2020 Election Day Page

Milwaukee Central Count. Photo by Adam Kelnhofer, Nov. 3, 2020.

Milwaukee Central Count. Photo by Adam Kelnhofer, Nov. 3, 2020.

Voters say it took less than 10 minutes to cast their ballots at Madison's Orpheum Theater, Ward 49’s polling place, on Election Day morning. Photo by Ashley Obuljen, Nov. 3, 2020.

Planned Parenthood volunteers speak with college-age voters in Library Mall, between two Madison polling places. The organization is confident that young voters are showing up to vote, says volunteer Emma Mortensen. Photo by Ashley Obuljen, Nov. 3, 2020.

Voting at Hillel in Madison took about 5 minutes, according to UW-Madison sophomore Campbell Callam. “It’s a civic duty,” he said of casting his ballot. Photo by Ashley Obuljen, Nov. 3, 2020.

Milwaukee Election Commission Executive Director Claire Woodall-Vogg and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett deliver an update on Milwaukee's turnout. Photo by Adam Kelnhofer, Nov. 3, 2020.

Same day registration and casting his ballot at Milwaukee’s Riverside High School took 21-year-old Avinash Sehgal roughly five minutes, he said. The process was easy and straightforward for him. Photo by Adam Kelnhofer, Nov. 3, 2020.

Frank P. Zeidler Municipal Building polling place. Photo by Adam Kelnhofer, Nov. 3, 2020.

Suzzette Metcalfe and Orry Leon of the Pasta Tree restaurant offered free pastries and hot chocolate to voters outside Zablocki Library. They said the food giveaway was sponsored by World Central Kitchen. Photo by David Wise, Nov. 3, 2020.

Washington High School in Milwaukee's Sherman Park neighborhood on the city's North Side saw steady turnout, but no lines by mid-afternoon, according to poll workers. Photo by David Wise, Nov. 3, 2020.

The West Allis Recreation Center saw substantial lines early in the afternoon. Kristen Joncas, 45, of West Allis, said she waited about 45 minutes to vote. Photo by David Wise, Nov. 3, 2020.

Washington High School in Milwaukee's Sherman Park neighborhood on the city's north side saw light, steady turnout, but no lines by mid-afternoon, according to poll workers. Photo by David Wise, Nov. 3, 2020.

Voters wait for their ballots at the Franklin City Hall polling location in southwest Milwaukee County. Photo by David Wise, Nov. 3, 2020.

Poll workers prepare absentee ballots at Franklin's central count facility in southwest Milwaukee County. Photo by David Wise, Nov. 3, 2020.

At least two West Allis polling places had long lines at 8 p.m. on Election Day. Above is video of the scene at West Allis City Hall, while a long line was also observed at the West Allis Recreation Center. The lines cleared by 10 p.m. Video by David Wise, Nov. 3, 2020.