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Elections board to approve Waukesha County changes
Changes in procedure made after the Waukesha County clerk failed to report thousands of votes in this spring's Wisconsin Supreme Court election were set to be approved by the state board that oversees elections.
Probe: Waukesha County clerk likely violated law in election (UPDATE)
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A county clerk likely violated the law when she failed to report thousands of votes in this spring’s tightly contested Wisconsin Supreme Court election, but her conduct wasn’t criminal, state investigators said Wednesday. Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus touched off a firestorm in April when she […]
Ex-prosecutor looking at election misconduct claim
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A former prosecutor has been named to look into a complaint that accuses the Waukesha County clerk of misconduct in carrying out her duties during the recent Wisconsin Supreme Court election. The complaint against Kathy Nickolaus was filed with Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board by campaign officials for JoAnne Kloppenburg, who lost […]
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 […]
State: No ‘major’ problems with Supreme Court votes
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin election officials say Waukesha County’s vote totals in the state Supreme Court election appear to match totals from the county’s municipalities. The Government Accountability Board reviewed the county’s totals after Clerk Kathy Nickolaus announced she failed to report 14,000 votes from the city of Brookfield. The new votes gave incumbent [&hellip[...]
Clerk won’t quit after court vote debacle
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — An embattled county clerk is refusing to resign after she failed to immediately report thousands of votes in Wisconsin’s tightly contested Supreme Court race. Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus announced last Thursday she had failed to save 14,000 votes on her computer. The discovery of the votes flipped the unofficial winner […]
Party leader calls for clerk to resign over election count
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — The chairman of Waukesha County’s Democratic Party is calling for the resignation of the county clerk who botched her count of last week’s state Supreme Court race. Party chairman Victor Weer said in a news release Tuesday that vote counting and reporting by Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus has not only […]
Prosser spokesman open to Waukesha County recount
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The campaign manager for Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser says he’s open to a recount of Waukesha County votes. On Thursday Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus said “human error” resulted in the city of Brookfield votes not being counted in their Tuesday tally to The Associated Press. The change gave Prosser […]
State election officials to review court votes
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
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.
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