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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Ballot Challenge Against Kolosso Fails
GAB Dismisses Complaint Against Sensenbrenner Opponent
MENOMONEE FALLS, WI (July 21, 2010)—The Government Accountability Board dismissed the complaint filed against Todd Kolosso, the Democratic candidate running against Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner for Wisconsin’s 5th Congressional seat, and upheld his right to remain on the ballot for the November 2010 election.
“Today’s outcome was not a surprise for my campaign or for the Congressman,” said Kolosso. “It was obvious to anyone who saw the complaint that many of the challenges were completely baseless and were founded on ridiculous claims, such as the idea that anyone who signed their name in print instead of cursive should have their signature thrown out.”
The GAB dismissed a challenge against 51 signatures that were made in print rather than in cursive, as well as challenges based on the claim that certain signatures were dated in the years 2011 and 2016.
“Penalizing someone for poor penmanship is insider politics at its worst,” said Dan Kyle, who collected signatures that were challenged based on dates. “Unless you think I have a time machine, the idea that any of my signatures were dated 2016 and should therefore be invalidated is just silly. The real shame, though, is that taxpayers had to pay GAB staff to review such frivolous claims.”
Todd Kolosso, a lifelong resident of Wisconsin, was born in Slinger and owns a small commercial real-estate business in Menomonee Falls. As the Democratic candidate for Wisconsin’s 5th Congressional District, Kolosso is committed to growing jobs, protecting local businesses, standing up for family farms, and fighting to make sure that taxpayers in the district receive their fair share of federal dollars.
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