IN RE RECALL PETITION OF CARLSON

No. 88-1214.

147 Wis.2d 630 (1988)

433 N.W.2d 635

IN RE the RECALL PETITION OF Roger CARLSON: Roger CARLSON, Appellant, v. William JONES, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided November 17, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Michael J. Gross, of Bode, Gross & Carroll, S.C. of Waukesha.

On behalf of the respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of James W. Hammes, of Cramer, Multhauf & Curran of Waukesha.

Before Scott, C.J., Brown, P.J., and Nettesheim, J.


NETTESHEIM, J.

Roger Carlson, Town Chairman for the Town of Oconomowoc, appeals from a circuit court certification directing a recall election for his position. Carlson alleges irregularities in the recall procedure and defects in the recall petition. Other than Carlson's claim that the petition failed to state cause for his recall, we conclude that the circuit court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to address Carlson's complaints. We also conclude that the circuit...

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