Evers called a special session of Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled legislature on Saturday in an attempt to change the state’s Election Day into an extended mail-in ballot only election. But the legislative session lasted only a couple seconds Saturday afternoon; the state’s Republican leaders gaveled in and out, adjourning until Monday and leaving the in-person Election Day plans for Tuesday intact. The majority of municipalities in Wisconsin have already reported a lack of poll workers. On Friday, the Milwaukee Election Commission announced the city was consolidating its usual 180 polling stations to just five. Vos, the state assembly speaker, tweeted, “Milwaukee could easily use city staff to open polling places.” Evers has also offered using the national guard to staff polling stations.

Source: Huffington Post April 04, 2020 22:30 UTC