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Anne O'Connor
Anne O'Connor is running for Milwaukee County Supervisor, District 1. That district includes Bayside, Fox Point, River Hills, Whitefish Bay, and Shorewood in their entirety. It also includes PART of Glendale. You can get a map of the supervisory districts: Milwaukee County Supervisory Districts.
Anyone can circulate her nomination papers, but people who sign the papers must
- live in district 1,
- be eligible to vote (but do not need to be registered to vote),
- fill out the form completely and legibly.
After the circulators have at least one signature on the nomination form, they need to fill out the Certification of Circulator portion of the form.
When circulators have completed their forms, they should either drop them off at Cheryl Maranto's house (6563 N Crestwood Dr, Glendale 53209) or mail them to Cheryl.
Anne O'Connor has requested that forms be returned to Cheryl by December 10.
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Nancy Kaplan published Nomination Papers for Spring 2024 in Elections 2024 2023-12-02 12:27:13 -0600
Nomination Papers for Spring 2024
Milwaukee County Offices
Milwaukee County Executive: David Crawley
Milwaukee County Comptroller: Liz Sumner
Milwaukee County Supervisor, District 1: Anne O'Connor
Milwaukee County Judges
Branch 8:
Branch 14: Amber Reffeet August
Branch 17:
Branch 18:
Branch 20:
Branch 23:
Branch 24:
Branch 28: Mark Sanders
Branch 38:
Branch 39:
Branch 43:
Branch 46: Anderson Ganser
North Shore Communities
Bayside
Brown Deer
Fox Point
River Hills
Shorewood
Whitefish Bay
Court of Appeals, District 1
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2024 Elections
Your Vote:
Check your registration status, find contact information for your municipal clerk, and request absentee ballots (after January 1, 2024) at MyVote.WI.gov. Absentee ballots are typically mailed to voters three weeks before each election.
Nomination Papers (Spring 2024):
Starting on December 1, 2023, candidates participating in the April 2, 2024, election can begin circulating nomination papers and will often solicit help from voters. Grassroots North Shore is hosting nomination papers for candidates who want your help. Here are some useful tips about being a circulator: - People circulating papers for a candidate does not need be a resident of the candidate's district but anyone who signs the nomination papers MUST RESIDE in that district and be ELIGIBLE to vote (not necessarily registered to vote).
- Circulators must personally witness each signature. So nomination papers cannot be left unattended for signature collection.
- Make sure the names and addresses of those who sign the nomination papers are legible and the all information, including city, town, or village, is filled out in its entirety. The The phone number and email fields are not mandatory; all other fields are required by the Milwaukee County Election Commission and the signature may not be counted if any information is incomplete.
- Do not sign and date the bottom until AFTER you have collected the signatures from the public. If the petition includes any signatures dated after your signature date, then those signatures will be invalid.
Election Dates:
Nonpartisan primary, if needed: February 20, 2024 Nonpartisan general + presidential preference election:
April 2, 2024
Partisan primary: August 13, 2024 Partisan general election: November 5, 2024 Constitutional Amendments on the Spring 2024 ballot:
Question 1: Use of private funds in election administration. Shall section 7 (1) of article III of the constitution be created to provide that private donations and grants may not be applied for, accepted, expended, or used in connection with the conduct of any primary, election, or referendum?
Question 2: Election officials. Shall section 7 (2) of article III of the constitution be created to provide that only election officials designated by law may perform tasks in the conduct of primaries, elections, and referendums?Constitutional Amendment on the Fall 2024 ballot:
Question 1: Eligibility to vote. Shall section 1 of article III of the constitution, which deals with suffrage, be amended to provide that only a United States citizen age 18 or older who resides in an election district may vote in an election for national, state, or local office or at a statewide or local referendum?
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2023-2024 Campaign Contributions
Contribution Limits for Federal Offices, 2023-2024
The limits on contributions made by persons to candidates: $3,300 per election, per candidate (i.e., $3,300 for a primary and another $3,300 for the general election for a total of $6,600).
The limits on contributions made by persons to national party committees: $41,300 per calendar year.
