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Madison -- A person on the Edgewood College campus last week faked interest in signing a petition to recall Gov. Scott Walker, but instead tore it up, according to a school official.

Destroying or defacing a recall petition is a felony, according to the state Government Accountability Board, which runs state elections.

Democrats launched an effort to recall the Republican governor on Nov. 15, and on that day a student gathered signatures from a dining hall at the Madison-based college, said Dean of Students Maggie Balistreri-Clarke.

Someone came up to the student, acted like they were interested in signing the petition and then tore up a petition, she said Tuesday. The petition included one or two signatures from people who wanted to recall the governor, she said.

Campus security has identified the person believed to have torn up the petition, and the student gathering the signatures was urged to contact law enforcement about it, Balistreri-Clarke said. The student indicated he would contact the state Democratic Party for guidance, she said.

Balistreri-Clarke said she could not release the name of either person involved.

Party spokesman Graeme Zielinski said he was not familiar with the matter.