Recall petitions may be made public
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin elections officials want to make public databases they generated that have the names but not addresses of people who signed recall petitions targeting Republican Gov. Scott Walker and five others.
Staff of the Government Accountability Board recommended Thursday that the databases be released. The board was to vote on that at its meeting Friday, as well as on certifying recall elections against Walker and the others.
Two databases would be made public. One tracks each petition page and shows whether signatures were counted or rejected. The other contains the names of petition signers and the page and line number, but not the addresses.
Staff members said making them public is the right decision given the high public interest in providing access to the databases.


Apr 2, 2012 at 6:42 a.m.
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"I would also not rent to, rent from, or work for someone if they signed the Walker recall petition. I wouldn't even allow the miscreant in my house." -Che @5:51pm.
What makes you think any of us would want to have anything to do with you? I sure as h... would not.
You pretend to be some kind of a conservative.
Are you even aware that your moniker on here is that of a murdering communist that the CIA finally caught up to and killed? I understand that he had a reputation as a dishonorable murderer who was noted for bad body odor.
Apr 2, 2012 at 6:42 a.m.
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Apr 2, 2012 at 6:40 a.m.
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http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/fs-orientation...
Apr 2, 2012 at 6:30 a.m.
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Che: Political discrimination is unlawful. Where did you get your information?
Apr 1, 2012 at 1:23 p.m.
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And another thing Che, you just admitted to discrimination. People who you might not have hired because of the anti-walker situation might be able to come after you with lawsuits.
Apr 1, 2012 at 8:41 a.m.
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Che: Let me know what the name of your company is so that I will never purchase anything from you or ever come to your place to find work if I ever need a job. Who do you think you are that you can control people's choices?!
Mar 30, 2012 at 6:08 p.m.
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Che might also not hire because of race, religion, gender, hair color, shoe size, etc...
Mar 30, 2012 at 12:31 p.m.
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fedup says: "Help save WI from becoming a waste land..." That is exactly why I want Walker out! He is eager to let his mining co buddys tear the state apart with no regard to our streams and rivers. So, "Help save WI from becoming a waste land" and vote Walker out.
Mar 30, 2012 at 10:50 a.m.
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I think ANY politician that is a cheater, a lier, corrupt, violence threating, needs to be fired no matter what party they are. Ill did right with Blago, WI is doing right with Walker.
Mar 30, 2012 at 10:34 a.m.
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Gee! The FedUp one seems a bit touchy today.
Mar 30, 2012 at 10:31 a.m.
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wiggle - Of course elections, recalls, etc are the American way. Would never argue that. I will however argue the fact that all politicians are guilty of greed, etc. Not just one party or the other. Planes are leaving if you don't believe that too.
Mar 30, 2012 at 10:19 a.m.
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"Your opinion of the American way isn't necessarily that of your neighbors"
If anyone doesn't believe our democratic system of elections, recalls, impeachment, is the right way so sorry for you!
Planes and boats leave daily!
Mar 30, 2012 at 9:50 a.m.
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wiggle - I could care less that someone signed a recall. That is their political choice and God given right. But I also could care less if that is made public. People are making it public by recalling. It's a public vote. I also don't agree with threats and all the childish behavior towards those that signed. However, that go's both ways and both parties are guilty of it. I also find it ironic that you believe the democratic system is the only political system this Country was apparently founded on. Also find it interesting that you really believe only republican politicians have a power trip, etc. Last time I checked, there isn't a poor democratic politician. Last time I checked, jobs were also being shipped over seas during a democratic term. Your opinion of the American way isn't necessarily that of your neighbors.
Mar 30, 2012 at 9:33 a.m.
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So what if our names are made public. Those of you repubs saying "Now we have names and numbers and addresses so we're going to 'get you' and your little dog too" are really showing how ignorant you repubs are. Threats, really? really! So true of repubs! If you don't get what you want you resort to threats of what, harassment? vandalism? violence? Really?
And to the idiot who says "Good news, now it will be easy to bill each signer proportionately for the cost of this ridiculous charade" Yo ignorant one, WE ARE PAYING just like you, it's called taxes. If you repubs don't like the democratic system the founders of this county made many years ago, move to china or the middle east.
We independents and democrats are glad our country's founders have put this system in place to rid ourselves of the cheating, lying, power drunk politicians. That's the AMERICAN way, like it or leave!
