Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk met for a news conference Friday morning to urge the public to vote in the Nov. 2 election.
Cieslewicz said he expects there to be a strong voter turnout in the upcoming election. The mayor said people are able to vote early at the City Clerk's office in the City-County building downtown.
""Everyone gets the opportunity to vote,"" Cieslewicz said.
Falk said it is not difficult to vote and nor is it time consuming. She said she already voted for the election and had a person working in her office to time how long it took her to vote. It took her five minutes to vote, Falk said.
Dane County Clerk Bob Ohlsen and Madison City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl also joined Cieslewicz and Falk.
Ohlsen said there have been enough ballots ordered for a 75 percent voter turnout. He compared the need for ballots for this election to the presidential election. The race is ""highly contested,"" even more so than in any of the recent elections, Ohlsen said.
""I'm thinking there should be a heck of a turnout,"" Ohlsen said.
Cieslewicz also said he encourages people to sign up to work as a poll worker. The position is paid, according to Cieslewicz. The application to be a poll worker is available at cityofmadison.com.
