Cee Cee Cohen, a retired Madison science teacher, attempted to do that on three separate occasions.

“It became clear to me that they’re either overwhelmed or they’re ignoring the call,” she said, referring to Walker’s office.

After venting on Facebook — where about half a dozen other friends chimed in reporting the same difficulty — Cohen said a staffer picked up on her fourth phone call. Cohen told the staffer, who she said did not want to take down her name, that she felt her vote was being stolen.

Evenson said Walker’s office had received phone calls at a volume “a little higher than normal” over the last few days. He said one person at the front desk and three others in a constituent services division are staffing the office phones from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.Evenson said multiple staffers in the governor’s office are helping those four people answer calls in response to the volume. He said he did not immediately have a tally of the number of phone calls received.

“We’re certainly happy to take everybody’s phone calls and everyone’s comments and we’re trying to keep up with the demand as best we can,” he said.