Milwaukee often reports absentee ballot results late at night in major elections because of the number that must be counted starting on election day.

As if the end of the University of Minnesota men’s basketball season wasn’t difficult enough for Gopher fans, some of the final televised games came with a stream of nasty campaign ads on behalf of two Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates for whom Minnesotans are ineligible to vote.

Milwaukee's absentee ballots are counted at a central location and reported all at once, often well after midnight on election day, fueling baseless conspiracy theories.