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(April 7, 2011—Delafield, WI) The Prosser for Supreme Court campaign is transitioning from campaigning to the expected legal efforts by assembling an exceptional recount team.
“Over the last 36 hours, we have put together an outstanding legal team, headed by Madison-based Attorney Jim R. Troupis to prepare for a statewide recount. The team will also include Milwaukee-based Attorney Dan Kelly and Ben Ginsberg Washington D.C.,” said Justice David Prosser. “We are preparing for a recount, contingent on the results of the statewide canvas currently underway.”
Troupis, of Troupis Law Office is a longtime trusted friend of the Justice, and has a wealth of experience in election law and is well-respected in the legal communit
Originally posted by Asktheanimals
Why are lawyers involved at all?
Shouldn't recounts be handled entirely by state election officials?
Also, I am not familiar with who was in this race and what office it was for.
The article is rather sparse on info.
Originally posted by EssenceOfSilence
The woman could have been paid off to "lose" the votes as well. I am sure this process is going to take weeks and weeks to get an official result. If not months if the results are challenged in court.
“This is not a case of extra votes or extra ballots being found,” she said. “This is human error, which I apologize for.”
While small changes and random mistakes of a few dozen here or a hundred there are common during canvassing and recounts (and thus potentially decisive in a 200-vote-margin race), a lead of more than 7,000 votes is not likely to be overcome.
Ramona Kitzinger, the Democrat on the Waukesha County board of canvass, appeared at a press conference with Ms. Nickolaus on Thursday and backed up the clerk.
“We went over everything and made sure all the numbers jibed up and they did. Those numbers jibed up, and we’re satisfied they’re correct,” adding that she was a Democrat, but “I’m not going to stand here and tell you something that’s not true.”
State auditors said they would review the county’s work.