Nearly 20 Percent of Falls Residents Have Already Voted

Just over 18 percent of all registered voters in Menomonee Falls have already cast their ballots for the upcoming presidential election.

Residents may vote from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. until Friday at Village Hall. There is no early voting the Monday before the Nov. 6 election or on the weekends, by state law.

Village Clerk Janice Moyer estimated in Spetember that roughly 7,000 absentee ballot requests would come to her office for this election. That’s roughly 30 percent of all registered voters in the village.

Early voting has also increased across the country. The percentage of early voters increased from 16 percent in 2000 to 33 percent in 2008, according to CBS News, which said the number could go as high as 40 percent this year.

According to figures from the Village Clerk's Office:

• 3,179 residents have cast ballots in person already
• 1,297 residents have cast ballots by mail
• The village has issued 4,852 ballots thus far; some remain outstanding
• There are 24,947 registered voters in Menomonee Falls. The number of new registrants won’t be known until after the election.