Head of Milwaukee's election commission says city was unable to open more than 5 polling location because they didn't know until yesterday afternoon how many National Guard members they would have to help. Typically city has 180 sites open on Election Day https://twitter.com/mattsmith_news/status/1247555843387686912

City says they had been requesting help from National Guard for weeks, adding they are very grateful for the support but the timing did not allow to "maximize their presence"