The limit on contributions made by certain political party committees to Senate candidates: $57,800 per campaign.
Wisconsin State and Local Offices
Campaign Finance: Contribution Limits
Limits for All State and Local Offices
Contribution limitations apply cumulatively to the entire primary and election campaign in which the candidate participates, whether or not there is a contested primary election.Individual
ContributionCandidate
CommitteePolitical Action
Committee and OtherGovernor $20,000 $20,000 $86,000 Lieutenant Governor $20,000 $20,000 $26,000 Secretary of State $20,000 $20,000 $18,000 State Treasurer $20,000 $20,000 $18,000 Attorney General $20,000 $20,000 $44,000 Superintendent of Public Instruction $20,000 $20,000 $18,000 Supreme Court $20,000 $20,000 $18,000 State Senator $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 State Assembly Representative $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 Appeals Judge (Populous Districts) $6,000 $6,000 $6,000 Appeals Judge (Other Districts) $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 Circuit Judge (Populous Area) $6,000 $6,000 $6,000 Circuit Judge (Other Area) $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 District Attorney (Populous Area) $6,000 $6,000 $6,000 District Attorney (Other Area) $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 Local Offices* For districts with a population of 25,000 or fewer, $500
For districts with a population of 25,001 or greater, $.02 times the population, up to $6,000For districts with a population of 25,000 or fewer, $500
For districts with a population of 25,001 or greater, $.02 times the population, up to $6,000For districts with a population of 20,000 or fewer, $400
For districts with a population of 20,001 or greater, $.02 times the population, up to $5,000*The latest federal census or the census information on which the district is based should be used to determine population (§ 11.110(1)(h)2). https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/11/CI/1101/1h2
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ENDORSEMENT: JODI HABUSH SINYKIN
Grassroots North Shore enthusiastically endorses Jodi Habush Sinykin in her bid for Wisconsin State Senate District 8.
As an environmental attorney and policy expert, Jodi built coalitions focused on achieving long-term results. She was instrumental in the adoption and implementation of the Great Lakes Compact, a far-reaching law that ensure protection of the Great Lakes. Jodi initiated and shepherded the passage of the Wisconsin Puppy Mill bill, which ended the inhumane conditions of puppy mills around the state.
Jodi will fight to protect:
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Reproductive health care and women’s rights. In Madison, she will fight to repeal Wisconsin’s archaic 1849 abortion ban and expand health care access to all Wisconsinites.
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Democracy from the kinds of physical and ideological attacks witnessed after the 2020 election.
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Voting rights and equitable, efficient access to the ballot.
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Our precious environment and expand access to our state’s natural places while holding polluters and those seeking to take advantage of our resources accountable.
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Public safety in the district and across Wisconsin. She will work to direct needed funding and resources to appropriate agencies so they can keep our communities safe.
- Business owners’ needs, producing legislation that will create an economic environment in Wisconsin that keeps talent here, and provides fair deals to workers across the state.
Jodi reflects the values of Grassroots North Shore and will work to fulfill the needs of the people of Wisconsin.
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Reproductive health care and women’s rights. In Madison, she will fight to repeal Wisconsin’s archaic 1849 abortion ban and expand health care access to all Wisconsinites.
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Requesting and Completing an Absentee Ballot
Voting in every election is vital to our freedoms, our families, our futures and to good government in our communities. On MyVote.WI.gov, you can
- check your registration status;
- request absentee ballots — we suggest asking for the whole year's worth;
- review your ballot;
- find contact information for your municipal clerk;
- find your polling place.
This video from the Wisconsin Election Commission steps through filling out an absentee ballot and completing the certification envelope:
This video shows you how to complete the ballot and the certification envelope for returning it by mail or in person.
The video does not cover how to make sure your witness fills out part of the certification envelope correctly. So here is the complete information required of the witness:
- Witness signature
- Date
- Street address
- City
- State
- Zip code
Make sure your witness does not abbreviate the name of the city or neglect to put a full address on the envelope.
