Wisconsin Judge Holds Clings To Lead In Voting

Wisconsin Judge Holds Clings To Lead In Voting: Madison - Wisconsin Supreme Court election between conservative Justice David Prosser and liberal Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg goes down to the wire. With 98% of precincts reporting, Prosser about 2000 votes is removed from nearly 1.5 million ballots. potentially bad news for Prosser is that of the numerous sites, most of them are in districts that voted for Kloppenburg: 12 in Milwaukee, 1 Dane, 21 in Eau Claire, 6 in Ashland.

If Prosser, a longtime judge in Wisconsin and a former Republican legislator, holds his lead, he will keep the 04.03 state high court the conservative majority intact.

Prosser victory will be an obstacle for the Democrats, who directed their anger at the loss of union in the election campaign of the Supreme Court as a proxy to vote on policy issues Walker.

The race was the first state contest with the Republicans approved controversial restrictions on trade union rights of public servants of Wisconsin last month.

He took on additional meaning when the opponents of action against the union filed a lawsuit against the restrictions lifted, the legal challenge, which will probably eventually be heard by the state Supreme Court.

Walker defended the Union restrictions that exclude most of the rights negotiations for public sector employees and requires them to pay more for benefits and the necessary financial reforms to help the state close the budget deficit.

Critics see the bill, which eliminates the automatic deduction of union dues, as the Republican attack on one major source of funding for the Democratic Party.

Wisconsin became the center of national debate on industrial relations, with mass protests in the capital and a protracted battle in the state legislature. Several states are considering proposals similar to Wisconsin, and union supporters fear the laws curbing the collective bargaining could spread across the country.

According to the law of Wisconsin, says the elections are not automatic, regardless of how close the race. Applicants should request a recount and cost free, subject to a vote difference is less than half of 1 percent. For fields larger than the candidates have to pay part or all of the costs, in accordance with Wispolitics.