UPDATE: WI Democrat 'Exceedingly Disappointed' in Recall Results

Update (9:30 p.m. Tuesday): Get the blow-by-blow of the Wisconsin recall elections at the . Local editors of Patch websites across Wisconsin and site users from around the world comment on the results. You can too. Here's a sample contribution from Micheal Foley, editor of Hudson Patch:

St. Croix County Democratic Party Chairwoman Cathy Leaf just sent the following statement to Hudson Patch:

"We are exceedingly disappointed in the results, which we feel will continue to have a detrimental effect on our state's students, elderly, poor and women. Unfortunately the divide and conquer strategies of the Walker administration will continue to destroy the middle class in our state. We will continue to fight and hold his administration accountable every step of the way until we have our chance to have our voices heard again."

Original post (10 a.m. Tuesday): Tuesday is a big day for rare and unusual events.

• In Fridley it's the last day to . (Not an every-year occurrence.)
• it's the day for that planet to play monkey-in-the-middle with the Earth and the Sun. (A rare event: Next time is 2117.)
• And , when voters go to the polls to decide whether to keep Scott Walker as their governor. (Recall elections for governors have happened only twice before in United States history.)

The shortest route to follow the action in Wisconsin is Hudson Patch, where you can see what a sample recall ballot looks like, what the issues are, read the heated reader comments, and watch the election returns later on.

(The long battle in Wisconsin over union rights and other issues has brought Fridley's elected officials into its orbit, with state Sen. Barb Goodwin accusing Republicans of trying to "" with legislation restricting teachers unions. by Fridley's other state senator, Pam Wolf, that aimed to end last-in-first-out teacher-seniority rules.)

Venus Watching
Fridley Patch has tips on where and how to , including a livestream video from Hawaii that starts at 4:45 p.m.

Candidate Filings
Fridley Patch also has info on , from U.S. president to mayor of Fridley, and we'll monitor which candidates have officially entered the races (and who hasn't) on this last day of filing.