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Spring Election 2013: Official Results will be posted here, unoffical results are found here.  THE GENERAL ELECTION, Tuesday, April 2nd will include two equally important and divisive races – 1) the election of a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice and 2) the election of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction

The two candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court election are:

Justice Patience Roggensack who is part of the four-justice conservative majority that has been feuding openly with opposing justices for years. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School, she has served on the court since 2003 and was an eye witness to the physical altercation between Justices Prosser and Bradley. As a result, she has recused herself which along with the other recusals has made it impossible to settle this case.

Marquette law professor Ed Fallone has a broad base of legal experience, focusing on constitutional law, immigration law, securities regulation and corporate law. He’s worked with several nonprofit organizations serving at risk populations. He’s active in promoting education and supports stem cell research as Pres. of the Wisconsin Stem Cell Now. He would be the first Latino Justice (his father is Italian.)

Follow this link to a Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel article which outlines the important issues that will come before the Court.

The two candidates for the State Superintendent of Public Instruction are:

Incumbent Tony Evers believes in investing in education to rebuild our economy and has fought back against the $1.5 billion cut in state education funding. He has championed school finance reform; adopted new, internationally benchmarked standards; and expanded student interventions and support.

 

WI State Rep. Don Pridemore has had a controversial tenure in the State Assembly, supporting the arrest of federal officials attempting to implement the health care overhaul law and pushing for immigration laws similar to Arizona's law. He supports Gov. Scott Walker‘s budget proposal, which would expand the use of vouchers beyond Milwaukee and Racine while not allowing public school spending to increase.

Learn more about these two candidates in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article, click here.

Also on the April 2 ballot will be the Court of Appeals District 4 candidate (Paul Lundsten) and a number of local non-partisan elections for County Boards, School Boards and Town, Village, City Boards, etc.

For more specifics about local Iowa County races, click here to read this article from the Dodgeville Chronicle and this article addresses the Iowa-Grant School Referendum.

Spring 2014 Election is the next regularly-scheduled statewide election in Wisconsin is the Spring 2014 Election. The Spring Primary will be held Tuesday, February 18, 2014. The Spring Election will be held Tuesday, April 1, 2014. State offices to be elected include Court of Appeals Districts 1, 2 and 4; and Circuit Court.

Fall 2014 General Election: The Partisan Primary will be held Tuesday, August 12, 2014. The General Election will be held Tuesday, November 4, 2014. State offices to be elected include Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Representative in Congress, State Senator (odd-numbered districts) Representatives to the Assembly (all districts).

Voter Photo ID in Wisconsin
Enforcement of the Photo ID law has been temporarily blocked by the rulings of two independent judges. As a result, residents who are eligible to vote are currently not required to show an acceptable ID at the time of voting. However, other requirements are still in force: 28-consecutive day residency, signature on poll list, a shortened timeline for absentee voting (see below), and prohibition of the use of a corroborator in lieu of proof of residence.

Voting Early or Absentee
Request an Absentee Ballot
Click here to get the GAB Form 121 - Absentee Ballot Request. This can all be done by mail or you can contact your town, village or city clerk’s office during office hours. If you live in a town, contact your town clerk via phone to set up an appointment to vote. Don’t know who your clerk is? Go to MyVote.WI.gov . Enter your name and date of birth, and at the bottom of the page that comes up you will find contact information for your municipal clerk.
Vote Early in Person at the Clerk’s Office
Absentee voting in the clerk’s office is now restricted to the two weeks before an election.  Absentee voting ends at the close of business the Friday before the election.  The new law prohibits absentee voting and voter registration the Saturday, Sunday or Monday before an election. To vote early go to your town, village or city clerk’s office during office hours or contact your town clerk via phone to set up an appointment to vote.

Voter Registration Changes
If you have not registered to vote, you are encouraged to register now!
You can register to vote up until the Friday before the election or on Election Day. You must reside at your address for 28 consecutive days to be eligible to vote, and you may no longer use a corroborating witness as proof of residence. Proof of residence is required when registering less than 20 days before an election, on Election Day, and for first time Wisconsin voters registering by mail. For more information on acceptable proof of residence documents contact your local municipal clerk.

The City of Dodgeville has issued a great 2 page document which summarizes the changes due to the Voter ID bill, click here to read it.

Learn More about the Candidates
A good resource for learning more about the candidates running on a statewide basis is Wisconsin Vote a service of Wisconsin Public Television and Wisconsin Public Radio. 

LOOKING FOR THE TRUTH about controversial political ads or claims?
Check out  POLITIFACT WISCONSIN  which is a nonpartisan fact-checking website that focuses on truth-telling in Wisconsin politics.  FactCheck.org provides invaluable information on the national political scene. For Internet Rumors: See FactCheck Viral Spiral at http://factcheck.org/hot-topics/ or Snopes at http://www.snopes.com/politics/politics.asp

Interested in running for Office Yourself?
The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board (GAB) has information about what it takes to get your name on the ballot. Click here to go to their site and learn more.

The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin (LWV) is another resource you can go turn to for information about what it takes to run for an office.  Here is a link to their website.