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April 7, 2020

Scenes from Election Day

We can't say thank you enough to all of our clerks, poll workers, volunteers, and Wisconsin National Guard members for your efforts during this unprecedented election. No significant issues reported in Racine County so far. pic.twitter.com/I7llZUa2vz
— Racine County (@RacineCounty) April 7, 2020

A voter at Washington High School in Milwaukee April 7, 2020, wears signs reading "Risking my life to vote thanks to GOP" and "This is what voter suppression looks like." Photo by David Wise.

A line forms outside of the Riverside High School polling location on Milwaukee's east side April 7, 2020. Photo by Adam Kelnhofer.

A volunteer hands out surgical masks to voters at Riverside High School on Milwaukee's east side to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Photo by Adam Kelnhofer.

My friend Erin Stilp took this video, her sister-in-law is in line. This is at Riveraide HS in Mke. This is my normal polling place, but I voted absentee. Hundreds in line and very long wait. What is happening here is unconscionable. pic.twitter.com/TwEHLJlUY1
— Sachin Chheda (@skchheda) April 7, 2020

The scene outside of the Riverside High School polling location on Milwaukee's east side on April 7, 2020. Photo by Adam Kelnhofer.

Team Miller wants to remind you to be safe if you must go to the polls in person today.

Follow the CDC Guidelines when leaving the house.

Thank you to all the hardworking clerks and poll workers risking their health to ensure a smooth and safe election today in Wisconsin. pic.twitter.com/TB1OHKQx1x
— Mark Miller (@WISenatorMiller) April 7, 2020

Talked with multiple voters at Riverside High School, one of five polling places in the City of Milwaukee, that waited over 2.5 hours to vote pic.twitter.com/C9tAEM1UKZ
— Jeramey Jannene (@compujeramey) April 7, 2020

These folks are waiting in line to vote today, they're still about 1/3 of a mile away from their polling location. pic.twitter.com/1GdeSuBaPr
— Tim Carpenter (@TimCarpenterMKE) April 7, 2020

A voter deposits a ballot at the Madison Public Library on April 7, 2020. Photo by JR Ross.

The new #Brookfield convention center is getting its first official use as the city’s only polling place on Election Day. #WISN12 pic.twitter.com/6stdGsowfU
— Nick Bohr (@NickBohrWISN) April 7, 2020

Volunteering w my wife & several others today @ the @CityofNewBerlin central counting station. If you haven't already voted absentee, please vote. Election officials are doing their best to keep everyone safe. For more information on today's election visit https://t.co/Dm51JJTUK6 pic.twitter.com/at99ZpzYaR
— Joe Sanfelippo (@JoeSanfelippo) April 7, 2020

Lines at South Division High School in Milwaukee were relatively short compared to other Milwaukee polling places. Photo by Adam Kelnhofer.

The line for voting at Washington High in Milwaukee's Sherman Park neighborhood stretched roughly 350 yards on April 7, 2020. Photo by David Wise.

A performer poses for a photo outside the Riverside High School polling location on Milwaukee's East Side on Election Day. Photo by Adam Kelnhofer.

A pair of voters brought chairs to the polls with them to ease the roughly 1-hour wait to cast their ballots at Washington High School in Milwaukee's Sherman Park neighborhood on April 7, 2020. Most groups of voters maintained several feet of distance, which the angle of this shot obscures. Photo by David Wise.

Lines forming just 30 minutes after polls open in Milwaukee, people trying to space. Almost everyone has a mask pic.twitter.com/KVCJ7Ik0Xe
— Steadman™ (@AsteadWesley) April 7, 2020

The line to vote at Riverside High School in Milwaukee is so long I shot it in four parts pic.twitter.com/eMCDJOEieP
— Brendan Cullerton (@BCullerton) April 7, 2020

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker ⁦@repvos⁩ works the polls in Burlington, wearing a protective mask, gloves and gown

Cos sued ⁦@GovEvers⁩ after the Democratic governor tried to postpone the election

The Wisconsin Supreme Court yesterday ordered it to proceed pic.twitter.com/hn4ErAsr2o
— Scott Bauer (@sbauerAP) April 7, 2020

In the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, THIS is the line for in person voting as the polls open for Election Day in Wisconsin. #COVID19 #ElectionDay pic.twitter.com/WplsSHy9RF
— Omar Jimenez (@OmarJimenez) April 7, 2020

Polls open in minutes. Here’s a look at the line in Waukesha, the city’s only polling location pic.twitter.com/Uqg08gannt
— Matt Smith (@mattsmith_news) April 7, 2020

Voters had the option of voting via drive-through at Washington High School on Milwaukee's north side. A poll worker said the option was primarily for those who would have trouble standing in a line that stretched some 400 yards. Photo by David Wise.

See the white truck waaay back there? That’s about where I got in line two hours ago. Almost to the front of the line @GBWestHS. #WisconsinPrimary pic.twitter.com/BSpG3U1bdw
— Jeff Bollier (@GBstreetwise) April 7, 2020