MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- In Milwaukee, the Wisconsin Elections Commission held a press event Monday discussing procedures at both the state and local levels. 

This included topics such as absentee ballots, clerk training and staffing, as well as polling locations. 

Early voting begins Tuesday, Oct. 20, and the director of the Milwaukee Election Commission told us how they have prepared for the upcoming surge in ballots. 

"We have been staffing and planning this election at presidential levels, so we are ready for that influx," said Paulina Gutierrez, executive director of the Milwaukee Election Commission. "We are feeling really good, we have additional staff, we have done lots of training, and like I said, 11 sites located throughout the city."

The Wisconsin Elections Commission is expecting more than 2.6 million eligible Wisconsin voters will participate in this year's midterms. 

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