As you may know, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW) has thrown its weight behind voter-led efforts to recall all 8 Republican state senators that are can be recalled at this time.
Republicans have already said that they will spend what is necessary to save as many GOP state senators as possible, and GOP allies like Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce won't be silent. There are many opportunities to help.
Please join me in donating what you can to the DPW.
Wisconsin Democrats are collecting signatures for the recall THIS WEEKEND. You can sign up to help here. There are two shifts on Saturday, March 5 (10am and 2pm) and two on Sunday, March 6 (10am and 2pm). You can also check a box if you want to help gather signatures another day.
If you want to help gather signatures through SEIU, you can sign up here.
Here are the number of signatures needed in each district:
* SD 2: Robert Cowles (R): 15,960 signatures
* SD 8: Alberta Darling (R): 20,343 signatures
* SD 10: Sheila Harsdorf (R): 15,744 signatures
* SD 14: Luther Olsen (R): 14,733 signatures
* SD 18: Randy Hopper (R): 15,269 signatures
* SD 20: Glenn Grothman (R): 20,061 signatures
* SD 28: Mary Lazich (R): 20,973 signatures
* SD 32: Dan Kapanke (R): 15,588 signatures
The recall committees were registered on 3/2/11, and they have 60 days to gather the necessary signatures. I assume that they'll be collecting more than necessary for many reasons (legal challenges, getting as many IDs for organizing purposes, etc.) and will need all the help they can get.
Note that there are a few recall committees registered to target Democratic state senators (Spencer Coggs in SD6, Jim Holperin in SD12, Mark Miller in SD16, Robert Wirch in SD22, and Dave Hansen in SD30). You can donate to support the Wisconsin State Senate Democratic Committee here.
Finally, there is an important election on April 5 for the WI State Supreme Court. This is a big election, and Advancing Wisconsin is hiring. The application deadlines at that link have passed but the group just posted a bunch of job listings to several progressive job email lists I'm on, so they might be in the next phase of hiring. This election is important because you never know what from this fight with Scott Walker will end up in front of the court. These are technically nonpartisan elections but progressives want to support Joanne Kloppenburg (here's why).
To recap, here's what you can do:
* Donate to the recall effort.
* Gather signatures either through the DPW or SEIU.
* Donate to protect Democratic state senators.