The second recall attempt against Wisconsin Speaker Robin Vos was denied last week by the Wisconsin Election Commission (WEC), leaving the "whack jobs" zero for two. But to say that the way that decision was reached was a bit janky would be an understatement.
Earlier in the week, WEC staff determined that recall organizers had just barely collected enough signatures - sixteen more than the bare minimum needed - to force the recall. However, the WEC voted 4-2 to reject the petition, saying that 347 of the signatures were collected after the allotted time period. The problem arose because of the way the timing worked out. The group was supposed to turn in their petition and signatures by close of business on Monday, May 27th, which happened to be Memorial Day. Because of the holiday, the group was given until the next day to turn in their paperwork.
However, the group apparently took advantage of the extra day by collecting more signatures, which Vos said broke state law because it was outside of the time limit. From current reporting, it is unclear whether the group was told they couldn't use that day to gather more signatures.
A little shady, right? Wait. There's more. There's always more.
