Wisconsin: Petitions filed against four Milwaukee Public School Board members

Recall petitions have been taken out against four Milwaukee Public School Board members, Marva Herndon, Jilly Gokalgandhi, Erika Siemsen and Missy Zombor, following the news that the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction withheld $16 million in funding because the district was months behind in reporting. This led to the resignation of the superintendent and the firing of the comptroller. Petitioners need 5137 signatures for Herndon, 6809 for Siemsen, 7759 for Gokalgandhi, and 44,177 for Zombor (Zombor is an at-large member, rather than a specific district.

The board called for a $252 million referendum that was recently approved before revealing the financial issues.

Update: Petitioners claim they have half the signatures needed (they cite 37K signatures, which is presumably all of them combined).