To: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board
Re-count The Wisconsin Recall
The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board should oversee a hand-recount of the recall election results in which Scott Walker and Rebecca Kleefisch were declared winners.
Why is this important?
Whereas there are noteworthy disparities between the Wisconsin Recall exit polls and the reported vote results, and
Whereas there have been numerous questions resulting from electoral disputes since 2000, and
Whereas the Wisconsin Recall elections have never been counted by humans, but only by optical scanners, and
Whereas there have been numerous documented instances of counting errors by optical scanners which have subsequently changed election outcomes, and
Whereas confidence in the accuracy, fairness and sanctity of the vote is essential for confidence in, and the survival of, our democracy,
Therefore, we the undersigned demand that all the ballots from the Wisconsin Recall elections be counted by hand in order to validate the machine-counted tallies, and
We further demand that the State of Wisconsin pay for this manual recount as part of its responsibility to ensure fair, honest and transparent election results.
Whereas there have been numerous questions resulting from electoral disputes since 2000, and
Whereas the Wisconsin Recall elections have never been counted by humans, but only by optical scanners, and
Whereas there have been numerous documented instances of counting errors by optical scanners which have subsequently changed election outcomes, and
Whereas confidence in the accuracy, fairness and sanctity of the vote is essential for confidence in, and the survival of, our democracy,
Therefore, we the undersigned demand that all the ballots from the Wisconsin Recall elections be counted by hand in order to validate the machine-counted tallies, and
We further demand that the State of Wisconsin pay for this manual recount as part of its responsibility to ensure fair, honest and transparent election results.