Town of Dunn resident Robert Wilson reviews his selections on his ballot while voting at the town's highway garage Tuesday. Voters and poll workers were encouraged to wear masks and take other precautions after efforts to delay the vote amid the COVID-19 pandemic failed.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Michelle Martin, left, and Anita Krasno, middle, check in a voter behind a plexiglass barrier at the Will-Mar Neighborhood Center on Tuesday. Madison erected the barriers for poll workers at all 66 of the city's polling locations.
STEVE APPS, STATE JOURNAL
A sign along East Washington Avenue in Madison encourages motorists to vote in the state's spring election Tuesday.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
An opponent of a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision to proceed with the state's spring election amid coronavirus concerns makes her feelings known to passing motorists on Tuesday in Madison.
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.
John Marx, who has worked the polls in the village of Brooklyn for two decades, awaits voters at the town hall Tuesday wearing a mask and gloves behind a makeshift plastic and wood barrier that was built by a Brooklyn couple over the weekend.
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.
Town of Dunn resident Robert Wilson reviews his selections on his ballot while voting at the town's highway garage Tuesday. Voters and poll workers were encouraged to wear masks and take other precautions after efforts to delay the vote amid the COVID-19 pandemic failed.
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.
Michelle Martin, left, and Anita Krasno, middle, check in a voter behind a plexiglass barrier at the Will-Mar Neighborhood Center on Tuesday. Madison erected the barriers for poll workers at all 66 of the city's polling locations.
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.
An opponent of a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision to proceed with the state's spring election amid coronavirus concerns makes her feelings known to passing motorists on Tuesday in Madison.
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.
John Marx, who has worked the polls in the village of Brooklyn for two decades, awaits voters at the town hall Tuesday wearing a mask and gloves behind a makeshift plastic and wood barrier that was built by a Brooklyn couple over the weekend.
