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BREAKING: Computer Error Gives Prosser 7,381 More Votes, Almost Certain Victory
The Corner -- National Review Online ^ | 04/07/11 | Christian Schneider

Posted on 04/07/2011 2:47:44 PM PDT by dep

After Tuesday night’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election, a computer error in heavily Republican Waukesha County failed to send election results for the entire City of Brookfield to the Associated Press. The error, revealed today, would give incumbent Supreme Court Justice David Prosser a net 7,381 votes against his challenger, attorney Joanne Kloppenburg. On Wednesday, Kloppenburg declared victory after the AP reported she finished the election with a 204-vote lead, out of nearly 1.5 million votes cast.

On election night, AP results showed a turnout of 110,000 voters in Waukesha County — well short of the 180,000 voters that turned out last November, and 42 percent of the county’s total turnout. By comparison, nearly 90 percent of Dane County voters who cast a ballot in November turned out to vote for Kloppenburg.

Prior to the election, Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus was heavily criticized for her decision to keep the county results on an antiquated personal computer, rather than upgrade to a new data system being utilized statewide. Nickolaus cited security concerns for keeping the data herself — yet when she reported the data, it did not include the City of Brookfield, whose residents cast nearly 14,000 votes.

Throughout the day Thursday, official canvass numbers flipped the lead back and forth between Prosser and Kloppenburg. While many believed a recount was inevitable, the addition of the Brookfield votes for Prosser could push the justice’s lead beyond the legal threshold that would trigger an automatic recount. Under state law, Kloppenburg could still ask for a recount up to three days after the official canvass, but would have to pay for it herself.

More details as they become available.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: wisconsinshowdown
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To: dfwgator; dep

Some people, such as factory workers, take a great deal of pride and - dare I say it? - ego-stroking - in knowing the right button to push on their little machines.

And the alt+f4.....wow! Very impressive. It should go down in the annals of button-pushing history. Maybe even publish a Button-Pushing 101 text book. It could be a real money-maker! Go fot it!

;)


221 posted on 04/07/2011 4:38:52 PM PDT by ratsreek
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To: TheConservativeParty

i must confess that the picture is not my work. i grabbed it from nro, which grabbed it elsewhere:

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/264213/not-jinx-it-daniel-foster


222 posted on 04/07/2011 4:39:21 PM PDT by dep (all that is necessary for liberals to triumph is for honest people to do nothing)
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To: MomwithHope

They sound great exploding around 5 or 6 in the evening too!!!


223 posted on 04/07/2011 4:41:07 PM PDT by TheConservativeParty (POTUS 45 Sarah Palin....Resistance is futile! Prepare to be liberated!)
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To: ratsreek

thanks, newb!


224 posted on 04/07/2011 4:41:20 PM PDT by dep (all that is necessary for liberals to triumph is for honest people to do nothing)
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To: sergeantdave
Fascists will understand the rule of the bayonet.

The only rule of the bayonet is that the need for one indicates a failure to pack enough ammo.
225 posted on 04/07/2011 4:42:03 PM PDT by GonzoGOP (There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
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To: dep

Praise God........Bless His Holy Name.


226 posted on 04/07/2011 4:44:23 PM PDT by tflabo
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To: dep

Is this not the BEST news EVER?

I mean after the low lows of Tuesday night and Wednesday, to have this miracle happen this afternoon!

OH MY GOODNESS!

My husband and I are overjoyed.

He told me the great news when I was done working today. I told him he better not be joking about this because that would not be funny. He said there was going to be a press conference on the one Milwaukee station we get here, and there it was!

Yippee!


227 posted on 04/07/2011 4:45:09 PM PDT by TheConservativeParty (POTUS 45 Sarah Palin....Resistance is futile! Prepare to be liberated!)
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To: bushwon

Yes, regardless of who wins, it’s a disgrace that we can do so many things electronically, securely, and instantly, except for fair and accountable elections.


228 posted on 04/07/2011 4:45:18 PM PDT by DTogo (High time to bring back the Sons of Liberty !!)
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To: Jim 0216
"Is Prosser a Good Guy?"

From what I've heard, yes.

229 posted on 04/07/2011 4:49:16 PM PDT by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)
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To: TheConservativeParty

i phoned my sister in milwaukee even before posting here. got much the same reaction, beginning with disbelief.

judge sue-me must be producing little green nickels, doncha suppose?


230 posted on 04/07/2011 4:49:43 PM PDT by dep (all that is necessary for liberals to triumph is for honest people to do nothing)
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To: GonzoGOP

Hehehehe....good one. But actually, I think it was a historical reference.


231 posted on 04/07/2011 4:50:59 PM PDT by ratsreek
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To: tflabo

let us, though, always remember to ask that His will, not ours, be done.


232 posted on 04/07/2011 4:51:03 PM PDT by dep (all that is necessary for liberals to triumph is for honest people to do nothing)
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To: DTogo

Yes, regardless of who wins, it’s a disgrace that we can do so many things electronically, securely, and instantly, except for fair and accountable elections.

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Yes - like ATM banking for example. Why isn’t ATM banking in wild disarray, like voting? Oh...wait...right...I see...you have to identify yourself to the ATM first. Gee, I wonder what our banking system would be like if you didn’t have to identify yourself before performing transactions???


233 posted on 04/07/2011 4:51:06 PM PDT by ransomnote
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To: dep

Brookfield?! My hometown! I’m so proud!


234 posted on 04/07/2011 4:51:16 PM PDT by eens (beware the errors of Russia)
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To: dep

’ welcome!


235 posted on 04/07/2011 4:52:41 PM PDT by ratsreek
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To: C210N; MinuteGal
Gee, Sound like my trunk...My son once found signs that Elvis had been living in it for a while.

Am still pinching myself to make sure this is true.

236 posted on 04/07/2011 4:58:41 PM PDT by hoosiermama (ONLY DEAD FISH GO WITH THE FLOW.......I am swimming with Sarahcudah! Sarah has read the tealeaves.)
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To: ratsreek
Maybe even publish a Button-Pushing 101 text book

www.blurb.com

Go for it!

237 posted on 04/07/2011 4:59:10 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever
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To: dep

These things usually give the votes to the left. Lets hope it is true.


238 posted on 04/07/2011 5:00:30 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (Yes We Can, have smaller government)
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To: telebob

Do you realize this may not have been a ploy by the GOP but a true error—methinks a lil Divine Intervention instead. I’m giving credit where its due-— thanks to the Ultimate Supreme Court Justice of the Universe. Prayers work Amen.


239 posted on 04/07/2011 5:01:51 PM PDT by tflabo
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To: tflabo

There were many people praying that justice would be served in this race. PTL


240 posted on 04/07/2011 5:03:17 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever
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