Some Ballot Problems Reported in Milwaukee

Milwaukee County DA E. Michael McCann said there were reports of misprints on some ballots in Sen. Jeff Plale's district, but steps were being taken to rectify the problem.

Assistant DA Bruce Landgraf is in the field for the Milwaukee County DA's office, monitoring the polling places. McCann said the misprints seemed to involve a small number of ballots, and they have contacted the state Elections Board to rectify the problem.

"We are looking at what measures to undertake to ensure whatever is done is done as much as possible," McCann said. "If there needs to be a reexamination (of the ballots), that the materials are preserved."

Janice Dunn, administrator of the Milwaukee County Election Commission, said there hadn’t been any reports of problems in the rest of the county. Most of the calls the office received were inquiries about why voters couldn’t vote in the party primary for one race and the other party’s primary in another.

“That comes up every two years,” she said.

Also in Milwaukee, special ballots for people with disabilities mistakenly given to the general voting public at 15 to 20 polling places, according to the AP.

-- By Greg Bump