So the primary election for partisan offices except for president (which was included in the April 2 election) is tomorrow, Tuesday, August 13. If you have not voted yet, or even if you have, please contact your network of family, friends, and co-workers to turn them out to vote. Usually this kind of summer primary is not well attended, but this year the August election features TWO constitutional amendments that if passed will cripple this state's government in its response to emergencies, slow the budgeting process, and promote gridlock and a standoff between the legislative and the executive branches of government.

Learn more about these ballot questions at our website or the more extensive page from the League of Women Voters. You can see a sample ballot for your specific location at MyVote.WI.gov. That site will also tell you what your polling place is. Since we have new maps, it would be wise to check as your voting districts and your polling place may have changed.

Make a plan to vote! Make a plan to VOTE NO on both ballot questions!! They can be easily overlooked since they are on the back side of the ballot at the very bottom.

This missive is not a substitute for a real newsletter, but it will have to do until Thursday, a day later than usual. I'll be able to bring you the results of the voting on the ballot questions in our North Shore and Ozaukee communities as well as other news in our local, state, and federal elections.

Meanwhile rejoice for a moment or two: the latest polls in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin show the Harris-Walz ticket ahead by 4 in each of those states. It's early days yet, so don't sit back thinking we have this thing in the bag. We don't. We'll need EVERYONE to play a part in electing Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.

You can start by planning to attend Glenna Cose Brin's Political Engagement Party on Tuesday, August 20, and/or the Milwaukee County Democratic Party's Acceptance Speech Watch Party on Thursday, August 22, when Vice President Kamala Harris will take up the presidential candidate mantle and propel us on the way to victory. I hope that by the time I write this week's real newsletter, I will have more information and links to sign up for these two events. Until then, though, pencil them in your calendar.

And while you're making a note of some near-future events, add the in-person Grassroots North Shore event, What Future Do We Want? It's up to us!, on Sunday, September 8, at Maslowski Park, 2200 W Bender Rd, Glendale. News of the speakers and other information about the event will be coming soon.

For an uplifting piece, read Reed Galen's substack "Irrational" Exuberance. The subhead for the piece is "Happiness is a Good and Necessary Thing in Politics." Give yourself a five-minute treat. Then go to our 2024 Election Volunteer page to figure out how you can best help the cause.

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