NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION, SPECIAL ELECTION, REFERENDUMS
AND SAMPLE BALLOT
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
OFFICE OF THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION
TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE:
Notice is hereby given of a general election, special election and referendums to be held in the City of Milwaukee on November 8, 2022, 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 listed under the title of the office and under the appropriate party or other designation, together with any referendum questions submitted to a vote, in the sample ballot below.
Information to Voters
Upon entering the polling place and before being permitted to vote, a voter shall:
• state their name and address
• show an acceptable form of photo identification*
• sign the poll book**
*If a voter does not have acceptable photo identification, the voter may obtain a free photo ID for voting from the Division of Motor Vehicles.
**If the voter is unable to sign the poll book due to disability, a poll worker may write the word “exempt.”
If a voter is not registered to vote, they may register to vote at the polling place serving their residence if the voter provides proof of residence.
Where ballots are distributed to voters, the initials of two inspectors must appear on the ballot.
Upon being permitted to vote, the voter shall enter a voting booth or go to a machine and cast their ballot. The vote should not be cast in any manner other than specified here. Sample ballots or other materials to assist the voter in marking their 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.
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 advise or indicate a particular voting choice.
Assistance for Voting
A voter may select an individual to assist in casting their vote if the voter declares to the presiding official that they are unable to read, have difficulty reading, writing, or understanding English, or that due to disability are unable to cast their 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. If a voter is unable to state their name and address, an assistant may also do so for the voter.
Where Optical Scan Voting is Used
The voter shall fill in the oval next to the name of the candidate of their choice for each office for which they intend 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 their choice in the space provided for a write-in vote and fill in the oval next to the write-in line. On referendum questions, the voter shall fill in the oval next to “yes” if in favor of the question,
or the voter shall fill in the oval next to “no” if opposed to the question.
When using an electronic ballot marking device (“ExpressVote”) to mark an optical scan ballot, the voter shall touch the screen or use the tactile pad to select the party of their choice. The voter shall then touch the screen at the name of the candidate of their choice for each office for which they intend 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 their choice in the space provided for a write-in vote. On referendum questions, the voter shall touch the screen at “yes” if in favor of the question, or the voter shall touch the screen at “no” if opposed to the question.
Spoiled Ballots
If a voter spoils an optical scan ballot, they 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 voter. If the ballot has not been initialed by two inspectors or is defective in any other way, the voter shall return it to the election official, who shall
issue a proper ballot in its place.
After Voting the Ballot
After an official optical scan ballot is marked, it may be inserted in the security sleeve, so the marks do not show. The voter shall then insert the ballot in the voting device and discard the sleeve or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit. If a central count system is used, the voter shall insert the ballot in the ballot box and discard the sleeve or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit. The voter shall leave the polling place promptly.
The following is a sample of the official ballot:
Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 75, 76, 77, 78, 82, and 315 will have the same contests and referendum questions as shown on the sample ballot included with this notice.
Wards 27, 28, 30, 32, 37, 38, and a portion of wards 31 and 315 will also have the following Special Non-Partisan Aldermanic contest on their ballot:
Alderperson, District 2
Vote for 1
Mark Chambers, Jr.
Jerel Ballard
write-in
Wards 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 268, 269, 270, 296, 297, 298, 299, 343, 344, 345, 350, and 351 will have the following contests on their ballot, rather than those shown on the sample ballot:
State Senator, District 3
Vote for 1
Tim Carpenter (Democratic)
Angel Sanchez (Republican)
write-in
Representative to the Assembly, District 7
Vote for 1
Daniel Graan Riemer (Democratic)
Zachary Marshall (Republican)
write-in
Wards 217, 218, 219, 220, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 280, 283, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 337, 339, and 342 will have the following contests on their ballot, rather than those shown on the sample ballot:
State Senator, District 3
Vote for 1
Tim Carpenter (Democratic)
Angel Sanchez (Republican)
write-in
Representative to the Assembly, District 8
Vote for 1
Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic)
write-in
Wards 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 221, 222, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 294, 295, 311, 312, 338, and 346 will have the following contests on their ballot, rather than those shown on the sample ballot:
State Senator, District 3
Vote for 1
Tim Carpenter (Democratic)
Angel Sanchez (Republican)
write-in
Representative to the Assembly, District 9
Vote for 1
Marisabel Cabrera (Democratic)
Ryan Michael Antczak (Republican)
write-in
Wards 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 136, and 330 will have the following contest on their ballot, rather than that shown on the sample ballot:
Representative to the Assembly, District 10
Vote for 1
Darrin Madison (Democratic)
write-in
These wards will not have a State Senator contest on their ballot.
