I’m Joel Jacobsen and I am running for Wisconsin’s 63rd Assembly District. Here are the key issues that face us in Wisconsin today. The COVID crisis has taken a huge toll on the lives and health of our families and friends and has resulted in great financial hardship for businesses and workers. An enormous amount […]
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Sponsored: Joel Jacobsen offers perspective on key issues
Hello neighbors, My name is Joel Jacobsen, and I am running to represent the 63rd District in the Wisconsin State Legislature. I am a middle-class dad with two successful grown children who completed their university degrees in their home state of Wisconsin. My wife Jerie and I have been married for forty years, and have […]
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Tod Ohnstad: Wisconsin State Assembly District 65
On November 3, Tod Ohnstad will defend his seat against Crystal Miller of Kenosha. We asked the same questions of both candidates. Looking to learn more about Miller, click here. Here are Ohnstad’s answers: Where do you live? Kenosha How long have you lived in the community? 46 years What is your educational background? Graduate […]
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Crystal Miller: Wisconsin State Assembly District 65
On Nov. 3, Tod Ohnstad will defend his seat against Crystal Miller of Kenosha. We asked the same questions of both candidates. Looking to find out more about Ohnstad, click here. Here are Miller’s answers: Where do you live? Kenosha How long have you lived in the community? 23 years in Kenosha area, both Kenosha […]
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How Wisconsin voters can ‘cure’ the hundreds of ballots already rejected
By Nora Eckert Wisconsin Watch This article is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan reporting project covering local election integrity and voting access. When Melissa Lemke got a call that her absentee ballot had been rejected, she was convinced there had been some mistake. As an alderwoman in Racine, she knew how important it was […]
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DMV explains steps to obtain an ID to vote
Most Wisconsin voters already have some form of ID needed to vote, including a Wisconsin driver license or ID. There is no separate “voter ID” and a federally-compliant REAL ID card is not required for voting purposes. The Wisconsin Elections Commission provides a list of acceptable options to bring to the polls on its website, bringit.wi.gov. […]
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Partisan gridlock at Wisconsin Elections Commission frustrates voters, local officials
By Vanessa Swales Wisconsin Watch This article is co-published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. As ballots began pouring in by mail after Wisconsin’s April 7 primary, local election officials became increasingly perplexed over which ones to count. A federal judge had ordered that ballots arriving as many as six days […]
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Tip McGuire: Wisconsin State Assembly District 64
On November 3, Tip McGuire will defend his seat against Ed Hibusch of Kenosha. We asked the same questions of both candidates. Looking to learn more about Hibusch, click here. Here are McGuire’s answers: Where do you live? Kenosha How long have you lived in the community? I was born in Kenosha, raised in Somers, and […]
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Ed Hibsch: Wisconsin State Assembly District 64
On November 3, Tip McGuire will defend his seat against Ed Hibusch of Kenosha. We asked the same questions of both candidates. Looking to learn more about McGuire, click here. Here are Hibsch’s answers: Where do you live? Kenosha How long have you lived in the community? Total of 13 years What is your educational background? […]
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Most polling sites in Wisconsin will be open Nov. 3, but a few gaps remain
By Nora Eckert For Wisconsin Watch After a chaotic April primary in which just five voting places were open in Milwaukee, and voters waited for hours in long lines, the city is operating nearly all of its available locations for the upcoming presidential election, mirroring an increase in polling sites statewide. Claire Woodall-Vogg, executive director […]
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Wisconsin GOP leaders made it harder to vote, especially for Black residents
By Claire Campbell and Laura Schultz Wisconsin Watch Melody McCurtis and Danell Cross start their day early on a recent sunny Sunday morning, going door to door in their neighborhood northwest of downtown Milwaukee. Leaders of the nonprofit Metcalfe Park Community Bridges, the mother and daughter make their way slowly along the route wearing masks […]
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Connie Cobb Madsen: Racine County Register of Deeds
On November 3, Connie Cobb-Madsen will defend her seat against Karie Pope of Racine. We asked the same questions of both candidates. Looking to learn more about Pope, click here. Here are Cobb-Madsen’s answers: Where do you live? Racine, WI How long have you lived in the community? Most of my life. What is your educational […]
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Karie Pope: Racine County Register of Deeds
On November 3, Connie Cobb-Madsen will defend her seat against Karie Pope of Racine. We asked the same questions of both candidates. Looking to learn more about Cobb-Madsen, click here. Here’s Pope’s answers: Where do you live? Racine How long have you lived in the community? My whole life What is your educational background? Associate […]
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Will Leverson: Wisconsin State Assembly District 66
On Nov3, Greta Neubauer will defend her seat against Will Leverson of Racine. We asked the same questions of both candidates. Looking to learn more about Neubauer, click here. Here are Leverson’s answers Where do you live? Racine How long have you lived in the community? First arrived in 93/94 What is your educational background? US […]
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Greta Neubauer: Wisconsin State Assembly District 66
On Nov3, Greta Neubauer will defend her seat against Will Leverson of Racine. We asked the same questions of both candidates. Looking to learn more about Leverson, click here. Here are Neubauer’s answers Where do you live? Racine, WI How long have you lived in the community? Born and raised in Racine. What is your educational […]