Signatures Filed to Recall Wisconsin Governor

The organizers of an initiative to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said on Tuesday that it submitted more than a million signatures, which is nearly twice as many as are needed to force an election.
Signatures Filed to Recall Wisconsin Governor
A recall volunteer holds up recall badges as she carries one of the boxes containing signatures to recall Gov. Scott Walker on Jan. 17 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Mark Hirsch/Getty Images)
1/17/2012
Updated:
10/1/2015
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The organizers of an initiative to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said on Tuesday that it submitted more than a million signatures, which is nearly twice as many as are needed to force an election.

United Wisconsin said it gathered more than a million signatures to recall Walker, a Republican, by the Jan. 17 deadline. It needed around 540 thousand signatures to initiate a new election.

“The collection of more than one million signatures represents a crystal clear indication of how strong the appetite is to stop the damage and turmoil that Scott Walker has caused Wisconsin,” stated Ryan Lawler, board member for United Wisconsin.

If it goes through, Walker would be the third governor in U.S. history to be recalled. Former California Gov. Gray Davis was recalled in 2003, leading to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s election.

Republican Party of Wisconsin Chairman Brad Courtney said in statement on Tuesday that the initiative against Walker was a “shameful recall attempt.”

The recall, he said, “will accomplish nothing but saddle Wisconsin taxpayers with over $9 million in unbudgeted costs.”