Less than a month after the dust surrounding the fall election settled, you can start preparing for the next one on Thursday. December 1^st is the first day you can begin circulating nomination papers for various state and local offices. The highest profile race will likely be the Wisconsin Supreme Court, with three candidates already declaring their desire to replace the retiring Justice Patience D. Roggensack. