Walker Cries “Fraud,” Barrett says "Phooey."

Michael Horne reports on the latest war between the city of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County over the number of ballots the county is providing to the city. Mayor Tom Barrett correctly points out that the 679,000 ballots the county agreed to print out are less than the amount given to the city in 2000.

Granted there are only 423,811 eligible voters living in the city. However, there have to be additional ballots on hand at all precincts to account for errors, and for the fact that some precincts may vote in higher numbers than others. With voter turnout expected to be much higher this year than it was in 2000, there's no reason we should risk running out of ballots and disenfranchising voters, especially those who may be voting for the first time ever.