying Monday that he would sacrifice speed for confidence in the county’s results. Wisconsin counties had until Monday to complete their recounts. State elections officials said all [...]

GAB to seek extension of recount deadline

POSTED: Thursday, May 5th, 2011 at 11:50 am

BY: Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board will be asking for an extension in the deadline to complete the recount in the state Supreme Court race. Board director Kevin Kennedy said Thursday that Dane County has requested a one-day extension to Monday’s deadline. He says Waukesha County has also asked for a deadline [...]

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Counties work to meet recount deadline

POSTED: Sunday, May 1st, 2011 at 7:33 pm

BY: Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Government Accountability Board says that as of Sunday afternoon only about one third of the state’s reporting units have completed their recount of the Wisconsin Supreme Court election. The recount information is due to the state in just eight days. The recount process began Wednesday with Justice David Prosser [...]

Recount begins in Supreme Court election 
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POSTED: Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 at 10:00 am

BY: Associated Press

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The first statewide recount in more than 20 years began Wednesday with county workers scrutinizing ballots in a state Supreme Court race that many saw as a referendum on Republican Gov. Scott Walker and his polarizing collective bargaining law. Challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg requested a recount after [...]

Supreme Court recount to cost $500K or more (UPDATE)

POSTED: Tuesday, April 26th, 2011 at 11:19 am

BY: Associated Press

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court recount will cost at least $500,000, as county election officials feel their way through the third statewide recount in Wisconsin history, an Associated Press survey of clerks found. The AP asked clerks in all 72 counties how much it would cost to [...]

Supreme Court recount deadline May 9 (UPDATE)

POSTED: Monday, April 25th, 2011 at 2:14 pm

BY: Associated Press

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The recount in the state Supreme Court race will begin Wednesday and, barring a court-ordered extension, must be finished by May 9. Wisconsin’s nonpartisan Government Accountability Board discussed the recount procedure Monday with local election officials from nearly all 72 counties. Given the rarity of a [...]

View from around the state: Certainty is worth cost of recount

POSTED: Monday, April 25th, 2011 at 12:15 pm

BY: Associated Press

The recount of the votes in the recent Wisconsin Supreme Court race is the right thing to do. Challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg, who trails incumbent Justice David Prosser by 7,316 votes, requested the statewide recount recently.

Attorney backtracks on vow to block recount

POSTED: Thursday, April 21st, 2011 at 3:05 pm

BY: Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser’s attorney has backed off from his promise to challenge any recount in Prosser’s race against challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg. County tallies completed last week show Prosser has a 7,316-vote lead over Kloppenburg. Prosser’s lawyer, Jim Troupis, promised on Monday to challenge any request from Kloppenburg to [...]

Supreme Court candidates agree to partial hand recount

POSTED: Thursday, April 21st, 2011 at 2:58 pm

BY: Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser and challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg have agreed to a partial hand recount in several dozen counties. Kloppenburg told state election officials on Wednesday she wants a statewide recount after county tallies showed she lost to Prosser by 7,316 votes. State law requires precincts that used electronic [...]

Protesters push for Supreme Court candidate to seek recount

POSTED: Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 at 1:30 pm

BY: Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of protesters gathered in front of the Wisconsin Capitol demanding a recount in the state’s Supreme Court race. Members of Wisconsin Wave, a progressive advocacy group, say Supreme Court challenger Joanne Kloppenburg must ask for a statewide hand recount to ensure the integrity of the election. The protesters were [...]

Kloppenburg will seek statewide recount (UPDATE)

POSTED: Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 at 11:47 am

BY: Associated Press

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg asked election officials Wednesday for a statewide recount in her flagging upset bid against Justice David Prosser, a race that marked yet another front in the fight over Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s polarizing union rights law. Final county tallies compiled [...]

Prosser camp: Election recount would be frivolous (UPDATE)

POSTED: Monday, April 18th, 2011 at 12:39 pm

BY: Associated Press

By 
TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser’s campaign consultants pressured his challenger to forego a recount in their messy race Monday, warning that such efforts would be costly and frivolous. County tallies completed last week showed Prosser defeated JoAnne Kloppenburg by 7,316 votes. She has until Wednesday [...]

Kloppenburg camp weighing recount

POSTED: Friday, April 15th, 2011 at 3:41 pm

BY: Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court hopeful JoAnne Kloppenburg says her campaign is weighing whether to seek a recount. Completed county totals released Friday afternoon show incumbent Justice David Prosser with a 7,316-vote lead over Kloppenburg. She has until Wednesday to seek a recount. Her campaign would not have to pay for it since [...]

State election officials to review court votes

POSTED: Friday, April 8th, 2011 at 1:10 pm

BY: Associated Press

Madison (AP) – Wisconsin’s chief election official has dispatched staffers to Waukesha County after the clerk there announced she had 14,000 more votes than she reported on election night.

Kloppenburg raising recount money as Prosser gains lead

POSTED: Friday, April 8th, 2011 at 12:14 pm

BY: Associated Press

Waukesha – A stunning discovery of votes in Wisconsin could give the state’s hotly contested Supreme Court race to the conservative incumbent after a race in which the lead has switched several times as votes poured in from across the state.

Kloppenburg raising recount dollars

POSTED: Friday, April 8th, 2011 at 10:19 am

BY: Associated Press

Waukesha, WI (AP) – The candidate on the losing end of Wisconsin’s hotly contested state Supreme Court race has started raising money for a recount. JoAnne Kloppenburg’s campaign manager, Melissa Mulliken, said Friday that fundraising efforts for a recount have begun, but she stopped short of saying the candidate would request one. Mulliken refused to [...]

Change in Winnebago County totals could flip Supreme Court race

POSTED: Thursday, April 7th, 2011 at 1:41 pm

BY: Associated Press

Updated election returns posted on a Wisconsin county’s website would flip the winner of the Wisconsin Supreme Court race.

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