Wisconsin Elections Commission votes 5-0 to reject Vos (R) recall effort
The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission voted Thursday to reject a recall petition against Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, saying organizers failed to gather enough signatures to force an election.
Commissioners voted 5-0 to reject the petitions, following the recommendation of staff who work at the state’s elections agency.
“It really boils down to an arithmetic problem,” said Commissioner Bob Spindell, a Republican appointee. “Commission staff looked at it from every single angle, and no matter which angle they looked at, the petitions were woefully short.”
The recall effort was launched by conservative activists who were angry with Vos for his outspoken criticsm of former President Donald Trump. Activists also took issue with Vos for blocking an effort to impeach WEC administrator Meagan Wolfe.
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