Wisconsin Special Election Recalls Recall Election

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Milwaukee Recall Election Stirs Passions, Tough Fight (By David Moberg, In These Times) Turn-out is expected to be relatively high, especially for a special election in August, as it has been in primaries where Democrats like Pasch had to defeat fake Democratic contenders put up by Republicans, who urged supporters to take advantage of Wisconsin open primaries to vote for the fakes.

Wisconsin Recall Primary Determined in Open Primaries, No Party Voter Registration

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• Wisconsin Democrats say likely to recall governor in 2012 (Reuters) "The Republican Party of Wisconsin is in a weaker position electorally than anyone could have thought possible in January of this year," Tate said. "They have destroyed any independent voters that came out and gave them a chance last November." In all, six Republican senators who supported the anti-union measure, and three Democrats who opposed it, will be forced to defend their seats this summer after recall petitions were signed by thousands of disgruntled voters. The law, which dismantled key bargaining rights for most Wisconsin public sector employees, triggered the biggest opposition demonstrations in the state since the Vietnam War.
• Wisconsin recall election results in win for Democrats (The State Column) Unlike many other U.S. states, Wisconsin has open primaries and no official party registration, allowing Republicans to run as Democrats and vote in Democratic primaries, and vice versa for Democrats.

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Democrats win early victory in Wisconsin recall primary (By Brendan O'Brien, Reuters) Party-backed candidates won in each of six state Senate districts in Tuesday's vote, essentially a Democratic primary but with an odd twist that took place ahead of a formal August recall vote.

Unofficial results posted on websites run by election officials in the counties where the six races were run showed the Democratic Party-backed candidates won all six races, and Democrats declared victory.

Running tallies late on Tuesday showed double-digit Democratic leads in all but one race, where the Democratic candidate led by a smaller but still substantial margin.

Unlike many other U.S. states, Wisconsin has open primaries and no official party registration. So Republicans can run as Democrats and vote in Democratic primaries, and vice versa for Democrats.