One county left to recount in Wisconsin; Kloppenburg threatens court challenge

[thelaughingman]

http://www.piercecountyherald.com/event/article/id/35693/group/News/

It appears that Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser will win the recount of the ballots cast on April fifth. But JoAnne Kloppenburg’s camp is talking about challenging the recount in court. And Prosser’s attorneys say the Supreme Court seat might have to sit empty for months while a legal battle drags on.

Waukesha County is the only one still working on its recount. In the other 71 counties, Prosser leads by over 6,900. Kloppenburg gained just 355 votes from the initial county canvasses. And with just over 30-percent of Waukesha County’s ballots counted, Prosser has gained 18 votes. Kloppenburg campaign manager Melissa Mulliken says she “gets the math.” But she says there are serious questions about the way the recount was handled – especially in Waukesha County, where bags of ballots had incorrect seals and were partially opened. Over 400 exhibits have been marked for further review, and that’s why the tally is going a lot slower than elsewhere. Prosser attorney Daniel Kelly says the issues in Waukesha are no different than what was seen in other counties. The recount was supposed to be finished yesterday, but a Dane County judge gave Waukesha County until May 26th to wrap it up. The way the numbers are now, Prosser is scheduled to begin another 10-year term on the Supreme Court August first.

Only 355 votes gained.  The margin was just too big to overcome by cheating, so she has to resort to a court challenge.

[Chris_]

KLOPPENBURG SHOULD CONCEDE, says Prof. Jacobson. Her “only chance of winning is to knock out several thousand legitimate votes by challenging ‘ballot security’ based on gaps and openings in ballot bags,” when we know these “supposed… flaws did not affect the vote count…. And now there is proof of Kloppenburg’s craven gamesmanship, because Kloppenburg has ignored almost identical ballot bag issues in Dane County, which unlike Waukesha County, went heavily in her favor.”

http://legalinsurrection.blogspot.com/2011/05/kloppenburg-demands-ballot-security-but.html

[thelaughingman]

And now there is proof of Kloppenburg’s craven gamesmanship, because Kloppenburg has ignored almost identical ballot bag issues in Dane County, which unlike Waukesha County, went heavily in her favor.

Thanks, Mr. Gore.  Thanks so much.