In-person, early voting begins in Wisconsin on Tuesday

Wisconsin Republicans are campaigning for early voting.

Sen. Julian Bradley, R-New Berlin, on Monday said getting Republicans out ahead of Election Day is part of the party’s new strategy for the 2024 election.

“I love the chatter and the feel of Election Day voting,” Bradley said. “However, the benefit and the value you don't know [what could happen. It was 80 degrees here yesterday. It was a beautiful day, but we have certainly had Octobers with snow on the ground. You don't know what could come up and get in the way of keeping you from voting.”

He also said early voting helps the Republican Get Out The Vote effort, by telling party leaders who they still need to reach-out to.

“The other benefit to that, is we'll stop contacting you,” Bradley explained. “Once you show up on the list of having turned in a ballot, when we're trying to get out the vote of those people that haven't voted, we cross you off the list. And we go to those people that haven't voted yet. The people we need to get out to vote, in order to win this election.”

There has been some reluctance among Republicans to vote early in past elections.

Bradley said he understands that reluctance, but he said if Wisconsin’s election rules allow for early voting, then Republicans should take full advantage of it.

Democrats in Wisconsin have embraced early voting in all of its forms for years.

The state party on Sunday pushed voters to find out where they can vote in-person starting Tuesday.

Bradley said in addition to voting for president, and the U.S. Senate, Wisconsin voters will see a constitutional amendment on their ballot.