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Counts & Recounts

The ability to accurately count the votes, and to conduct a full and accurate recount if necessary, is a hallmark of any genuine democracy. Who, or what, counts the ballots can affect which ballots are counted and which ones will be marked as “spoiled”. Every eligible voter should be able to cast their ballot and be guaranteed that their ballot will be counted correctly. Full and accurate recounts are necessary to determine the correct winner of closely contested races.

Recalls and Recounts

The Wisconsin Wave and other key movement formations of the Wisconsin Uprising continued well beyond 2011, playing critical roles in efforts to safeguard from abuse the re-call elections of state legislators and of Governor Walker. The Wave played a key role in pushing back against efforts the Democratic National Committee to end the recall drive against Scott Walker, and later, in the summer of 2012, organized a mass volunteer hand recount and audit of critical counties and districts in the gubernatorial recall election.