12:37 PM: Primary Voting Going Smoothly So Far, Turnout Low
Turnout has been low and problems have been minimal so far during today's spring primary.
Dane County clerk Bob Ohlsen said Madison reported 4.2 percent of voters voted by 11 a.m. Ohlsen said he hasn't heard of any issues other than minor voting machine issues that were resolved early. Ohlsen said he could only guess at what turnout would be today, but might reach 13 to 14 percent.
Milwaukee Election Commission executive director Susan Edman said things are going pretty well there, and she estimates 20,000 will vote today, which is about seven percent of the approximate 300,000 voters registered in Milwaukee. Edman said some poll workers were tardy or didn't show up at first, but those problems have been resolved now.
Green Bay also looks to be snag-free, according to a city clerk employee, saying more than 3,500 people voted at 10 a.m., with a few precincts not reporting. Green Bay is holding the largest school referendum, with two proposals totaling $95 million.
Milwaukee County's Greenfield, which is holding a school referendum for $38 million, also looks to be without any problems with a clerk's office employee saying "so far, so good," but didn't have any ballot tallies yet.
-- By Matt Dolbey
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