Wisconsin Supreme Court : Prosser Jumps Ahead

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THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2011

 

5:36 PM: Officials pledge to complete Milwaukee County canvass by Friday deadline

Milwaukee County has again pushed back the expected completion of its canvass in the state Supreme Court race.

 

Election Commission Department Administrator Lisa Catlin Weiner said it was going slower than expected, but the canvass would be finished by tomorrow’s deadline.

 

According to the commission, there have been no significant changes in the vote totals.

 

“We have the blessing of the state,” Weiner said. “They want us to make sure we do it right and take our time so they’re not rushing us and we’re not beyond the deadline.”

 

Weiner said various disruptions have delayed the process, including having to explain the process to a number of parties and an unusually high level of media interest in the results.

 

http://elections.wispolitics.com/2011/04/officials-pledge-to-complete-milwaukee.html

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2:50 PM: Milwaukee County finishes canvass

Milwaukee County has finished its canvass of last week's Supreme Court race with Justice David Prosser netting 11 votes compared to JoAnne Kloppenburg, putting his lead at 7,316, according to a WisPolitics tally.

 

That margin is still within the spread required under state law for Kloppenburg to request a recount without having to pay for it.

 

See the updated WisPolitics spreadsheet with final canvass numbers.

 

 

 

GAB releases official canvass

The Government Accountability Board has released the county canvass results of the state Supreme Court election.

 

The board says Prosser's current lead in the race is 0.488 percent, which would allow Kloppenburg to request a recount without paying a fee.

 

 

 

3:29 PM: Kloppenburg campaign will weigh options

Kloppenburg for Justice Campaign Manager Melissa Mulliken minutes ago issued the following statement:

 

"Now that the statewide canvass is complete, our campaign will focus our decision making on whether to request a recount. By statute, we have three business days in which to make that decision. We will review the information available to us and carefully weigh the options. We will make an announcement concerning our decision no later than Wednesday, April 20, 2011."

 

 

http://elections.wispolitics.com/