Mar 30, 2012 at 9:21 a.m.
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carlitosway - It's not private if you post your political opinions all over a public blog on a daily basis and make it very clear to others what side you favor! What are people so worried about? They can brag and preach that they signed it, but are afraid of a name going public? Who cares!
Mar 30, 2012 at 9:15 a.m.
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Yeh, vote for walker...TO LEAVE THE STATE !!!!?!
Mar 30, 2012 at 8:56 a.m.
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"If Walker would have been a good gov...."
Really? The public union members gave him what......three maybe four weeks in office? That was after the idiots ran to Illinois. Try giving the guy a few years to prove himself.
Show their names! If they are to ashamed that they signed the petition then maybe they will think twice next time.
Remember, labor unions are a business. They could care less if the people they are representing are treated fairly. It's all about their paychecks.
Mar 30, 2012 at 8:51 a.m.
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I signed..Political choices at one time were a private matter and it was NOT the publics business.If you choose to share fine. Release them so the likes of Fitzy and his clowns can harass and try and intimidate those that did sign. Call them, go door to door and that is exactly what Fitzy did. Also this is old news as they were already made public with the addresses and phone #s. To those who are so bright Maybe you can figure out that the Mickey Mouse signatures were by those that tried to sabotage the recall. Do not worry Scooter will still be State involved and have free lodging, as when they find him to be the main link in the John Koch investigation and hold him accountable,he will be in a state housing facility also known as, House of Correction... Tuesday get out and VOTE.....Goodbye Scotty Walker
Mar 30, 2012 at 8:21 a.m.
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Let me get this right. Many have signs in "public" in their yards, bumper stickers on their cars in "public", protest in "public", post constantly on "public" forums and yet you are upset that the "public" recall you have been advertising and preaching is going to be made "public"?
ummm....ok. Wow.
Mar 30, 2012 at 8:07 a.m.
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Many people that want Walker out did not sign the recall because of the repub nut balls. Now they can vote him out without the creepy goons making such a big deal about a persons right to sign or vote. The vote is happening.....move on.
Mar 30, 2012 at 7:48 a.m.
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Leave it to liberals to cry about the names on a public document being made public. What a bunch of hypocrits!
Mar 30, 2012 at 7:31 a.m.
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If walker would have been a good gov. all this cost of recall would not have happened
Let walker & co. pay for it
O thats right they will when they are out the door
Mar 30, 2012 at 6:51 a.m.
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http://www.truethevote.org/reports/walke...
Mar 30, 2012 at 6:50 a.m.
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Good news, now it will be easy to bill each signer proportionately for the cost of this ridiculous charade so it doesn't add to the cost of our already bloated state government.
Mar 30, 2012 at 5:51 a.m.
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I also have a signs in my yard & signs on my car
For those that do not like it to bad
Mar 30, 2012 at 5:49 a.m.
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Sarah the 3 percent rejection was done after the dem party claimed they removed duplicates and without candidate challenges. I foresee weeks if not months of sunshine coming because of these lists, like 2 elected officials already identified spelling their own name wrong on the petitions. Before the alligations of transcription errors are leveled these instances of these people printing their names wrong. Funny how school kids even get this right ....makes you wonder what they are hiding from.
Mar 30, 2012 at 5:49 a.m.
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I signed
Mar 30, 2012 at 5:07 a.m.
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This information has been available for some time now. Displayed as a single HTML page per ZIP code, with the full name and address of each signer per row.
Mar 30, 2012 at 4:13 a.m.
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"After they are challenged and then certified - they have no purpose. They should be destroyed."
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These are public records. All public records fall under law(s) pertaining to availability for viewing either now or in the future by citizens. Any destruction of public records can only done when allowed under law(s).
Because you don't think they serve a purpose is not a valid reason.
Mar 30, 2012 at 1:10 a.m.
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teapartysal, why should anyone be concerned that they signed the recall petition. Is freedom and democracy something we should be afraid of? Now that the signatures on the recall petition has been certified, they serve no purpose to law-abiding citizens. Unless of course you enjoy perpetual hating...
Mar 30, 2012 at 1:01 a.m.
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RAF, like that is really an item to worry about. O' my gosh. We didn't have over a million signatures like we thought. We only had 900,938 validated by the GAB. Time to hang our heads in shame. LOLOLOL!!
Mar 30, 2012 at 12:59 a.m.
