Wisconsin: Milwaukee fears running out of ballots on Nov. 2nd!

[xyboymil]

In the battleground state of Wisconsin where I am from, this could be huge if there are not enough ballots in Milwaukee on November 2nd!:mad:

Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker(R), citing vote-fraud concerns, is publicly balking at a City of Milwaukee request for almost 260,000 additional ballots in anticipation of high turnout for the Nov. 2 presidential election.

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Mayor Tom Barrett(D) blasted Walker's stance, and Common Council President Willie Hines Jr. immediately joined in, saying it was an attempt to suppress the central-city vote.

"I'm going to lay this at the footsteps of the county if there aren't enough ballots in the city," said Barrett.

Shortages feared

City officials said that they were trying to err on the side of no ballot shortages because some wards have run out in the past.

They said that ballot-marking errors, intense voter interest, the need to have extra ballots at many high-turnout wards and other factors played into their request.

The flare-up between Barrett and Walker pits two of the most prominent politicians in the Milwaukee area who - while holding non-partisan offices - are on opposite sides of the presidential race. Walker, a Republican, is a state co-chair of President Bush's campaign, while Barrett, a Democrat, is state co-chair of the John Kerry campaign.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/oct04/266144.asp

This is utter and complete bullshit people! In Milwaukee, if we run out of ballots and people cannot vote, there WILL be chaos. This story is front page news today. :mad: