Muskego's 1st District Primary Off To A Brisk Start

The opening volley in the election season that will take voters into November and make them quite familiar with the voting process began at 7 a.m. Tuesday in Muskego's 1st Aldermanic District.

Incumbent Tracy Snead is running for re-election against challengers Randall Hojnacki and Robert Wolfe. The top two vote-getters will square off in the April 3 general election.

The district, which is predominantly seated in the Tess Corners and Fountainwood areas of the city, is seeing a good turnout, with nearly 200 voters casting ballots by 11:30 a.m., or just shy of 10 percent of the 2,608 registered voters. With polls open until 8 p.m., the number could reach 30 to 40 percent.

Monday also marked the first election in which voter ID rules are mandatory, and on that front, poll workers say it's been a non-factor.

"We've had no one object," said Beverly Subel. "In fact, many people have said they're glad we're finally asking for ID."

The school referendum that was held in November featured a "soft implementation" of the rule to get poll workers and voters alike used to the procedure.