ANNOUNCED MORE THAN 2 MILLION
FACE MASKS AND THOUSANDS OF
INFRARED THERMOMETERS WILL BE
SENT TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
AT THE SAME TIME, MAYORS OF THE
FIVE LARGEST CITIES ARE
INVESTING IN SAFER ELECTIONS.
LAST SPRING, MUNICIPALITIES
SCRAMBLED TO MAKE WISCONSIN
ELECTIONS SAFE AFTER A
LAST-MINUTE SUPREME COURT
RULING.
AS A RESULT, THE NUMBER OF POLL
LOCATIONS WAS REDUCED, FORCING
VOTERS TO STAND IN LINE LONG
LINES TO CAST BALLOTS DURING THE
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.
THE MAYORS OF MILWAUKEE,
MADISON, GREEN BAY, RACINE AND
KENOSHA ARE TEAMING UP WITH THE
CENTER FOR TECH AND CIVIC LIFE
TO FUND THE "WISCONSIN
SAFER VOTING PLAN."
THE $3.6 MILLION GRANT FROM THE
NON-PARTISAN, NON-PROFIT WILL
HELP OPEN AN ADEQUATE NUMBER OF
VOTING SITES, ALONG WITH
DRIVE-THROUGH AND DROP BOX
LOCATIONS.
IN ADDITION, THE MONEY WILL BE
USED TO PURCHASE PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, ALONG WITH
RECRUITING AND TRAINING FOR POLL