Supporters of former President Donald Trump who organized an effort in Wisconsin to oust the State Assembly speaker did not gather enough signatures Tuesday to force a recall election, despite claiming they gathered more than required.
Republicans are seeking to remove Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, also a Republican, for not decertifying President Joe Biden’s victory immediately following the 2020 election, in which Biden won Wisconsin by fewer than 21,000 votes.
“I stand before you to represent not just Racine County, but all Wisconsinites ready to end Vos’s era of corruption, tyranny, and secretive dealings,” recall organizer Matthew Snorek said at a news conference Monday.
On Tuesday, however, the Wisconsin Elections Commission determined the group fell short by nearly 900 signatures.
In order to recall Vos, 6,850 signatures were needed from the district he was elected in when the
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