October 28, 2004

Wisconsin Election Update

Ann Althouse wrote about the possibility of a large number of people from Illinois attending the Madison Kerry rally featuring Bruce Springsteen. It moved from possiblity to fact. WTMJ radio reported this morning that lots and lots of cars with Illinois license plates and Kerry Edwards stickers were headed northwest on I-94.

When I first heard about a possible 60,000 people at the rally I was concerned Kerry Edwards was doing a better job energizing its supporters. With the presence of plenty of Illinois people plus thousands of teachers who are in Madison for a convention my fear was relieved. Then I read this from Ann Althouse:

The crowd, predicted to be 60,000, will be encouraged to go right over to City Hall (a block away) and vote immediately, and City Hall is going to stay open until 8 p.m. tonight to accommodate the crowd. As I've written here, no I.D. is required to vote absentee at City Hall. Knowing that people are flowing in from Illinois, I'm feeling especially nervous about voter fraud today. If the election in the end comes down to a fight over Wisconsin's electoral votes, that pile of absentee ballots here is going to be the subject of a huge fight, don't you think?

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The Wisconsin GOP questioned the legitimacy of 5,619 addresses on Milwaukee voter rolls. Some of the suspicous addresses are for empty lots, a gyros stand, and a space between two houses. This morning the Milwaukee Election Commission quickly dismissed the challenge. There will be no further investigation and all the addresses, including the ones documented vio photographs, will remain on the rolls.

"Republicans Challenge 5,600 Addresses that May Not Exist"

"GOP Challenge to Voting List Denied"

"Republicans Challenge Registrations in Ohio, Nevada, and Wisconsin"

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Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent William Andrekopoulos put an end to a program exploiting school children to help get out the vote. The program was run in conjuction with Wisconsin Citizen Action, a Left-wing organization that backs Sen. John Kerry.

Wisconsin Citizen Action's Larry Marx--a fitting name--said Andrekopoulos caved into "pressure from right-wing radio talk show hosts." I have a feeling it had more to do with the superintendent learning on Charlie Sykes' show yesterday how pro-Kerry Wisconsin Citizen Action was.

"MPS Pulls Plug on Student Canvassing"

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Don't believe voter fraud is happening? Owen at Boots & Sabers has been "fraudulently registered to vote in Milwaukee."

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Let's end this update where I started with Ann Althouse. She reports on the Madison Kerry rally featuring Bruce Springsteen.

[Added to OTB's Beltway Traffic Jam.]