Latest Report to GAB Shows Waukesha County Recount 62.8% Completed

Waukesha County has reported 78,557 ballots in the state Supreme recount to the Government Accountability Board as of Monday night, which is about 62.8 percent of the ballots cast in the April 5 election between incumbent David Prosser and Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg.

From the city of Waukesha, which was expected to be completed last week, 3,385 ballots have been reported to the GAB. The remaining approximately 12,000 ballots have been counted but not yet reported to the GAB. The ballots will be reported to the GAB after the Board of Canvassers finalizes the City of Waukesha recount, according to an e-mail from Ellen Nowak, chief of staff to Waukesha County Executive Dan Vrakas.

When the city of Waukesha's votes are completed, the percentage of votes in the recount will increase by about 10 percent.Meanwhile, Menomonee Falls' recount began Monday and expected to be completed Tuesday. Muskego's is planned to begin Wednesday as election officials push to complete the controversial recount by the end of this week.

The GAB gave Waukesha County an extension until May 26 as the county needed additional time to complete the recount. Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus recused herself from the recount after a mistake she made on election night - Nickolaus did not include the city of Brookfield votes in her unofficial media report - caused Kloppenburg to declare victory. When the mistake was discovered, Prosser won the election by about 7,000 votes, pending the conclusion of the recount.