By Nora Eckert and Anya van Wagtendonk Wisconsin Watch This article is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan reporting project covering local election integrity and voting access. It may feel like 2016 all over again for some Wisconsin election officials: a presidential contender wins by about a 20,000-vote margin, there is a nearly even partisan […]
Tag: Early Voting
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Kenosha takes third in ‘5 Mayors’ early voting challenge
Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian, left, and James Burnett of Kane Communications speak during Monday’s press conference held via Zoom around noon. Screenshot. KENOSHA ⏤ More than 50% of the electorate in Wisconsin’s five largest cities have cast early ballots for Tuesday’s election. The mayors of those cities ⏤ including Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian and Racine […]
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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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City of Racine Will Have Early Vote at City Hall on Saturday
City of Racine – Mayor Cory Mason announced that the City Clerk currently plans to keep City Hall open on Saturday, April 4th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for residents who want to in-person, early absentee vote. The City wants to provide as many options for residents to vote early, and in the safest […]
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UPDATE: Racine mayor Mason announces expanded voting hours and locations
Racine Mayor Cory Mason and the Office of the City Clerk have announced the expansion of early voting hours and the addition of satellite voting locations for City of Racine residents for the Nov. 6 election. In addition to increasing voting hours and locations, the City also installed voter registration kiosks in the public library […]
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Take Our Poll: Should Early Voting be Uniform or Unique to the Community?
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos plans to once again introduce legislation that will limit early voting, he says, to make availability more uniform across the state. U.S. District Court Judge James Peterson last July struck down a number of provisions of the state’s voter ID laws, including restrictions on limited hours and locations for early voting, […]
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Early Voting Gets Underway Today
Citizens who don’t relish waiting in potentially long lines come election day can take advantage of early voting starting today. Early in-person absentee voting in the Village of Caledonia got underway Oct. 3 and begins today in the Villages of Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant. City of Racine residents can also vote starting today. City Clerk […]
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Parts of Voter ID, Early Voting
While the decision won’t affect voters for the Aug. 9 partisan primary, a federal judge’s recent decisions about Voter ID almost certainly will make an impact come November. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that U.S. District Court Judge James Peterson struck down a number of provisions of the state’s voter ID laws, including restrictions on […]
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Early Voting Available Through August 5 for Partisan Primary
Citizens who want to be sure their vote counts during the August 9 partisan primary can cast an early ballot through August 5. Early voting got underway Monday and is available during regular business hours at municipal buildings like Racine’s City Hall and the village halls of Caledonia, Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant as well as […]
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Early Primary Voting Begins Monday
Voters who need to cast their ballot early for the Feb. 16 primary election can do so starting Monday as long as they have a photo ID when they visit their municipal clerk’s office. Early voting is available during normal business hours at local clerk offices Monday through Friday. Residents should contact their municipal clerk for […]
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Area Clerks Report Brisk Early Voting
Area residents are turning out for early voting at a rate that could equal a quarter of all local ballots cast in the November 2014 election. Turnout statewide is predicted at 2.5 million voters, or 56.4 percent, about the same as during the 2012 gubernatorial recall election, a story from WTMJ 4 News reads. In the Villages […]
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63rd Assembly District: Voting Restrictions Number 1 Issue for Vos Challenger
Andy Mitchell feels so strongly about the recently passed voting laws that he is naming it his top reason for challenging Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) in the 63rd Assembly District. Mitchell filed his paperwork to run as the Democratic candidate this week, and will participate in a signing event hosted by the Racine County […]
