Wednesday, June 29, 2011
1:39 PM
GAB rejects Nygren's request to reconsider
The GAB has rejected Rep. John Nygren’s request to reconsider its decision to kick him off the ballot in the 30th SD recall election for failing to turn in enough valid signatures.
That leaves a Dane County court the only avenue for the Marinette Republican in his attempt to get back on the ballot.
In a letter to Nygren’s attorney, Government Accountability Board Director Kevin Kennedy writes there is no right to request reconsideration under state statutes. What’s more, Kennedy wrote Nygren’s campaign had failed to establish sufficient grounds for the board to reconsider its decision.
Kennedy wrote Nygren’s campaign had only presented new information on one signer. Even if the board reconsidered its decision in light of that evidence, Nygren would still only have 399 valid signatures, one short of the 400 he needs to get on the ballot.
-- By JR Ross
Labels: 2011 recall elections
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