A portion ward 119 and ward 121 will also have the following Special Non-Partisan Aldermanic contest on their ballot.
Alderperson, District 3
Vote for 1
Jonathan Brostoff
write-in
Wards 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, and 318 will have the following contest on their ballot, rather than that shown on the sample ballot:
Representative to the Assembly, District 11
Vote for 1
Dora Drake (Democratic)
write-in
These wards will not have a State Senator contest on their ballot.
Part of ward 25 and wards 26, 29, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, and 318, will also have the following Special Non-Partisan Aldermanic contest on their ballot:
Alderperson, District 2
Vote for 1
Mark Chambers, Jr.
Jerel Ballard
write-in
Wards 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 134, 135, 137, 138, 139, 140, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 196, 329, 331, 332, 335, 336, 353, and 354 will have the following contest on their ballot, rather than that shown on the sample ballot:
Representative to the Assembly, District 16
Vote for 1
Kalan Haywood (Democratic)
write-in
These wards will not have a State Senator contest on their ballot.
Wards 134, 332, 353, 354 and a portion of wards 135 and 331 will also have the following Special Non- Partisan Aldermanic contest on their ballot.
Alderperson, District 3
Vote for 1
Jonathan Brostoff
write-in
Wards 43, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 79, 80, 81, 83, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 159, 160, 161, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, and 328 will have the following contest on their ballot, rather than that shown on the sample ballot:
Representative to the Assembly, District 17
Vote for 1
Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic)
Abie Eisenbach (Republican)
write-in
These wards will not have a State Senator contest on their ballot.
Wards 43, 67, 68, 69, 70, and 71 will also have the following Special Non-Partisan Aldermanic contest on their ballot:
Alderperson, District 2
Vote for 1
Mark Chambers, Jr.
Jerel Ballard
write-in
Wards 62, 84, 98, 99, 100, 101, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 157, 163, 164, 165, 189, 190,191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 197, 198, 199, 200, 209, 333, and 334 will have the following contest on their ballot, rather than that shown on the sample ballot:
Representative to the Assembly, District 18
Vote for 1
Evan Goyke (Democratic)
write-in
These wards will not have a State Senator contest on their ballot:
Wards 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 141, 156, 158, 162, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 236, 237, 238, 239, 241, 340, and 341 will have the following contests on their ballot, rather than those shown on the sample ballot:
State Senator, District 7
Vote for 1
Chris J. Larson (Democratic)
Peter Gilbert (Republican)
write-in
Representative to the Assembly, District 19
Vote for 1
Ryan Clancy (Democratic)
write-in
Wards 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 162, 174, 175, 176, 178, 179 and a portion of ward 158 will also have the following Special Non-Partisan Aldermanic contest on their ballot.
Alderperson, District 3
Vote for 1
Jonathan Brostoff
write-in
Wards 240, 281, 282, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 313, 314, 347, 348, and 352 will have the following contests on their ballot, rather than those shown on the sample
ballot:
State Senator, District 7
Vote for 1
Chris J. Larson (Democratic)
Peter Gilbert (Republican)
write-in
Representative to the Assembly, District 20
Vote for 1
Christine M. Sinicki (Democratic)
Scott Harmann (Republican)
write-in
Wards 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, and 349 will have the following contest on their ballot, rather than that shown on the sample ballot:
Representative to the Assembly, District 84
Vote for 1
Lu Ann Bird (Democratic)
Bob Donovan (Republican)
write-in
These wards will not have a State Senator contest on their ballot.
