Wisconsin's April, 2011 election for state Supreme Court Justice ended in a virtual tie. The challenger, JoAnne Kloppenburg, filed for a recount and also filed a complaint against Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus. Nickolaus "forgot to save" 14,000 votes from the city of Brookfield on election night. Two days later, she informed her county canvass board of the error 15 minutes before holding a press conference. The found votes moved the incumbent, David Prosser, from loser to winner.
The recount uncovered numerous instances of unsealed ballot bags, unmatched ballot bag certificates, unsigned inspection reports, "lost" ballots being found, mathematical errors, and uneven application of election laws due to poorly trained clerks and poll workers. Despite these "anomalies", the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board (GAB) certified the results of the recount and declared Prosser the winner.