The Iowa County Board of Canvassers reconvened this morning, Friday, May 20, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. to correct errors in three reporting units. A total of four ballots (two ballots in one reporting unit, one in each other) were improperly rejected by the canvass board for not having proper initials by the election officials. Ballots may only be rejected if there are either excess ballots to voter numbers cast or if errors are identified during absentee reconciliation. These scenarios did not apply to this situation. The amended certification report may be found on the county-by-county page or certified results and the recount daily updates.
Statewide Recount Information
The Government Accountability Board ordered a statewide recount, based on the Kloppenburg campaign's request, of votes in the April 5 Wisconsin Supreme Court election. The recount is now complete. The Government Accountability Board certified David T. Prosser Jr. as the winning candidate in the April 5, 2011 election for Supreme Court Justice, following a recount of ballots conducted by Boards of Canvassers in Wisconsin’s 72 counties. The Board’s certification notes that Justice Prosser received a total of 752,694 votes and that JoAnne F. Kloppenburg received 745,690 votes, a difference of 7,004 votes, or 0.46%. A total of 1,729 write-in votes were cast for other individuals.
Prior to the recount, Board staff held a teleconference for County Clerks, which is archived on Wisconsin Eye.
The Government Accountability Board, represented by the Wisconsin Department of Justice, filed a legal action in Dane County Circuit Court to establish the ground rules for Optech Eagle tabulating equipment used in the statewide recount of votes in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election. Attorneys for the G.A.B. and the candidates reached a stipulated agreement to hand-count ballots in parts of 31 counties that use Optech Eagle scanners.
For detailed information about how recounts are conducted in Wisconsin, please consult the Election Recount Procedures Manual.
New! County-by-county page of certified recount results.
Certified Recount Totals
These are official recount results reported by the County Boards of Canvassers. The results have been certified and signed by the G.A.B.
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| County By County Spring 2011 Election and Recount.xls | 34 KB |
| Ward By Ward Spring 2011 Election and Recount.xls | 578.5 KB |
Latest Recount News
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May 20, 2011 - 11:59am
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May 13, 2011 - 10:59am
At 11:30 a.m. Friday, Judge Neiss held a status conference on Waukesha County's progress in the recount.
Waukesha County Corporation Counsel Tom Farley said the Board of Canvassers is making significant additional progress on the recount now that it has been moved to a larger room.
Judge Niess had originally extended the recount deadline to May 26. Farley said he now hopes Waukesha County's recount can be completed by Friday, May 20, or by Monday, May 23. He also reported that they are finishing the city of Waukesha, and about 80,000 of the approximately 125,000 votes cast have been recounted so far. He predicted that the speed will increase as the Board of Canvassers recounts larger municipalities, and less downtime occurs between reporting units.
Recount Questions and Answers
| Retention of Election Materials | May 3, 2011 - 9:09am |
| Meeting on Weekends | April 28, 2011 - 3:36pm |
| How to report total ballots cast | April 28, 2011 - 9:05am |
| Ballots not properly initialed | April 28, 2011 - 9:03am |
| Process for Ballots Set Aside | April 27, 2011 - 2:52pm |
| Military Voters | April 27, 2011 - 11:45am |
| What to Do if Test Ballots Were Shredded | April 27, 2011 - 9:00am |
| Using Ballot Bins | April 27, 2011 - 8:59am |
| Recounting DRE (Touchscreen) Ballots | April 27, 2011 - 8:59am |
| Correct email address for Attorney Jim Troupis | April 27, 2011 - 8:50am |
| Cell phones in Recount Room | April 26, 2011 - 12:34pm |
| Photographing ballots | April 26, 2011 - 12:32pm |
| Media access to recount area | April 26, 2011 - 12:30pm |
| Certificate envelope issues | April 26, 2011 - 12:22pm |
Recount Updates to Clerks
Recount Locations
Please consult the attached list of locations where the recounts are taking place.
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| County Clerk Recount Locations for Supreme Court Race.pdf | 29.41 KB |