MILWAUKEE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
Tim Posnanski
Dawn Martin
Helmut Fritz
George L. Christenson
Milwaukee County Clerk
NOTICE OF ADVISORY REFERENDUM
MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WISCONSIN
November 8, 2022
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at an election to be held in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, the following proposed Resolution of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors providing for an advisory referendum will be submitted to a vote of the people:
BE IT RESOLVED, the County Clerk is hereby directed by the County Board of Supervisors of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, to call an advisory referendum election to measure public opinion on whether the Wisconsin Legislature should prohibit the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semi-automatic “military-style” firearms whose prohibition is allowable under the Wisconsin and United States Constitutions.
The question will appear on the ballot as follows:
“Should the Wisconsin Legislature prohibit the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semi-automatic “military-style” firearms whose prohibition is allowed under the Wisconsin and United States Constitutions?”
YES NO
EXPLANATORY LANGUAGE AND EFFECT OF VOTE
The advisory referendum question is being submitted to the electors of the County as a means of providing information regarding whether the electors favor the actions and policies proposed in the question.
The referendum is advisory only. The results of the advisory referendum are not binding on the County.
A “yes” vote informs the County that you are in favor of the Wisconsin Legislature prohibiting the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semi-automatic “military-style” firearms whose prohibition is allowed under the Wisconsin and United States Constitution.
A “no” vote informs the County that you are opposed to the Wisconsin Legislature prohibiting the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semi-automatic “military-style” firearms whose prohibition is allowed under the Wisconsin and United States Constitution.
In the event that a majority of electors voting on the question listed above vote “yes” on that question, the County will be advised in favor of the action or policy described in the question; if a majority of electors vote “no”, the County will be advised against the action or policy described in the question. The referendum is advisory only. The results of the advisory referendum are not binding on the County.
Persons with questions about the advisory referendum should contact the office of the Milwaukee County Clerk. A copy of the entire text of the Resolution 22-776 directing the submission of the advisory referendum question can be obtained from the office of the Milwaukee County Clerk, 901 N 9th Street, Room 105, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233.
MILWAUKEE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION
Tim Posnanski
Dawn Martin
Helmut Fritz
Done in the County of Milwaukee
On the 7th day of November, 2022
George L. Christenson
Milwaukee County Clerk
NOTICE OF ADVISORY REFERENDUM
MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WISCONSIN
November 8, 2022
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at an election to be held in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, the following proposed Resolution of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors providing for an advisory referendum will be submitted to a vote of the people:
BE IT RESOLVED, the County Clerk is hereby directed by the County Board of Supervisors of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, to call an advisory referendum election to measure public opinion on allowing adults 21 years of age and older to engage in the personal use of marijuana while also regulating commercial marijuana-related activities, and imposing a tax on the sale of marijuana.
The question will appear on the ballot as follows:
“Do you favor allowing adults 21 years of age and older to engage in the personal use of marijuana, while also regulating commercial marijuana-related activities, and imposing a tax on the sale of marijuana?”
YES NO
EXPLANATORY LANGUAGE AND EFFECT OF VOTE
The advisory referendum question is being submitted to the electors of the County as a means of providing information regarding whether the electors favor the actions and policies proposed in the question.
The referendum is advisory only. The results of the advisory referendum are not binding on the County.
A “yes” vote informs the County that you are in favor of allowing adults 21 years of age and older to engage in the personal use of marijuana, while also regulating commercial marijuana-related activities, and imposing a tax on the sale of marijuana.
A “no” vote informs the County that you are opposed to allowing adults 21 years of age and older to engage in the personal use of marijuana, while also regulating commercial marijuana-related activities, and imposing a tax on the sale of marijuana.
In the event that a majority of electors voting on the question listed above vote “yes” on that question, the County will be advised in favor of the action or policy described in the question; if a majority of electors vote “no”, the County will be advised against the action or policy described in the question. The referendum is advisory only. The results of the advisory referendum are not binding on the County.
Persons with questions about the advisory referendum should contact the office of the Milwaukee County Clerk. A copy of the entire text of the Resolution 22-800 directing the submission of the advisory referendum question can be obtained from the office of the Milwaukee County Clerk, 901 N 9th Street, Room 105,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233.
MILWAUKEE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION
Tim Posnanski
Dawn Martin
Helmut Fritz
Done in the County of Milwaukee
On the 7th day of November, 2022
George L. Christenson
Milwaukee County Clerk
