Prosser 137,000 votes, ahead of Kloppenburg by 7,000. My first reaction, of course,

[Cal33]

is, Does Wisconsin still use electronic voting machines?

[PeaceNikki]

1. No, paper ballots - optical scan.

And it's way too early. Most of Milwaukee Country hasn't reported.

[Cal33]

12. Many thanks for the info.

[elocs]

15. Yes, paper ballots that can be touched, held, and recounted if needed. n/t

[lonestarnot]

16. And lots of cops and firefighters as onlookers!

;)

[liberal life]

19. no no no not good enough- they scan them and then put the numbers through a central tabulator

the central tabulator can be easily manipulated so unless you count the ballots at the precinct and compare numbers, you will not know if the results are accurate.

In my state, a recount is putting 5% of the ballots through the same flawed process and no one is allowed to hand count the ballots at the precinct. No one is even allowed to know the number readings from the optical scans before they are sent through the central tabulators.




http://fucorporatemedia.com/

[Cal33]

20. Readers' comments from The FDL News Desk that fraudulent

vote counting can be practiced to the very end. Many observers from
both sides should be present at each counting. Most likely there
will be a recount, since the results show a difference of only a
few hundred out of a total number of some 1.5 million votes.

http://news.firedoglake.com/2011/04/05/kloppenburg-prosser-super-tight-with-a-handful-of-precincts-remaining/#comments

[warrior1]

2. It's less that 2000

currently.

[warrior1]

3. Up to 5800

[Goblinmonger]

4. This is a pretty good result, right now.

The smaller rural areas are reporting first and it is neck and neck. There is basically all of the Madison area to come in and a lot of Milwaukee.

[Cal33]

14. Thanks, good to know.

[itsrobert]

5. Stop freaking out, it's turning

toward Kloppenburg

[WilliamPitt]

6. It's early.

*fingers crossed*

[Tx4obama]

7. You're welcome to come join our discussion on the DU link below

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x820845

[Dawson Leery]

8. Still early, Rural and exburbs are reporting first.

Dane County has a way to go.

[Lovette]

9. Please win Kloppenburg

I pray this woman wins!

[iwishiwas]

10. Dodge and Racine counties -large union counties still at 0.

[aquart]

11. Milwaukee has barely begun to count.

[L. Coyote]

13. Results thread here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x821275

[Ramulux]

17. Kloppenberg has already won

There is still half from Milwaukee and Dane county to be counted and she is winning there big time. Pretty sure Prosser isn't gonna be able to make up the difference.

[brentspeak]

18. But there's still 75% left of Waukesha Cty to be counted