And they quickly scheduled an extraordinary session of the legislature to pass a bill to rewrite our election laws and prevent special elections in either of the districts from being held. On March 28, an appellate judge rejected Governor Walker's attempt to sidestep the law surrounding special elections. and he and legislative Republicans finally relented. Special elections In Senate District 1 and Assembly District 42 were called for June 12th. (01:17–01:29)
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Asserts that an appellate judge ruled against Governor Walker's attempt to avoid calling special elections.
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