Friday, April 15, 2011

Final Canvass Complete - Latest Wisconsin Supreme Court Counts With and Without Controversial Counts

Milwaukee County has finished their canvass, but Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus has yet to give us a clear explanation of what occurred in her county. Since it's been well over a week and we still haven't been given a clear explanation, I'm left with no choice but to continue with the clearest picture I can imagine. Again, here's the latest counts in two different scenarios, one assuming the Brookfield votes weren't originally reported and one assuming the Brookfield votes were originally reported.

The counts below are using the counts reported by counties at the completion of their canvass, all can be found at WisPolitics and the Government Accountability Board website. Thanks to the WisPolitics election blog for keeping an updated tally and keeping us informed of corrections. Only counties with a net change are listed below.

These are the original numbers provided by the Associated Press on April 6, 2011.

(In alphabetical order)
Kloppenburg:740,090
Prosser:739,886
Kloppenburg up by 204 votes in total

Scenario A: Brookfield votes were missing in original count

(In alphabetical order)
CandidateNet GainCounties
Kloppenburg483Brown(1), Buffalo(2), Dane(43), Door(12), Eau Claire(29), Grant(113), Green Lake(1), Iowa(30), Kewaunee(1), Langlade(5), Lincoln(4), Marinette(1), Monroe(2), Pepin(6), Portage(91), Richland(7), Rusk(31), Shawano(64), Sheboygan(1), Vernon(24), Washburn(5), Washington(10)
Prosser8,003Adams(2), Burnett(34), Calumet(1), Chippewa(5), Clark(28), Dodge(1), Dunn(5), Green(2), Jefferson(1), Juneau(1), Kenosha(60), Lafayette(10), Milwaukee(11), Outagamie(1), Pierce(1), Sauk(1), Sawyer(2), Taylor(3), Walworth(2), Waukesha(7582), Waupaca(1), Winnebago(244), Wood(5)
Prosser up by 7,316 votes in total

Scenario B: Brookfield votes not missing from original count

(In alphabetical order)
CandidateNet GainCounties
Kloppenburg483Brown(1), Buffalo(2), Dane(43), Door(12), Eau Claire(29), Grant(113), Green Lake(1), Iowa(30), Kewaunee(1), Langlade(5), Lincoln(4), Marinette(1), Monroe(2), Pepin(6), Portage(91), Richland(7), Rusk(31), Shawano(64), Sheboygan(1), Vernon(24), Washburn(5), Washington(10)
Prosser600Adams(2), Burnett(34), Calumet(1), Chippewa(5), Clark(28), Dodge(1), Dunn(5), Green(2), Jefferson(1), Juneau(1), Kenosha(60), Lafayette(10), Milwaukee(11), Outagamie(1), Pierce(1), Sauk(1), Sawyer(2), Taylor(3), Walworth(2), Waukesha(179), Waupaca(1), Winnebago(244), Wood(5)
Kloppenburg up by 87 votes in total


The latest vote count from Waukesha County must not be considered official until the public knows exactly what happened. The Government Accountability Board is currently investigating the vote counts in Waukesha County and will not certify the votes until complete. So these very well may not be the final numbers, and we must demand answers before they are. The GAB should have been able to verify the numbers in Waukesha County by now if everything "jibed." I'm sick of guessing, we need answers.

We must have clarification from Nickolaus before any recount or investigation. Why spend more tax payer money to try to find answers when it's Nickolaus's duty to provide us with them now? If she doesn't fulfill her duty before a recount must be considered, Nickolaus must resign because we'll never be able to trust her or her competence for that office.


Tens of thousands of Wisconsinites have already signed a petition for a bipartisan investigation into the vote counts in Waukesha County started by One Wisconsin Now. I urge you to add your name to the petition here and tell your friends and family about our request for a bipartisan and impartial investigation.

I implore you to help fix the issues with the election system in Waukesha County, and Wisconsin as a whole, by demanding clarification. Here are some easy and effective ways to help get that clarification.

We must demand real solutions to problems with our election systems. Unlike pseudo-solutions such as the Voter Distraction Bill (Senate Bill 6), which requires an ID to vote and only seeks to stifle valid voters, there are solutions that would actually improve our elections.

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