Election Over for Voters, But Just Beginning for Clerks
Friday, April 10th, 2020 -- 9:33 AM
(AP) -Wisconsin’s messy presidential primary election ended for voters, but it’s far from finished for nearly 2,000 local clerks who have to guard the ballots for days before counting can begin.Those clerks usually would have begun counting as soon as polls closed on election night, rushing to get their numbers to county clerks. Instead, the court fight over whether to hold the election during the coronavirus crisis resulted in a judge’s order that ballots can’t be counted until Monday afternoon.
State election officials have warned clerks to safeguard their ballots and voting machines to ensure there’s no tampering that could call results into question. Clerks have responded by placing ballots in sealed bags, locking them in safes, closets and offices, and doing the same with voting machines that hold electronic data.
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