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Northern Ozaukee School Board
Town of Belgium, 1 seat Dan Large, Incumbent Town of Fredonia, 1 seat Suzanne Miller, Incumbent Jason Stielow Town of Saukville, 1 seat Rick Hamm, Incumbent 2023 Referendum NOSD seeks a five-year, $1.7M operating referendum to manage stagnant per-pupil funding and projected budget deficits. Details
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Nancy Kaplan published Port Washington-Saukville School Board in Elections 2023 2023-02-02 15:45:10 -0600
Port Washington-Saukville School Board
City of Port Washington, 3 seats Kierstin M. Cira Candidate Forum Richard R. Sternhagen Candidate Forum Town of Port Washington, 1 seat Melissa Alexander, Iincumbent email Justin A. Meyers Village of Saukville, 1 seat Sara McCutcheon, Incumbent email Dawn Brooks
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Nancy Kaplan published Ozaukee County Supervisor, District 2 in Elections 2023 2023-02-02 15:11:18 -0600
Ozaukee County Supervisor, District 2
Joshua Haas
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Wisconsin Advisory Referendum
Wisconsin Work Requirement for Welfare Benefits Advisory Question
Question 3, the state-wide advisory question, would ask voters if able-bodied childless adults should be required to look for work in order to receive welfare benefits. The question is not legally binding and would not enact a work requirement law for welfare benefits. Currently, state law requires able-bodied individuals without dependents to look for work in order to receive unemployment insurance. There is also a work requirement for Wisconsin's food stamp program, Wisconsin Foodshare, but the requirement has been waived since October 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Ballot Wording Shall able-bodied, childless adults be required to look for work in order to receive taxpayer-funded welfare benefits? YES A "yes" vote supports advising the state legislature to require "able-bodied, childless adults... to look for work in order to receive taxpayer-funded welfare benefits." NO A "no" vote opposes advising the state legislature to require "able-bodied, childless adults... to look for work in order to receive taxpayer-funded welfare benefits." Milwaukee County Advisory Abortion Question
Question 4 is a Milwaukee County non-binding referendum. It asks for a simple yes or no vote on the following question:
Ballot Wording Should Wisconsin Statute 940.04, which bans abortion at any stage of pregnancy without exception for rape, incest, or health of the patient, be repealed to allow legal access to abortion care?
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WI Constitutional Amendments
These proposed amendments to the Wisconsin Constitution have passed in two consecutive legislative sessions and are on the April 4, 2023, ballot for ratification by the voters of Wisconsin.
Question 1: Conditions of Release Before Conviction Amendment Ballot Wording Conditions of release before conviction. Shall section 8 (2) of article I of the constitution be amended to allow a court to impose on an accused person being released before conviction conditions that are designed to protect the community from serious harm? Legislative Wording The ballot measure would amend Section 8(2) of Article I of the Wisconsin Constitution. The following underlined language would be added and struck-through language would be deleted:
All persons, before conviction, shall be eligible for release under reasonable conditions designed to assure their appearance in court, protect members of the community from serious bodily harm as defined by the legislature by law or prevent the intimidation of witnesses. Monetary conditions of release may be imposed at or after the initial appearance only upon a finding that there is a reasonable basis to believe that the conditions are necessary to assure appearance in court. The legislature may authorize, by law, courts to revoke a person's release for a violation of a condition of release.YES A "yes" vote supports amending the state constitution to authorize the state legislature to define serious harm in relation to the conditions, designed to protect the community from serious harm, a judge imposes on an accused person released before conviction. NO A "no" vote opposes amending the state constitution to authorize the state legislature to define serious harm in relation to the conditions, designed to protect the community from serious harm, a judge imposes on an accused person released before conviction. Question 2: Conditions for Cash Bail Amendment Ballot Wording Cash bail before conviction. Shall section 8 (2) of article I of the constitution be amended to allow a court to impose cash bail on a person accused of a violent crime based on the totality of the circumstances, including the accused's previous convictions for a violent crime, the probability that the accused will fail to appear, the need to protect the community from serious harm and prevent witness intimidation, and potential affirmative defenses? Legislative Wording The ballot measure would amend Section 8(2) of Article I of the Wisconsin Constitution. The following underlined language would be added.
