NOTICE OF PRESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL ELECTION
AND
SAMPLE BALLOTS
NOVEMBER 6, 2012
OFFICE OF THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION
TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE, MILWAUKEE COUNTY
Notice is hereby given of a general election to be held in the several wards in the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, on the 6th day of November, 2012, at which the officers named below shall be chosen. The names of the candidates for each office to be voted for, whose nominations have been certified to or filed in this office, are given under the title of the office and under the appropriate party or other designation, each in its proper column, in the sample ballot shown.
INFORMATION TO ELECTORS
Upon entering the polling place, an elector shall state his or her name and address and sign the poll book before being permitted to vote. Where ballots are distributed to electors, the initials of two inspectors must appear on the ballot. Upon being permitted to vote, the elector shall retire alone to a voting booth or machine and cast his or her ballot, except that an elector who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the elector’s minor child or minor ward. An election official may inform the elector of the proper manner for casting a vote, but the official may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular voting choice.
Where an optical scan system is used, the elector shall connect the arrow next to the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each office for which he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the elector shall write in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote, and connect the arrow on the write-in line.
Where touch screen voting systems are used, the elector shall touch the screen next to the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each office for which he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the elector shall type in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote.
An elector must cast a vote for President and Vice President jointly on one ticket. To vote for persons whose names do not appear on the ballot, write in the names of individuals for both offices on the lines provided. A write-in vote for only a vice presidential candidate will not be counted.
The vote should not be cast in any other manner. Not more than five minutes time shall be allowed inside a voting booth. Unofficial ballots or a memorandum to assist the elector in marking his or her ballot may be taken into the booth and copied. The sample ballot shall not be shown to anyone so as to reveal how the ballot is marked.
If an elector spoils an optical scan ballot, he or she shall return it to an election official who shall issue another ballot in its place, but not more than three ballots shall be issued to any one elector. If the ballot has not been initialed by two inspectors or is defective in any other way, the elector shall return it to the election official who shall issue a proper ballot in its place. After casting his or her vote, the elector shall leave the voting booth, properly deposit the ballot, and promptly leave the polling place.
The elector may spoil a touch screen ballot at the voting station before the ballot is cast.
After an official optical scan ballot is marked, it shall be inserted in the secrecy sleeve provided so the marks do not show. The elector shall then insert the ballot in the voting device and discard the sleeve, or deposit the ballot in the ballot box or deliver it to an inspector for deposit. The elector shall leave the polling place promptly.
After an official touch screen ballot is cast, the elector shall leave the polling place promptly.
An elector may select an individual to assist in casting his or her vote if the elector declares to the presiding official that he or she is unable to read, has difficulty reading, writing, or understanding English, or that due to disability is unable to cast his or her ballot. The selected individual rendering assistance may not be the elector’s employer or an agent of that employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector.
Samples of the official ballots are shown:
Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 78, 79, 80, and 81 will have the contests as shown on the included ballot.
Wards 206, 207, 213, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 279, 280, 309, 310, 311, 312, 326, and 327 will have the following contests that differ from the ballot shown:
NO STATE SENATOR CONTEST
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 7
Daniel Riemer – Democratic
Wards 222, 223, 224, 225, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 249, 250, 251, 254, 255, 256, 257, 321, 323, and 324 will have the following contests that differ from the ballot shown:
NO STATE SENATOR CONTEST
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 8
Jocasta Zamarripa – Democratic
Wards 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 226, 227, 252, 253, 258, 259, 260, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 306, 307, 308, 320, 322, and 325 will have the following contests that differ from the ballot shown:
NO STATE SENATOR CONTEST
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 9
Josh Zepnick – Democratic
Wards 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 140, and 146 have the following contest that differs from the ballot shown:
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 10
Sandy Pasch – Democratic
Wards 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 41, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, and 53 have the following contest that differs from the ballot shown:
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 11
Mandela Barnes – Democratic
Wards 208, 209, 210, 211, and 212 have the following contest that differs from the ballot shown:
NO STATE SENATOR CONTEST
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 13
Rob Hutton – Republican
John Pokrandt – Democratic
Wards 82, 85, 86, 87, and 93, have the following contest that differs from the ballot shown:
NO STATE SENATOR CONTEST
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 14
Dale Kooyenga – Republican
Chris Rockwood – Democratic
Wards 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 170, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 187, 188, 189, 190, and 191 have the following contests that differ from the ballot shown:
STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 6
Nikiya Harris – Democratic
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 16
Leon D. Young – Democratic
Wards 44, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 83, 84, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, and 166 have the following contests that differ from the ballot shown:
STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 6
Nikiya Harris – Democratic
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 17
La Tonya Johnson – Democratic
Anthony R. Edwards – Independent
Wards 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 167, 168, 169, 171, 172, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, and 214 have the following contests that differ from the ballot shown:
STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 6
Nikiya Harris – Democratic
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 18
Evan Goyke – Democratic
Melba Morris-Page – Libertarian Party of Wisconsin
Wards 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, and 248 have the following contests that differ from the ballot shown:
NO STATE SENATOR CONTEST
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 19
Jon Richards – Democratic
Wards 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 313, 314, 315, 316, and 317 have the following contests that differ from the ballot shown:
NO STATE SENATOR CONTEST
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 20
Molly M. McGartland – Republican
Christine Sinicki – Democratic
Wards 33, 34, and 319 have the following contests that differ from the ballot shown:
STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 8
Alberta Darling – Republican
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 22
Don Pridemore – Republican
Wards 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, and 278 have the following contests that differ from the ballot shown:
STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 28
Mary Lazich – Republican
Jim Ward – Democratic
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 84
Mike Kuglitsch – Republican
Jesse J. Roelke – Democratic
THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION
Judith A. Mount
W. Scott Nelson
David L. Sartori
