Wisconsin poll workers train for conflict: 'A little nervous? I am.'
CLAIRE SAVAGE and CARRIE ANTLFINGER
Associated Press / Report for America
A poll worker looks over a manual during a class for Milwaukee election poll workers Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Milwaukee. Poll workers around America are bracing for conflict this election. At a recent training in swing-state Wisconsin, Milwaukee’s top election official told workers it’s OK to be nervous -- then walked them through how to handle conflict. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
CLAIRE SAVAGE and CARRIE ANTLFINGER
Associated Press / Report for America
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee’s top election official surveyed about 20 poll workers gathered in a classroom in a city building stuffed with election supplies, then spoke frankly about the tense environment they may face next week when the city expects more people watching their work than ever before.
Claire Woodall-Vogg, executive director of the City of Milwaukee Election Commission, teaches a class to poll workers Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Milwaukee. Poll workers around America are bracing for conflict this election. At a recent training in swing-state Wisconsin, Milwaukee’s top election official told workers it’s OK to be nervous -- then walked them through how to handle conflict. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
A poll worker signs in during a class for Milwaukee election poll workers Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Milwaukee. Poll workers around America are bracing for conflict this election. At a recent training in swing-state Wisconsin, Milwaukee’s top election official told workers it’s OK to be nervous -- then walked them through how to handle conflict. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
State government reporter Mitchell Schmidt's top stories of 2021
It would be an understatement to say it’s difficult to select my top five stories from 2021.
Covering Wisconsin politics is anything but dull or slow (by my count I’ve had a little over 300 stories so far this year), but here are a few of the bigger impact stories I’ve had over the last 12 months.
Claire Woodall-Vogg, executive director of the City of Milwaukee Election Commission, teaches a class to poll workers Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Milwaukee. Poll workers around America are bracing for conflict this election. At a recent training in swing-state Wisconsin, Milwaukee’s top election official told workers it’s OK to be nervous -- then walked them through how to handle conflict. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
A poll worker looks over a manual during a class for Milwaukee election poll workers Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Milwaukee. Poll workers around America are bracing for conflict this election. At a recent training in swing-state Wisconsin, Milwaukee’s top election official told workers it’s OK to be nervous -- then walked them through how to handle conflict. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
A poll worker signs in during a class for Milwaukee election poll workers Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Milwaukee. Poll workers around America are bracing for conflict this election. At a recent training in swing-state Wisconsin, Milwaukee’s top election official told workers it’s OK to be nervous -- then walked them through how to handle conflict. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
