Friday, January 13, 2012
10:53 AM
Fitzgerald opponents say they have the signatures needed for recall election
Organizers of the effort to recall Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald announced this morning that they've surpassed the number of signatures required to trigger an election in the 13th Senate District.
Committee chairwoman Lori Compas said at a Capitol press conference that volunteers have collected at least 16,742 signatures, but declined to provide a current total. The committee will file the petitions Tuesday, along with expected recall efforts against the governor, lieutenant governor and three additional GOP senators.
Fitzgerald, who did not immediately return a call seeking comment, filed a complaint yesterday with the Government Accountability Board arguing the agency had given his opponents a longer window to collect recall signatures than allowed under state law.
-- By Andy Szal
Labels: 2012_recall_elections
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