More ballots ordered in Waukesha County communities

Published on: 2/15/2011

Waukesha - Several Waukesha County communities ran out of ballots early and had to ask for a re-supply Tuesday, County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus said.

However, voters still have had the chance to vote on a paperless touch-screen machine at each polling place until new paper ballots arrived, she said.

Nickolaus estimated a 10% voter turnout, and municipal clerks could order ballots based on that estimate or order more or less. She asked clerks to re-order by noon Tuesday if they thought they'd need more.

Clerks in Menomonee Falls, Delafield, Summit, New Berlin and the towns of Oconomowoc, Vernon, Waukesha and Genesee called for more ballots. Nickolaus said a printer on standby provided the additional ballots. The largest number went to Menomonee Falls, which initially ordered 2,900 ballots and then asked for an additional 2,000. Most needed only a couple hundred more.

Nickolaus said she didn't think the temporary shortage would delay voters or cause polls to stay open later than the 8 p.m. closing.