Michael Haas, staff attorney with the Government Accountability Board, explains recalls in Wisconsin:
Under state statute, local and state elected officials cannot be recalled until a year after they have started their terms. That means Gov. Scott Walker and all of the members of the Assembly are immune from being recalled until January.
However, state senators including Sen. Robert Wirch, D-Pleasant Prairie, who have been in office for more than a year, could be recalled.
In order to recall Wirch or any other state senator who has been in office more than a year, petitioners must collect signatures equal to 25 percent of the votes cast for governor in that particular senate district.
For Wirch’s district, Senate District 22, that would be approximately 15,000 signatures.
Governor Scott Walker cannot be recalled in 2011.
Assembly members cannot be recalled in 2011.
Two Dem state senators cannot be recalled in 2011 - Tim Cullen and Chris Larson. Recall efforts for the 12 other AWOL Dem senators can begin now.
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