Early Voting Soars in Madison, Wisconsin in Fall Primary

Madison, Wisconsin — An early-voting elections clerk at the Meadowridge Library reported a young man who had never voted before cast his first ballot yesterday and left the polls seemingly a satisfied customer and a happy citizen.

Accounts of contented voters are making the rounds today as Madison begins its third day of early voting, (in-person, absentee voting), expected by some observers to result in a 45-percent turnout, a record for a Fall Partisan Primary Election.

From the Madison City Clerk:

462 Madison residents voted at one of our in-person absentee voting locations today bringing the total number of in-person absentee votes cast to 1,104. Find out where and when you can cast a ballot before the Aug. 14 Primary here: https://t.co/3o9TCBRkcw

— Madison WI Clerk (@MadisonWIClerk) August 1, 2018

Gov. Scott Walker (R) and Republicans have worked to obstruct voters, especially young and minority residents, by passing anti-voting legislation in an effort to stay in power.

There is compelling evidence in the city of Madison, Scott Walker and Republicans are now on the defensive following federal voting rights litigation.

Voting rights workers expect a legal counteroffensive by Wisconsin Republicans at the state Dept of Justice with the objective of stopping voters from voting.

Everyday is anything-can-happen day among Republican-appointed judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, which has federal jurisdiction for Wisconsin election law cases.

A national voting rights organization, the National Commission for Voter Justice, held a conference in Milwaukee last month in an effort to call attention to, and stop Republican voter obstruction.