Tuesday, November 4, 2008
2:11 PM
City clerks report brisk turnout, no problems at polls
The mid-day returns are coming into city clerks around the state, and turnout appears to be expectedly brisk so far.
The City of Madison counted 42,236 voters as of 11 a.m., but the mayor's office noted that the number will likely rise as more complete results come in. A spokeswoman for Mayor Cieslewicz said that both the polls and the clerk's office are "buzzing."
In Green Bay, City Clerk Doug Daul said voter turnout is on track to break 100 percent when factoring in new registrants. He was in the process of ordering more ballots to select polling places.
The City of Eau Claire is busy delivering addition ballots and same-day voter registration forms to its polling places. As of 12 p.m., 26.6 percent of that city's registered voters had hit the polls.
Conservative-leaning Waukesha has seen things going smoothly at the polls to this point, with no lines currently reported at polling places according to Deputy Clerk Gina Kozlik. The City of La Crosse is also reporting heavy turnout, but with no problems reported so far.
-- By Andy Szal
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