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Absentee voting brisk ahead of recall election
MILWAUKEE — Gov. Scott Walker and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett observed Memorial Day by taking a break from campaigning. Plenty of voters, however, still had the recall election on their minds Monday.
Tuesday, May, 29, 2012 - Superior Telegram - News
MILWAUKEE — Gov. Scott Walker and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett observed Memorial Day by taking a break from campaigning. Plenty of voters, however, still had the recall election on their minds Monday.
Tuesday, May, 29, 2012 - Superior Telegram - News
A bit of history about recall elections
A prominent political scientist recently observed that “Wisconsin is a state in turmoil.”
Wednesday, May, 30, 2012 - Superior Telegram - Opinion
A prominent political scientist recently observed that “Wisconsin is a state in turmoil.”
Wednesday, May, 30, 2012 - Superior Telegram - Opinion
LETTER: The recall’s forgotten man
To the Telegram: Fighting Bob La Follette, Wisconsin’s most famous Republican governor, is the forgotten man in these recall elections.
Wednesday, May, 30, 2012 - Superior Telegram - Opinion
To the Telegram: Fighting Bob La Follette, Wisconsin’s most famous Republican governor, is the forgotten man in these recall elections.
Wednesday, May, 30, 2012 - Superior Telegram - Opinion
Wisconsin elections board officially orders recount
The state elections board has officially ordered a recount in a state Senate recall election.
Monday, June, 18, 2012 - Superior Telegram - News
The state elections board has officially ordered a recount in a state Senate recall election.
Monday, June, 18, 2012 - Superior Telegram - News
Walker, Barrett to meet in final debate
Gov. Scott Walker and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will meet for one final debate Thursday night before Tuesday's recall election.
Thursday, May, 31, 2012 - Superior Telegram - News
Gov. Scott Walker and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will meet for one final debate Thursday night before Tuesday's recall election.
Thursday, May, 31, 2012 - Superior Telegram - News
Group ends Michigan recall effort after Wisconsin results
A group seeking to recall Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says it's ending the effort following Gov. Scott Walker's victory in Wisconsin's recall election.
Thursday, June, 07, 2012 - Superior Telegram - News
A group seeking to recall Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says it's ending the effort following Gov. Scott Walker's victory in Wisconsin's recall election.
Thursday, June, 07, 2012 - Superior Telegram - News
LETTER: Recall story treated questionably
To the Telegram: Ron Nyman here — longtime subscriber to the Telegram. Governor recall election — top state news and even top national news beyond a doubt.
Wednesday, June, 13, 2012 - Superior Telegram - Opinion
To the Telegram: Ron Nyman here — longtime subscriber to the Telegram. Governor recall election — top state news and even top national news beyond a doubt.
Wednesday, June, 13, 2012 - Superior Telegram - Opinion
LETTER: Wahner worthy of your vote
To the Telegram: On Tuesday, Aug. 14, Wisconsin will have yet another election. However this is not a bitter recall election. There will be no acrimony, no robo-calls and no Koch brothers’ money to cloud the issues.
Wednesday, July, 25, 2012 - Superior Telegram - Opinion
To the Telegram: On Tuesday, Aug. 14, Wisconsin will have yet another election. However this is not a bitter recall election. There will be no acrimony, no robo-calls and no Koch brothers’ money to cloud the issues.
Wednesday, July, 25, 2012 - Superior Telegram - Opinion
Wisconsin GOP lawmaker won't challenge his recall loss
Wisconsin state Sen. Van Wanggaard said Tuesday he will not challenge his loss in last month's recall election, effectively conceding the race to his Democratic rival.
Tuesday, July, 10, 2012 - Superior Telegram - News
Wisconsin state Sen. Van Wanggaard said Tuesday he will not challenge his loss in last month's recall election, effectively conceding the race to his Democratic rival.
Tuesday, July, 10, 2012 - Superior Telegram - News
LETTER: Time to grow up, get back to work
To the Telegram: Well the recall election is over and Scott Walker has won by an even larger margin than he won the original election in 2010. The Democrats have said repeatedly the reason for the recall was that Walker did not tell the voters how he was going to solve the state’s financial problems.
Wednesday, June, 27, 2012 - Superior Telegram - Opinion
To the Telegram: Well the recall election is over and Scott Walker has won by an even larger margin than he won the original election in 2010. The Democrats have said repeatedly the reason for the recall was that Walker did not tell the voters how he was going to solve the state’s financial problems.
