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Post by bot on Mar 30, 2012 15:57:09 GMT -5
Wisconsin recall election formally ordered from MarketWatch.com - MarketPulse CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Wisconsin's Government Accountability Board unanimously voted Friday to formally order a recall election targeting Republican Gov. Scott Walker, the Associated Press reports. More than 900,000 valid signatures were collected to back the effort, almost double the required number. The election will take place on June 5, following an expected Democratic primary on May 8, the wire servce noted. Walker has been under fire in the state since early in his term when he helped push a bill through the legislature that severely restricted the bargaining rights of unions representing public workers.
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