All eyes on Milwaukee this presidential election and the city’s new elections chief feels the heat

(18 Sep 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Milwaukee – 13 September 2024
1. Paulina Gutierrez speaks with election workers who are assembling ballots
2. SOUNDBITE (Englsih) Paulina Gutierrez, Milwaukee Election Commission executive director:
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"Being a new election administrator is a big challenge. I’m feeling really confident that my staff and I are ready."
3. Mid of election worker
4. Polling place signs stacked against wall
5. SOUNDBITE (Englsih) Paulina Gutierrez, Milwaukee Election Commission executive director:
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"I’ve been here for a year and a half. I’ve run several elections."
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Mayor Cavalier Johnson (D) Milwaukee:
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"I picked Paulino Gutierrez for the job because she was the most qualified person for the job."
7. Election workers preparing ballots
8. SOUNDBITE (Englsih) Paulina Gutierrez, Milwaukee Election Commission executive director:
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"What keeps you up at night is the logistics, right? I mean, this is a huge operation in logistics and ensuring that have we covered everything."
9. Close of election worker preparing ballots
10. SOUNDBITE (Englsih) Paulina Gutierrez, Milwaukee Election Commission executive director:
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"We have a significant amount of paper trail. We have a lot of checks and balances."
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Mayor Cavalier Johnson (D) Milwaukee:
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"Any person who assumes the role of executive director of the Elections Commission would have to contend with some of the negative political vitriol that we’ve seen over the course of the last number of years, not just in Milwaukee or Wisconsin, but in our country, that I think as a direct result of Donald Trump’s involvement in our national politics."
12. Various of election workers preparing ballots
13. SOUNDBITE (Englsih) Paulina Gutierrez, Milwaukee Election Commission executive director:
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"Our office does every once in a while receive harassing phone calls. And it typically it’s not from people from our community."
14. Close of election workers hands putting ballot into envelope
15. SOUNDBITE (Englsih) Paulina Gutierrez, Milwaukee Election Commission executive director:
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"What we do as election administrators is we prepare, right? So preparation is the number one priority for us."
16. Various of election workers
17. SOUNDBITE (Englsih) Paulina Gutierrez, Milwaukee Election Commission executive director:
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"Having dedicated public servants is one of the most important things in running secure, fair and safe elections."
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Mayor Cavalier Johnson (D) Milwaukee:
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"Who ultimately wins a state is very likely to win the White House."

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Milwaukee – 28 June 2024
19. Drone aerial view of MIlwaukee skyline

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Milwaukee – 13 September 2024
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20. SOUNDBITE (English) Mayor Cavalier Johnson (D) Milwaukee:
"I’m more interested in working to make sure that individuals in Milwaukee, my constituents, go out to the polls, they let their voices be heard in a fair and transparent way, and that we can decide who’s going to be the next president of the United States."
21. Various at election office
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Mayor Cavalier Johnson (D) Milwaukee:
"That’s a big task and a big responsibility for our city."
23. Paulina Gutierrez speaking with her staff
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