Sen. Julie Lassa safe as final recall drive fails
Associated Press | Posted: Monday, May 16, 2011 10:20 am
Recall drives have ended with the last petition targeting a Wisconsin Democratic senator for leaving the state in protest of an anti-union bill falling short.
An organizer for the effort to recall Sen. Julie Lassa of Stevens Point says the group collected a third of the signatures needed to trigger a recall election. The deadline was Monday.
That leaves six GOP senators in line for recalls because of their support or opposition to a bill that would curtail collective bargaining rights for most public employees. A judge has blocked the law from taking effect. Three Democratic senators also face recall elections..................
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