Wednesday, June, 27, 2012 - Superior Telegram - Opinion
Walker to mend political divide with brats, beer
Gov. Scott Walker, fresh from becoming the nation's first governor to survive a recall election, wants to go about mending Wisconsin's political divide in an egalitarian way: over brats and beer.
Wednesday, June, 06, 2012 - Superior Telegram - News
Gov. Scott Walker, fresh from becoming the nation's first governor to survive a recall election, wants to go about mending Wisconsin's political divide in an egalitarian way: over brats and beer.
Wednesday, June, 06, 2012 - Superior Telegram - News
LETTER: Walker recall wasn’t justified
To the Telegram: This recall election was an assault on our electoral process. Scott Walker had done nothing illegal or immoral. He had done nothing to warrant a recall. In his fall campaign, he laid out principles and processes that he felt needed to be done to correct our state’s economy.
Friday, June, 08, 2012 - Superior Telegram - Opinion
To the Telegram: This recall election was an assault on our electoral process. Scott Walker had done nothing illegal or immoral. He had done nothing to warrant a recall. In his fall campaign, he laid out principles and processes that he felt needed to be done to correct our state’s economy.
Friday, June, 08, 2012 - Superior Telegram - Opinion
Barrett goes after Walker in Wis. recall debate
Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, down in the polls to Gov. Scott Walker, aggressively went after the first-term Republican in a debate Friday and accused him of purposefully dividing the state and triggering the June 5 recall election.
Saturday, May, 26, 2012 - Superior Telegram - News
Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, down in the polls to Gov. Scott Walker, aggressively went after the first-term Republican in a debate Friday and accused him of purposefully dividing the state and triggering the June 5 recall election.
Saturday, May, 26, 2012 - Superior Telegram - News
Barrett goes after Walker in Wisconsin recall debate
MADISON — Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, down in the polls to Gov. Scott Walker, aggressively went after the first-term Republican in a debate Friday and accused him of purposefully dividing the state and triggering the June 5 recall election.
Tuesday, May, 29, 2012 - Superior Telegram - News
MADISON — Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, down in the polls to Gov. Scott Walker, aggressively went after the first-term Republican in a debate Friday and accused him of purposefully dividing the state and triggering the June 5 recall election.
Tuesday, May, 29, 2012 - Superior Telegram - News
Quirk of state recall could lead to unusual outcome
MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin traditionally elects its governor and lieutenant governor as a pair, but a quirk in next week’s recall elections will give voters the chance to elect a Democrat for one office and a Republican for the other — a scenario that could spark a power struggle whenever the top executive leaves the state.
Tuesday, May, 29, 2012 - Superior Telegram - News
MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin traditionally elects its governor and lieutenant governor as a pair, but a quirk in next week’s recall elections will give voters the chance to elect a Democrat for one office and a Republican for the other — a scenario that could spark a power struggle whenever the top executive leaves the state.
Tuesday, May, 29, 2012 - Superior Telegram - News
Wis. gov spent $6.9 million in weeks around recall
Thursday, July, 05, 2012 - Superior Telegram - News
Thursday, July, 05, 2012 - Superior Telegram - News
Turnout in Wisconsin primary was about 18 percent
Fewer than one in five eligible voters in Wisconsin voted in the recent primary election.
Thursday, August, 30, 2012 - Superior Telegram - News
Fewer than one in five eligible voters in Wisconsin voted in the recent primary election.
Thursday, August, 30, 2012 - Superior Telegram - News
Judge: Walker aide will be on trial, not Walker
A Milwaukee County judge says he won't let the upcoming trial for a former Scott Walker aide turn into a referendum on the governor.
Monday, September, 24, 2012 - Superior Telegram - News
A Milwaukee County judge says he won't let the upcoming trial for a former Scott Walker aide turn into a referendum on the governor.
Monday, September, 24, 2012 - Superior Telegram - News
Don't post photos of your completed Wis. ballot
State law prohibits voters from showing their completed ballots to anyone. The intent is to prevent people from selling their votes and then showing their ballots as proof they voted as requested.
Tuesday, November, 06, 2012 - Superior Telegram - News
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State law prohibits voters from showing their completed ballots to anyone. The intent is to prevent people from selling their votes and then showing their ballots as proof they voted as requested.
Tuesday, November, 06, 2012 - Superior Telegram - News
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