Madison: Strong turnout, no problems so far at polls

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Madison - Strong turnout and no major problems were reported Tuesday morning by elections officials.

"So far I'm not aware of any problems out there," said Reid Magney, a spokesman for the state Government Accountability Board.

Voters take to the polls Tuesday in six state Senate districts for recall elections for six Republican incumbents stemming from their support for Gov. Scott Walker's union bargaining legislation. Two more Democratic senators will face recalls next week.

The only complaint that Magney had heard Tuesday morning was from a voter upset about the state's new requirement that voters sign poll books.

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1. Exit poll workers moved at one site,Turnout steady to near presidential levels

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"So far, I'm not aware of any problems out there," said Reid Magney, a spokesman for the state Government Accountability Board.

Jonathan Simon, executive director of the Alliance, had a different view. His workers looking to interview voters leaving the polls inside the village hall were ordered to move out of the parking lot and onto an adjacent sidewalk.

The difficulties prevented the observers from gathering enough data to serve their purpose: analyzing exit poll results with the ballots to look for fraud.

Village Administrator Jesse Thyes said the exit poll takers were moved to the sidewalk for safety reasons and to provide a free flow of voters in and out of the village hall.


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