All persons, before conviction, shall be eligible for release under reasonable conditions designed to assure their appearance in court, protect members of the community from serious bodily harm or prevent the intimidation of witnesses. Monetary conditions of release may be imposed at or after the initial appearance only upon a finding that there is a reasonable basis to believe that the conditions are necessary to assure appearance in court, or if the person is accused of a violent crime as defined by the legislature by law, only upon a finding that there is a reasonable basis to believe that the conditions are necessary based on the totality of the circumstances, taking into account whether the accused has a previous conviction for a violent crime as defined by the legislature by law, the probability that the accused will fail to appear in court, the need to protect members of the community from serious harm as defined by the legislature by law, the need to prevent the intimidation of witnesses, and the potential affirmative defenses of the accused. The legislature may authorize, by law, courts to revoke a person's release for a violation of a condition of release.YES A "yes" vote supports amending the state constitution to authorize judges to consider the following conditions when imposing and setting cash bail: - a previous conviction of a violent crime,
- the probability the accused will not appear in court,
- the need to protect the community from serious harm as defined by the state legislature,
- the need to prevent witness intimidation, and
- the potential affirmative defenses of the accused.
NO A "no" vote opposes this amendment, thereby maintaining the existing conditions for imposing cash bail.
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City of Milwaukee
Janet Protasiewicz for Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
Janet Protasiewicz
Milwaukee County Appeals Court, District 1
William Brash, Incumbent
Sarah Geenen
Urban Milwaukee has an in-depth article on the candidates running for these three Aldermanic seats.
District 1 David Bowen Facebook | Twitter | email | donate Andrea Pratt Facebook District 5 Annette Jackson Facebook Lamont Westmoreland website | Facebook | email District 9 Odell Ball website | Facebook | email Larresa Taylor Facebook | Linked In | email
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Nancy Kaplan published 2023 Village of Bayside in Ozaukee County in Elections 2023 2023-01-20 18:38:11 -0600
2023 Village of Bayside
Janet Protasiewicz for Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
Janet Protasiewicz
Senate District 8 Jodi Habush Sinykin
Bayside Village President Eido M Walny, Incumbent website | Facebook | email Elizabeth Levins website | email Village Trustee, 2 seats Robert Rudman email Mark McCormick website | email Kelly Marrazza website | email
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2023 City of Port Washington
Janet Protasiewicz for Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
Janet Protasiewicz
Alderperson, District 1 TBD TBD TBD Alderperson, District 3 TBD TBD TBD Alderperson, District 5 TBD TBD TBD Alderperson, District 7 TBD TBD TBD City of Port Washington, 3 seats Kierstin M. Cira Candidate Forum Douglas Rogahn Candidate Forum Richard R. Sternhagen Candidate Forum
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2023 City of Cedarburg
Janet Protasiewicz for Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
Janet Protasiewicz
Alderperson, District 1 Melissa Bitter, Incumbent email Alderperson, District 2 Michael Maher website | Facebook Jim Fitzpatrick Alderperson, District 4 NO CANDIDATE! Alderperson, District 6 Patricia Throrne, Incumbent email Alderperson, District 7 Mark Mueller, Incumbent email Cedarburg School District, 2 seats Kate Erickson website | Facebook Corey Kubichka Facebook Scott Sidney website Connie Kincaide website | Facebook
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2023 Village of Thiensville
Janet Protasiewicz for Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
Janet Protasiewicz
Senate District 8 Jodi Habush Sinykin
Village Trustee, 2 seats Jesse Daily Jennifer Abraham Douglas Chimenti Rebecca Holyoke Odeja
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2023 Village of Saukville
Janet Protasiewicz for Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
Janet Protasiewicz
Village President Andy Hebein email Trevor S. Seitz email Village Trustee, 3 seats Jesse Duckart email William J. Rudolph email Northern Ozaukee School Board, 1 seat Dawn Brooks Sara McCutcheon
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