MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett sent a letter Monday, March 23 to Gov. Tony Evers, Senator Scott Fitzgerald and Rep. Robin Vos, requesting that the April 7 spring election consist of mail-only ballots due to COVID-19.
"I do not believe that it would be fair to our election workers or to the members of the public to have a traditional emphasis on voters coming to the polls on April 7th," Barrett said. "I also don't think it's feasible at this point to continue to have the early voting or absentee voting."
The mayor talked about the suggestion during a web conference call on Tuesday afternoon, March 24.
Mayor Barrett indicated he reached out to Gov. Tony Evers and other state legislators about this modification -- which will now be up for consideration.
The mayor's letter to Gov. Evers and other legislators is below: