MILWAUKEE, Wis. (SPECTRUM NEWS) - One week before Wisconsin's Spring Election and Presidential Primary set for April 7th, the Wisconsin Elections Commission Tuesday night held what Chairman Dean Knudson called an "emergency teleconference."

The meeting-- the second for the Wisconsin Elections Commission Tuesday alone-- came as the coronavirus pandemic has lead to countless potential issues and legal challenges to Tuesday's scheduled vote, not the least of which has been a sharp drop-off in available poll workers at precincts across Wisconsin.

Shortly after beginning the meeting, Knudson said the purpose was to convene in closed session with legal counsel over pending litigation. 

Governor Tony Evers weighed in at a press conference Monday about the upcoming primary.

"Nothing has changed from my vantage point," Governor Evers said. "We have several lawsuits occurring right now and so it's part of state law. It's in state law. The date is set and we're encouraging lots of people to vote absentee and online, and people are responding to that."

Tuesday night's meeting came as the state surpassed 1,300 confirmed coronavirus cases statewide on Tuesday.

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