The citizens of Wisconsin are granted the authority to perform a recall election by the Wisconsin Constitution, Article VIII, Section 12 to all elective officers after the first year of the term for which the incumbent was elected.
Registration of a Recall Committee
Before circulating a petition for recall, the circulator must register with the appropriate filing officer. This includes a Campaign Registration Statement along with a second statement indicating:
The petitioner's intent to circulate a recall petition, the name of the officeholder for whom recall is sought, and the reason for the recall, which must be related to the official responsibilities of the officeholder.
Signature Requirement
The number of valid signatures required for a recall election is 25 percent of the number of persons that voted in the last preceding election for the office of governor within the electoral district of the officer sought to be recalled. Each signer must be a qualified voter within the district represented by the officeholder being recalled, and the address of each signer must be located within that district.
Circulating the Recall Petition
Circulation of the recall petition must be completed within 60 days after registration. The completed petition must be returned to the original filing officer no later than 5:00 p.m. on the 60th day from the date of registration. Any signature dated before this 60 day period is invalid.
Preparation and Circulation of Recall Petitions
After the signatures are obtained the certification must be completed by the circulator. Specific requirements of the circulator are:
The circulator must list his or her full address, including municipality of residence, and street and number, if any, or rural route. The circulator must sign and date the certification after they have obtained the signatures. The person signing as circulator must have personally circulated the petition and personally obtained each of the signatures on the paper. The circulator must state that he or she is aware that falsifying the certification is illegal.
Review of Petition by Filing Officer
Within 31 days after the petition (with signatures) is submitted to the filing officer, he or she has 31 days to determine the sufficiency of the petition and also that it meets all necessary requirements. Following this review, the filing officer must attach to the petition either a certificate of sufficiency or of insufficiency, allowing at least 10 days for the officeholder being recalled to file any challenge.
If the petition is considered sufficient, the filing officer will submit it to the appropriate local governing body, which will then immediately call a recall election to be held on the Tuesday of the 6th week after the date on which the clerk issued the certificate of sufficiency.
Not that easy, but doable.
So we will have to see if this elected official can cause his voters, who are union workers, can resolve their problems before his year first year ends.
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote!
Michael H. Drucker
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