Reply #7: Another article on Ertmer saying she didn't expect a turnout much higher than usual:

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http://www.wisinfo.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011104040380

Posted Apr 4, 2011; 3:57 AM

Local election officials expect low turnout for spring election

By Jeff Bollier
of the Northwestern

In spite of the heavy attention on state politics, local election officials expect voter turnout on Election Day, April 5, to stay in line with recent spring elections.

Winnebago County Clerk Sue Ertmer projects turnout to be in the 20 to 22 percent range countywide with pockets of higher turnout in areas with school district referendums or other major races on the ballot. She said that level of voter participation is in line with the 22 percent of voters who cast ballots in the April 2009 election.

State Democrats hoped to turn the sole statewide election, a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat race between Democrat Joanne Kloppenburg and incumbent Republican David Prosser, into a referendum on Gov. Scott Walker's administration and efforts to curtail workers' rights. But Ertmer said she doesn't expect state budget issues and local recall efforts to push turnout noticeably higher even if it does motivate some voters to head to the polls.

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Was there anyone else in Wisconsin who was going around insisting that there WOULDN'T be a high turnout for this election? A prediction that apparently led to there not being enough ballots and people using those damn touch-screen machines...