A sign along East Washington Avenue in Madison encourages motorists to vote in the state's spring election Tuesday.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Scott Hanna staffs a curbside voting location outside Madison's East High School Tuesday wearing a mask and face shield to protect himself and voters from COVID-19.
Wisconsin on Tuesday became the only state to insist on holding its April primary as planned, forcing many residents to risk spreading the COVID-19 coronavirus while exercising their right to vote — especially in Milwaukee where lines at polling places stretched several city blocks and wait times were upward of two hours.
Election workers outside the Madison Municipal Building wear protective medical equipment while assisting voters with curbside voting during the state's spring election Tuesday.
People line up to vote at Riverside High School during the primary in Milwaukee on Tuesday. Voters lined up to cast ballots across Wisconsin on Tuesday, ignoring a stay-at-home order in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic to participate in the state's presidential primary election. Results of the voting won't be known until Monday.
Sisters Kelly and Teal Rowe work behind a plexiglass barrier while waiting to verify voters in Wisconsin's spring election in the town of Dunn Tuesday.
Maya Banks of Madison on Tuesday protests the decision by the Republican-controlled Legislature and conservatives on the state Supreme Court to proceed with the election during a global health crisis.
People line up to vote at Riverside High School during the primary in Milwaukee on Tuesday. Voters lined up to cast ballots across Wisconsin on Tuesday, ignoring a stay-at-home order in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic to participate in the state's presidential primary election. Results of the voting won't be known until Monday.
Election workers outside the Madison Municipal Building wear protective medical equipment while assisting voters with curbside voting during the state's spring election Tuesday.
Maya Banks of Madison on Tuesday protests the decision by the Republican-controlled Legislature and conservatives on the state Supreme Court to proceed with the election during a global health crisis.
Scott Hanna staffs a curbside voting location outside Madison's East High School Tuesday wearing a mask and face shield to protect himself and voters from COVID-19.
Sisters Kelly and Teal Rowe work behind a plexiglass barrier while waiting to verify voters in Wisconsin's spring election in the town of Dunn Tuesday.
