Early in person voting begins in Madison and Milwaukee Wisconsin today
Monday marked the first opportunity for voters to appear in person to cast ballots in the state's two largest cities. The Wisconsin ballot includes closely contested races for president and U.S. senator.
The city garage opened in Madison at 7 a.m. Another polling station opened at 8 a.m. in the Madison city clerk's office. By 8:25 a.m., 40 people were lined up.
John Kraniak, the 67-year-old membership director for the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, was one of the first in line. He said he voted early because the clerk's office is only a block from his office and he wanted to "get it out of the way."
He cast his ballot for Clinton. "It is Madison, after all," he quipped, referring to the city's reputation as one of the most liberal communities in the country. Kraniak added that if Trump became president he might consider moving to Canada.
Clinton's campaign released a statement Monday telling voters that "Thanks to early voting, it's easier than ever to make your voice heard" and urging them to bring friends and family with them to the polls.
Early in-person voting began in Milwaukee at downtown municipal building at 10 a.m. Milwaukee Election Commission Executive Director Neil Albrecht said workers got a rush of 40 to 50 voters when the doors opened. About 200 people had voted by noon, he said. Usually the city sees a couple hundred early voters in a day, let alone two hours, Albrecht said.
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