County Clerks Jill Lau and Jamie Annoye are happy you are voting, but they are also concerned about the demands being placed on their network of municipal clerks. According to CNN, more than 2.3 million people voted in Tuesday’s election as voters went to polls to choose a new state supreme court justice, state superintendents, and leaders at the municipal level. More than 50 percent of eligible voters participated in Kewaunee County, even causing the Village of Luxemburg to run out of ballots. Kewaunee County Clerk Jamie Annoye says voter interest in the election and the popularity of absentee voting is causing an increase in its turnout.

In Door County, more than 70 percent of registered voters participated in Tuesday's election, a record turnout for the peninsula for a spring election. County Clerk Jill Lau pointed to the partisan interest in non-partisan as another significant driver to the increased turnout. Increased turnout means increased stress on the counties’ municipal clerks, many of whom perform the role as part-time jobs. Lau believes municipalities may have to make some changes if election turnout grows.

Clerks and poll workers will get a breather this fall, but do not expect spring elections to lose steam soon. This year began a six-year run of Wisconsin State Supreme Court elections, with Justice Rebecca Bradley likely on the ballot next spring.