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Rep. Brett Hulsey will square off with Madison School Board member Mary Burke in the Aug. 12 Democratic gubernatorial primary after the Government Accountability Board dismissed a challenge to his candidacy Tuesday.

The board reviewed 17 challenges against candidates seeking to run in the fall election. The board rejected six of those candidates from the ballot, including a Green Party candidate from Dane County.

Hulsey, of Madison, was challenged by Dane County Democratic Party chairman Mike Basford. The complaint alleged 85 signatures were obtained by individuals with felony convictions and 319 signatures included municipalities filled in by someone other than the signer.

Accountability board staff determined one of the four petition circulators remained on probation for a felony conviction, but the others had completed their sentences, making them eligible to collect signatures. Staff recommended the board deny the challenge to the addresses consistent with past practice.

The board unanimously agreed with the staff recommendation to deny 57 of Hulsey’s signatures but retain the others for a total of 2,074. The minimum to run for governor is 2,000.

Basford, who had described Hulsey’s campaign as a “circus,” did not appear before the board.