NOTICE OF SPRING ELECTION AND SAMPLE BALLOTS
April 7, 2015
OFFICE OF THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE:
Notice is hereby given of a spring election to be held in the City of Milwaukee, on the 7th day of April, 2015, 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, each in its proper column, together with the questions submitted to a vote, for a referendum, if any, in the sample ballot below.
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. If an elector is not registered to vote, an elector may register to vote at the polling place serving his or her residence, if the elector presents proof of residence in a form specified by law. 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 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 Optical Scan Voting Systems are 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 and connect the arrow on the write-in line. On referendum questions, the elector shall connect the arrow next to “yes” if in favor of the question, or the elector shall connect the arrow next to “no” if opposed to the question.
When using an electronic ballot marking device (“Automark”) to mark an optical scan ballot, the elector shall touch the screen at 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. On referendum questions, the elector shall touch the screen at “yes” if in favor of the question, or the elector shall touch the screen at “no” if opposed to the question.
The vote should not be cast in any other manner. Not more than five minutes time shall be allowed inside a voting booth or machine. Sample ballots or other materials to assist the elector in casting his or her vote 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 the 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.
After Voting the Ballot
After an official optical scan ballot is marked, it shall be inserted in the security sleeve so the marks do not show. After casting his or her vote, the elector shall leave the booth, insert the ballot in the voting device and discard the sleeve, or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit. 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.
The following is a sample of the official ballots:
Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 will have the same ballot as that which appears with this notice.
Wards 112, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 145, 146, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 158, 159, 160, 169, 170, 171, 175, 176, 177, 179, 180, 181, 182, 185, 187, 190, 196, 197, 198, 200, 201, 202, 210, 211, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 326, 327 will have no school board races other than the School Board Director at Large, and will have no County Board Special Election contest on their ballot.
Wards 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 85, 86, 90, 91, 94, 95, 157, 161, 162, 163, 165 will have the following School Board contest on their ballot:
School Board Director, District 2
Vote for 1
Wendell J. Harris, Sr.
Jeff Spence
write-in
Wards 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 87, 88, 92, 93, 164, 166, 167, 168, 204 will have the above School Board Director, District 2 contest AND the below Special Election for County Board Supervisor, District 15 contest on their ballot.
County Board Supervisor, District 15
Vote for 1
Eddie Cullen
Nicholas A. Hunt
write-in
Wards 203, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 212, 213, 263 will have the Special Election for County Board Supervisor, District 15 contest shown above on their ballot.
Wards 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 115, 116 will have the following School Board Director contest on their ballot and NO Special Election for County Board Supervisor:
School Board Director, District 3
Vote for 1
Michael Bonds
Stephany Pruitt
write-in
Wards 60, 108, 114 will have the above School Board contest on their ballot AND the below Special Election for County Board Supervisor District 10:
County Board Supervisor, District 10
Vote for 1
Solana Patterson-Ramos
Supreme Moore Omokunde
write-in
Wards 186, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 325 have the following School Board contest and NO Special Election for County Board Supervisor on their ballot:
School Board Director, District 8
Vote for 1
Carol Voss
write-in
Wards 109, 110, 111, 113, 116, 117, 144, 147, 148, 149, 172, 173, 174, 178, 183, 184, 188, 189, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 199 will have the Special Election for County Board Supervisor, District 10 contest listed above on their ballot.
Wards 203, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 212, 213, 263 will have the Special Election for County Board Supervisor, District 15 listed above on their ballot.
MILWAUKEE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
Nancy Penn
Tim Posnanski
Rick Baas
Joseph J. Czarnezki
County Clerk
NOTICE OF REFERENDUM ELECTION
APRIL 7, 2015
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at an election to be held in the several towns, villages, wards, and election districts of the State of Wisconsin, on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, the following question will be submitted to a vote of the people pursuant to law:
2015 ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION 2
To amend section 4 (2) of article VII of the constitution; relating to: election of chief justice (second consideration).
Whereas, the 2013 legislature in regular session considered a proposed amendment to the constitution in 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 57, which became 2013 Enrolled Joint Resolution 16, and agreed to it by a majority of the members elected to each of the two houses, which proposed amendment reads as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 4 (2) of article VII of the constitution is amended to read:
[Article VII] Section 4 (2) The chief justice of the supreme court shall be elected for a term of 2 years by a majority of the justices then serving on the court. The justice so designated as chief justice may, irrevocably, decline to serve as chief justice or resign as chief justice but continue to serve as a justice of the supreme court.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the foregoing proposed amendment to the constitution is agreed to by the 2015 legislature; and, be it further
Resolved, That the foregoing proposed amendment to the constitution be submitted to a vote of the people at the election to be held on the first Tuesday in April 2015; and, be it further
Resolved, That the question concerning ratification of the foregoing proposed amendment to the constitution be stated on the ballot as follows:
QUESTION 1: “Election of chief justice. Shall section 4 (2) of article VII of the constitution be amended to direct that a chief justice of the supreme court shall be elected for a two-year term by a majority of the justices then serving on the court?”
EXPLANATION
The Wisconsin constitution currently provides that the chief justice of the Wisconsin
Supreme Court is its longest-serving member. The proposed constitutional amendment
would instead select the chief justice through an election by a majority of the justices
then serving on the Court.
A “yes” vote on this question would mean that the chief justice shall be elected for a term of two years by a majority of the justices then serving on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The justice who is elected may decline to serve as chief justice or resign the position, but still continue to serve as a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
A “no” vote would mean that the longest-serving member of the Wisconsin Supreme Court serves as chief justice of the Court. The justice designated as chief justice may decline to serve as chief justice or resign the position, but still continue to serve as a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
DONE in the City of Milwaukee,
this 2nd day of April, 2015.
MILWAUKEE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
Nancy Penn
Tim Posnanski
Rick Baas
Joseph J. Czarnezki
County Clerk
