by Andrew Beckett | Dec 19, 2011
Just four years after its creation, Republican Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald (R-Horicon) is now discussing the possibility of disbanding the Government Accountability Board and returning to a system with separate elections and ethics boards. Common Cause in...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 10, 2011
Groups hoping to recall Governor Scott Walker from office will be able to seek out petition signatures online. However, action by the Government Accountability Board on Wednesday is meant to make it clear that they will not allow groups to just print out petitions...
by Andrew Beckett | Sep 13, 2011
The state Government Accountability Board has signed-off on a policy that allows single-signature petition forms to be submitted as part of recall campaigns. Under the change, petitions generated online could be printed out by an individual and mailed to the campaign,...
by Andrew Beckett | Sep 7, 2011
The state Constitution says the governor and lieutenant governor are elected together. However, Government Accountability Board spokesman Reid Magney says it’s unclear whether both offices could be recalled under a single petition or if each needs to be targeted...
by Andrew Beckett | Aug 2, 2011
As recall elections against eight state Senators approach, the Government Accountability Board is trying to address a large number of campaign mailers that have gone out with wrong information on them. GAB spokesman Reid Magney says the agency has received several...
by Andrew Beckett | Jul 1, 2011
A state lawmaker has lost a bid to have his name added to the ballot in the 30th Senate District recall election. As a result, state Senator Dave Hansen (D-Green Bay) will face just a single challenger later this month. The decision Friday in Dane County Court comes...
by Andrew Beckett | May 20, 2011
Staff with the Government Accountability Board reviewed hundreds of challenges to signatures on recall petitions filed against state Senators Dan Kapanke (R-La Crosse), Randy Hopper (R-Fond du Lac), and Luther Olsen (R-Ripon). Now, GAB counsel is recommending the...
by Andrew Beckett | Aug 31, 2010
The state Government Accountability Board is working on solutions for how to comply with federal laws on mailing ballots to overseas voters. The federal government last week denied Wisconsin’s request for a waiver on when ballots for the November election need...
by Andrew Beckett | Jul 21, 2010
The Government Accountability Board has decided four candidates will not be able to appear on the ballot for the September Primary or the General Election in November. The Board ruled that Republican Andrew Wisniewski in the 25th Assembly District, Republican Paris...
by Andrew Beckett | Sep 2, 2009
The head of the Government Accountability Board says the agency may have acted too quickly in rolling out a new electronic system for filing campaign finance reports. Since the Campaign Finance Information System went online in January, it has been the target of...
