Josh Kaul recall, Attorney General of Wisconsin (2020)
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An effort to recall Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul (D) was launched on August 26, 2020. Supporters of the recall had up to 60 days—or no later than October 25, 2020—to collect the 668,327 signatures needed to require a recall election. The recall committee requested to terminate the effort on September 16, 2020.[1]
Kaul was elected as Wisconsin's attorney general in 2018 with 49.4% of the vote. Brad Schimel (R) served as attorney general from 2015 to 2019.
Recall supporters
The recall effort was filed by William Leverson on August 26. The reasons for the recall were never known.[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Wisconsin
The number of valid signatures required for a recall election is 25% of the number of persons that voted in the last preceding election for the office of governor within the electoral district of the officer sought to be recalled. Each signer must be a qualified voter within the district represented by the officeholder being recalled, and the address of each signer must be located within that district.
Anyone who wants to circulate a recall petition is allowed to request from the appropriate filing officer the exact number of signatures required in the relevant political jurisdiction. When a filing officer receives such a request, they are required to make that determination and provide it to the person who requested the information.
Circulation of the recall petition must be completed within 60 days after registration. The completed petition must be returned to the original filing officer no later than 5:00 p.m. on the 60th day from the date of registration. Any signature dated before this 60 day period is invalid.
Within 31 days after the petition (with signatures) is submitted to the filing officer, he or she has 31 days to determine the sufficiency of the petition and also that it meets all necessary requirements. Following this review, the filing officer must attach to the petition either a certificate of sufficiency or of insufficiency, allowing at least 10 days for the officeholder being recalled to file any challenge.
If the petition is considered sufficient, the filing officer will submit it to the appropriate local governing body, which will then immediately call a recall election to be held on the Tuesday of the 6th week after the date on which the clerk issued the certificate of sufficiency.
Election history
2018
General election
General election for Attorney General of Wisconsin
Josh Kaul defeated incumbent Brad Schimel and Terry Larson in the general election for Attorney General of Wisconsin on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Josh Kaul (D) | 49.4 | 1,305,902 |
 | Brad Schimel (R) | 48.8 | 1,288,712 | |
| Terry Larson (Constitution Party) | 1.8 | 47,038 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1,199 | ||
| Total votes: 2,642,851 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Wisconsin
Josh Kaul advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Wisconsin on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Kaul | 100.0 | 432,954 |
| Total votes: 432,954 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Wisconsin
Incumbent Brad Schimel advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Wisconsin on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brad Schimel | 100.0 | 394,799 |
| Total votes: 394,799 | |||
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Constitution primary election
Constitution primary for Attorney General of Wisconsin
Terry Larson advanced from the Constitution primary for Attorney General of Wisconsin on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Terry Larson | 100.0 | 354 | |
| Total votes: 354 | |||
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