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Wisconsin

mahatmakanejeeves

(66,379 posts) Mon Sep 28, 2020, 09:55 AM Sep 2020

Wisconsin absentee ballot count as of Monday, 5 weeks before election:

Dave Weigel Retweeted

Wisconsin absentee ballot count as of Monday, 5 weeks before election:

Ballots requested: 1.16 million
Returned: 238,356

Dane County: 52,886
Milwaukee County: 27,037
Waukesha County: 20,120

Madison defied demand from GOP attorney not to collect ballots in parks on Saturday

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Wisconsin absentee ballot count as of Monday, 5 weeks before election: (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2020 OP

Wow. Five weeks out and almost a quarter of mail in ballots already returned. Statistical Sep 2020 #1

Only a quarter of them returned? Indyfan53 Sep 2020 #2

K & R N/T ewagner Sep 2020 #3

Just talked to a like-minded coworker who was planning to wait. AllyCat Sep 2020 #4

I've been waiting to turn mine in but maybe I'll drop it off tomorrow. I'm in Waukesha County. Luciferous Sep 2020 #6

Please do it ASAP! Indyfan53 Sep 2020 #7

Well I'm turning it in to the clerk's office so it won't be going through the post office... Luciferous Sep 2020 #8

That's great news! Callalily Sep 2020 #5

We have three we will drop off on Friday! Greybnk48 Sep 2020 #9

How many ballots were mailed from the clerks so far? SmartVoter22 Oct 2020 #10

My ballot is filled & returned via USPS SmartVoter22 Oct 2020 #11

Thank you for doing your duty as an American citizen. mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2020 #12

Statistical

(19,264 posts)

1. Wow. Five weeks out and almost a quarter of mail in ballots already returned.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Sep 28, 2020, 10:40 AM

Sep 2020

That is amazing. Congrats to everyone in Wisconsin that made that happen.

Indyfan53

(489 posts)

2. Only a quarter of them returned?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Sep 28, 2020, 11:05 AM

Sep 2020

Hurry up, people! We’re running out of time!!!

Vote early in person, if you can!

ewagner

(18,967 posts)

3. K & R N/T

Reply to Indyfan53 (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 28, 2020, 11:31 AM

Sep 2020

AllyCat

(18,135 posts)

4. Just talked to a like-minded coworker who was planning to wait.

Reply to Indyfan53 (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 28, 2020, 12:26 PM

Sep 2020

Explained all the things I was concerned about happening that would deter me: Ill elderly parents, sick cat, kids school up in the air, getting called in to work. After 30 seconds thought, she said “You’re right. I’ll go turn it in tonight after work”.

Luciferous

(6,487 posts)

6. I've been waiting to turn mine in but maybe I'll drop it off tomorrow. I'm in Waukesha County.

Reply to Indyfan53 (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 28, 2020, 08:09 PM

Sep 2020

Indyfan53

(489 posts)

7. Please do it ASAP!

Reply to Luciferous (Reply #6)

Mon Sep 28, 2020, 11:22 PM

Sep 2020

Democracy is at stake

Luciferous

(6,487 posts)

8. Well I'm turning it in to the clerk's office so it won't be going through the post office...

Reply to Indyfan53 (Reply #7)

Mon Sep 28, 2020, 11:30 PM

Sep 2020

Callalily

(15,180 posts)

5. That's great news!

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Sep 28, 2020, 05:34 PM

Sep 2020

I returned my ballot last week. Took it strait to City Hall and handed it off to the Clerk.

Additionally, I'm encouraging everyone I know to send in the ballots (or hand deliver or drop box) as soon as possible. Much to my surprise several people didn't know that you can vote early in-person, so I passed along information about that too.