Tuesday, April 7 is Election Day – the last day Milwaukee residents can cast their votes to decide between candidates for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors and more.
See what’s on your ballot and find your polling place by visiting the MyVote Wisconsin website.
Who will be on the ballot in the Tuesday election?
On the ballot for the spring election in Milwaukee are candidates for seats on the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors and one spot on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Judges are also running for election to the Milwaukee Circuit Court and Wisconsin Court of Appeals.
Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors
All Milwaukee County supervisor positions are up for reelection, but most board members are running unopposed.
Stacy Smiter is running against incumbent Felesia Martin in District 7.
District 7 is located in Milwaukee north of Wauwatosa, covering parts of Sherman Park, Lincoln Creek, Enderis Park and Nash Park.
There are two other races in districts that are mostly located in the southwest suburbs but contain small sections of Milwaukee.
In District 9, which includes Franklin, Hales Corners and a section of southwestern Milwaukee, Maqsood Khan is running against incumbent Patti Logsdon.
Ryan Antczak is challenging incumbent Kathleen Vincent for the supervisor position in District 11, which includes sections of Greenfield, Greendale and southwestern Milwaukee.
Antczak is facing a complaint filed by Vincent’s attorney with the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office that argues he knowingly spread false claims about Vincent in his campaign, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Urban Milwaukee.
Sequanna Taylor, who serves District 5 on the County Board of Supervisors, is not pursuing reelection because she now represents District 11 in the state Assembly. LeeVan Roundtree Jr. is the only candidate on the ballot for Taylor’s seat on the board, which represents the Northwest Side neighborhoods of Hampton Heights, Vogel Park, Capitol Heights, Grantosa and Timmerman Airport.
Judge races
Chris Taylor and Maria S. Lazar, both Wisconsin Court of Appeals judges, are competing for a 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court as Justice Rebecca Bradley is not running for reelection.
Some circuit court judgeships are also on the ballot for six-year terms, but those races are all unopposed.
Susan M. Roth is the only candidate running to fill the seat of Judge Thomas J. McAdams, who is not seeking reelection in Branch 7 of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court.
Current Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judges Milton Childs (Branch 2), Brittany C. Grayson (Branch 16), Kevin E. Martens (Branch 27), Rebecca Kiefer (Branch 29) and Laura Gramling Perez (Branch 32) are all running unopposed.
Judge M. Joseph Donald is running unopposed for reelection in District 1 of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, which covers Milwaukee County.
What people need to know to vote
If you have a mail-in ballot to return, Milwaukee’s 14 drop boxes will remain open until 6 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, April 7.
Absentee ballots will also be accepted at the Milwaukee Election Commission central count location, 1901 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
Early in-person voting ended on April 5.
Before going to the polls, check your registration status and bring a photo ID.
The Milwaukee Election Commission changed the location of seven polling places, so make sure to check your polling place with your address here or on MyVote Wisconsin.
Polling places will be open for voting from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday.
How to register to vote
If you are a new voter, have moved since the last election or have not voted in the past four years, you will need to register to vote.
Residents who haven’t registered ahead of time can still register at their polling place on Tuesday.
To register on Election Day, residents must show proof of address with a valid Wisconsin driver’s license or other ID, utility bill, bank statement or paystub. Here’s a list of accepted documents.
To vote after registering on election day, voters will need to bring a valid photo ID.
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Meredith Melland is the neighborhoods reporter for the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service and a corps member of Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. Report for America plays no role in editorial decisions in the NNS newsroom.
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