February 16, 2016
OFFICE OF THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION
TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE:
Notice is hereby given of a spring primary election to be held in the City of Milwaukee on Tuesday, February 16, 2016, at which the officers named below shall be nominated. The names of the candidates for each office, whose nominations have been certified to or filed in this office, are given under the title of the office, each in its proper column, in the sample ballot included with this notice.
INFORMATION TO VOTERS
Upon entering the polling place, a voter shall state his or her name and address, show an acceptable form of photo identification and sign the poll book before being permitted to vote. If a voter is not registered to vote, a voter may register to vote at the polling place serving his or her residence, if the voter 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 voter shall retire alone to a voting booth and cast his or her ballot except that a voter who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the voter’s minor child or minor ward. An election official may inform the voter 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 is Used
The voter shall fill in the oval 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 voter shall write in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote, and fill in the oval next to the write-in line.
When using an electronic ballot marking device (“Automark”) to mark an optical scan ballot, the voter 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 voter shall type in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote.
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. The voter shall insert the ballot in the voting device and discard the sleeve, or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit. The voter shall leave the polling place promptly.
A voter may select an individual to assist in casting his or her vote if the voter 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 voter’s employer or an agent of that employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the voter.
Included is a sample of the official ballot:
Wards 268, 269, 270, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 313, and 315 will have the following County Board Supervisor, District 11 contest on their ballot:
County Board Supervisor, District 11
Vote for 1
Yaghnam F. Yaghnam
Patricia T. Najera
Dan Sebring
write-in
Wards 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 70, 71, 72, 73, and 74 will have the following Alderperson, District 2 contest on their ballot:
Alderperson, District 2
Vote for 1
Chevy Johnson
Larresa D. Taylor
Sherman Morton
Keith Bailey
Tracey Dent
write-in
Wards 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 178, 179, 180, 182, and 183 will have the following Alderperson, District 3 contest on their ballot:
Alderperson, District 3
Vote for 1
Shannan Hayden
Nik Kovac
Ira B. Robins
write-in
Wards 181, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, and 200 will have the following Alderperson, District 4 contest on their ballot:
Alderperson, District 4
Vote for 1
Andrew J. Shaw
Bob Bauman
Monique Kelly
write-in
Wards 108, 109, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 139, 140, 141, 142, 175, 176, and 177 will have the following Alderperson, District 6 contest on their ballot:
Alderperson, District 6
Vote for 1
Ronny Thompson
Majungaray Watts
Tory Lowe
Milele A. Coggs
write-in
Wards 46, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 110, 111, 160, and 161 will have the following Alderperson, District 7 contest on their ballot:
Alderperson, District 7
Vote for 1
Vivian Redd-Fehr
David C. Crowley
Khalif Rainey
Michael Bonds
Randy Jones
write-in
Wards 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 258, and 259 will have the following Alderperson, District 8 contest on their ballot:
Alderperson, District 8
Vote for 1
Robert Donovan
Josh Zepnick
Justin J. Bielinski
write-in
Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 23, and 24 will have the Alderperson, District 9 contest on their ballot as shown on the sample ballot included with this notice.
All other wards in the City of Milwaukee will NOT have an Aldermanic contest on their primary ballot on Tuesday, February 16, 2016.
MILWAUKEE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
Nancy Penn
Tim Posnanski
Rick Baas
Joseph J. Czarnezki
County Clerk
