MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s bipartisan elections commission rejected a petition Thursday that sought to force a recall election targeting the state’s top elected Republican, who has drawn the ire of former President Donald Trump.
Trump backers angry with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos launched the recall effort, citing his refusal to decertify President Joe Biden’s narrow win in the state in 2020. Vos further angered Trump supporters when he did not back a plan to impeach Meagan Wolfe, the state’s top elections official.
Staff at the Wisconsin Elections Commission recommended on Wednesday that the petition be rejected, saying organizers had not gathered enough valid signatures. And the commission voted 5-0 the following day to reject the recall effort, agreeing that it was clear there were not enough signatures.
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