Guard To Help With Election Day

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers says about 400 National Guard troops will be activated to plug any shortages at polls on Election Day, as coronavirus cases surge in the state. Evers said in a statement Thursday “the Wisconsin National Guard has played a critical role in our response to the COVID-19 pandemic and this mission is no different.” Meagan Wolfe, head of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, said she expects there will be few gaps to fill on Tuesday. She says there’s a shortage of about 200 poll workers out of the roughly 30,000 who will be staffing the polls. Wolfe said the relatively small shortage is fantastic news and reflects the work of officials to solicit volunteers and backups.