Democrats’ recall efforts for the re-elected Republican Gov. Scott Walker will begin Tuesday, as they seek to obtain the 540,000 signatures needed to oust Walker next year.
The recall efforts were spurred by Walker’s controversial decision to enact a law that greatly restricted the collective bargaining rights for public workers. A similar law was recently overturned by voters in Ohio with a 62 to 38 percent margin, according to the Washington Post.
Democratic Governor’s Association chairman Martin O’Malley declared his organization’s support of the recall if the opportunity presents itself. “I will tell you this, if we have an opportunity to replace a narrow-minded, ideological, ineffective governor with a Democratic governor that gets things done, we will be in there with both feet,” said O’Malley. “If the recall goes forward, the DGA will be there, as we were in Ohio.”
If recalled, Walker would become just the third governor in U.S. history to be recalled from office, as the first recall occurred in North Dakota in 1921, and the second came in 2003 when California voters removed Gov. Gray Davis from office.
According to ABC News, over 100 events have been organized for Tuesday to kickoff collection efforts for the signatures, all 540,000 of which must be signed by Jan. 17th.
“I fully anticipate there will be signatures collected in every single Wisconsin county tomorrow,” said state Democratic Party Chairman Mike Tate, as quoted by ABC News.