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Not a problem. I also have a recall walker sticker on the rear of my Chevy Silverado. Tomorrow I will put another recall walker sign out front by the road. Do you think I might have signed a petition? Does someone have a problem with this? What will you do about it?
Mar 30, 2012 at 12:49 a.m.
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yep, this has all been available for weeks.. we've all seen the signature of Judge Flanagan, Jesus Christ from Sun Prairie, my neighbor ON Prairie who signed 2x, as did someone on Hyacinth here in Janesville. Seems a little silly to me for someone to slap recall walker stickers on their car, which they then park on the street in front of their house, and then be concerned that someone will know they signed a petition?? Like I couldn't guess the owner of the Gary Gandy Gallery van with the Obama 2012 sticker had signed the petition?
Mar 29, 2012 at 11:57 p.m.
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Too bad I so wanted to see the over one million signatures that the dem party and supporters claimed were collected...wait. What was that? You mean that was a lie? But, when these same people were told that an outside party declared the number was under a million it was called untrue and just biased tea party lies. So I wonder what the excuse will now be after the GAB announced there never was a million signatures after all.
http://gab.wi.gov/node/2294
http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/stat...
Mar 29, 2012 at 10:03 p.m.
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Surprise for all those who signed it and those who didn't - the database is online NOW and has been for a few weeks now.
Here is the searchable public database of a public document - http://www.iverifytherecall.com/
Mar 29, 2012 at 9:34 p.m.
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toasty2k, study some history before making such uninformed comments.
Maybe you should check with your Uncle Adolf.
Mar 29, 2012 at 9:18 p.m.
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The best part of these names being public is that businesses can look up names of applicants to see if they are pro-business or not. Way to doom yourselves Socialists!
Mar 29, 2012 at 9:07 p.m.
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It is amazing that the FedUp One and his trolls could only come up with 3% invalid names. I guess being totally negative all the time and lacking ingenuity takes a toll.
Mar 29, 2012 at 8:54 p.m.
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Enough with the petition fraud claims. Roughly 3 percent of the signatures were found to be invalid. For such a massive undertaking, that is incredible. VTR is extremely flawed. It is so flawed you have to think that it was intentional. I am looking forward to June when the good people of Wisconsin can send this corrupt, lying, power hungry, fraud of a gov back to Wauwatosa.
Mar 29, 2012 at 8:39 p.m.
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I cant understand why my name does NOT show up on the recall petition. I signed it at the UAW and had it checked and verified by staff there. I am a college graduate with very good printing and handwriting AND a legitimate address and yet it does not show up. The staff at the UAW knows they sent it to Madison. I have emailed to find out why, but of course no one from that organization EVER replied to me. Only those that dispute their signature being on there gets a chance to sign the affidavit.
Mar 29, 2012 at 8:37 p.m.
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Violation of right? Give me a break. They are PUBLIC documents.
Mar 29, 2012 at 8:11 p.m.
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This just in....Walker and his puppet masters vow to outlaw the secret ballot.
Mar 29, 2012 at 5:58 p.m.
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The GAB "database" is nothing but the names they had entered by the Janesville company....no validation was done one those names, or the validity of the addresses. The recall list has already been made public, with all the information, including those who signed illegally and out state.
Mar 29, 2012 at 5:50 p.m.
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Info has already been made avail so what is the big deal?
Mar 29, 2012 at 5:31 p.m.
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I think a lot of people would have thought twice about signing the recall petition if they had known their name would become public, and easily accessible.
I don't know enough about it to say whether recalls should be treated as voting, or not. One side of me says yes, and another side of me says no.
I'm just learnin' about this stuff...
Mar 29, 2012 at 5:25 p.m.
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Me too!
Mar 29, 2012 at 5:07 p.m.
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I signed one. There; now you all know.
Mar 29, 2012 at 5:07 p.m.
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"CAN YOU SAY VIOLATION OF RIGHTS?"
Whose rights and what rights?
Mar 29, 2012 at 5:06 p.m.
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What, you didn't know you were signing a public document?
Mar 29, 2012 at 4:53 p.m.
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walkerinvestigation.com - Check out the latest of a HUGE Wisconsin scandal. Goodbye Scotty!
Mar 29, 2012 at 4:44 p.m.
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Those are recall petitions. They have no use other than to serve as validation for the recall. After they are challenged and then certified - they have no purpose. They should be destroyed.
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