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Commentary by Van Wanggaard: Why I asked for a recount and why you should care
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Jul 07, 2012 10:49pm |
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| Category | Op-Ed by Candidate |
| Author | State Sen. Van Wanggaard |
| News Date | Sunday, July 8, 2012 01:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Almost three weeks ago, I asked for a recount in my senate election under the philosophy of “trust but verify.” I stated then that I hoped that a trusted and verified result would allow us to finally move forward as a state. Unfortunately, following the recount, we only have a verified vote tally.
Election laws are in place to provide confidence in election results. The Democrats said the recall election was a “trial run” of their ground game for November. Yet, Wisconsin’s long-standing laws prohibiting electioneering, same-day registration requirements, and how to receive and count ballots were widely ignored in this trial run. Election laws are in place to ensure the integrity of the vote. When they are not followed, the results are less trustworthy.
On election day, my campaign received reports of suspect activities at polling places. Electioneering and valid legal challenges to voters were ignored by election officials, many of whom signed recall petitions. There was a suspiciously high number of same-day registrations and numerous reports of same day voter registration requirements being disregarded.
Election observers witnessed polling places being open after the polls closed and we all remember that the rest of the state was able to count their votes a full three hours before the City of Racine could. |
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