Madison City Clerk: Turnout Is On Pace To Reach 119%

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A local reporter in Wisconsin is reporting record turnout in Madison:
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/06/05/495607/madison-city-clerk-turnout-is-on-pace-to-reach-119/

Amy at WTDY
@AmyBarrilleaux

Madison City Clerk tells me turnout is on pace to hit 119% in Madison, adding "That would be unprecedented."

https://twitter.com/?tw_e=screenname&tw_i=210104858878033920&tw_p=tweetembed#!/AmyBarrilleaux

Turnout in excess of 100% is possible because Wisconsin allows same-day voter registration. The numbers suggest that many people are registering at the polls. Heavy turnout in Madison, a liberal stronghold, would likely benefit Democrat Tom Barrett.

[liberalnationalist]

1. amen walker down

and Raw Money to go!

[Botany]

2. R you kidding me?

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[Baitball Blogger]

3. I hope we win one.

[kenfrequed]

4. Hmm...

I predict stupid conservatives attempting to use the headline as a justification for arguments that voter fraud took place.

What a stupid way to frame turnout anyhow? 138% Idiotic. It would have been sufficient to say that there was a 38% increase over the total number of registered voters in the form of same day registrations.

[rufus dog]

5. I apologize in advance

NO FUCKING WAY! THAT WOULD BE HUGH!!!!!!!

On Wisconsin.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

6. On Wisconsin

That deserves a few bars of the U. of Wisconsin fight song (and I hope to God I'm not celebrating too early).

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[PopYoColla]

7. if Barrett wins....

...watch how many Repub controlled states try to pass laws banning same day registrations....oh wait....

[sonias]

8. Damn that is a beautiful image!

119% voter turnout with new registrations. I love you Madison!!

Madison and WI. Go Barrett!!!

[freshwest]

9. +1

[Vogon_Glory]

10. I Predicted A Walker Win. Maybe, Just Maybe

I despairingly posted that Scott Walker would prevail because too many young "slackers" would do what real slackers do best, too progressives would stay home, and too many independents would decide that it's just the "pointy-headed" "libruls" and the blankety-blank unions that wanted the governor recalled.

Maybe, just maybe, I'll get to feast on crow tonight.

Gee, I hope so!

[SunSeeker]

11. AWESOME!!!

[Left Coast2020]

12. I'm still at the point to where I have knots in my stomach

Still, just a bit nervous.

[Honeycombe8]

13. How can turnout be over 100%? 100% is ALL. ???? nt

[nanabugg]

14. Same day registration, that's how.

It means more people registered to vote today putting the number of voters over the original number of registered voters.

[Kablooie]

15. Looks like the extra votes were Republican ringers. Not Democrats.