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clerk in wisconsin. she spent the last 15 years running elections. here she is holding a mock election in 2011. she is trying to figure out how much extra time voters need to cast ballots under the state's iner you voter id law. >> i'm madison city clerk. and today we're having a mock election invi the city county building to time various scenarios with voter id and figure out how to do the best practices for 2012 before we actually have an election. >> she said she chose to do this work because she wanted to combat voting inequities in madison. she encourages every new wisconsin ele...

Because we don't know what is going to happen. typically, if theype win, the os in the election win, then it's fine. >> right. >> that's howwi it works. and then if it's a close election, then suddenly they'll find problems with it and try to dispute it. that's -- that seems to be the pattern now. >> this period we're now in is what scott mcdonald calls the quiet before the storm. over the last several months, he andse other county clerks and election officials have gone through specialized training courses for the first time ever. so they know what to do if someone wants to carry out on their...