Governor Tony Evers
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers issued the following statement regarding the upcoming April 7 election.
“We have three branches of government to ensure a system of checks and balances, and questions about our elections typically rely on all three playing a role.
“If I could have changed the election on my own I would have but I can’t without violating state law. I’ve asked the legislature to do its part to ensure a fair and safe election and I hope we can get some clarity as soon as possible. The bottom line is that we have to keep folks safe and we have to make sure everyone who wants to vote has the opportunity to make their voice heard.”
Previously, the governor proposed legislation that had several provisions aimed at making voting easier and more accessible during the public health emergency. A brief summary of that legislation is available here for review. Additionally, he called for the Legislature to act on this issue in a video, available here.
The amicus brief submitted on behalf of the governor is available here.
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Live video stream of Recall Walker event
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is hosting a live recall event at noon today in Green Bay. The speculation on this has been that it will be to announce that enough signatures have been gathered to have a recall election against Scott Walker, in 1/2 of the time allowed. This is likely what the event will be about, but we'd like to remind folks that in any case many more signatures will be required to ensure that the recall will go forward, so this is no time to relax.
Steve is a member of LION Publishers , the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, the Menomonie Area Chamber of Commerce, the Online News Association, and the Local Media Consortium, and is active in Health Dunn Right.
He has been a computer guy most of his life but has published a political blog, a discussion website, and now Eye On Dunn County.
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