Milwaukee officials plan to allow early voting on the north and south sides for two weeks starting Oct. 10 in a move that some Democrats are warning could lead to voter confusion.
Under the still-developing plans, the location for early voting would change after two weeks. The plans are “unnecessarily complicated,” said Joe Zepecki, a Democratic strategist.
“Where the objective is making it easier for people to vote, you want to have clarity and consistency throughout,” he said. “(This plan) doesn’t lend itself to everyone in a community knowing where they can vote.”…
The city is able to set such an early voting schedule because of a recent court ruling that struck down limits on early voting approved by GOP Gov. Scott Walker and Republicans who control the Legislature. Under those limits, early voting could not have started until Oct. 24 and could not have included weekend voting.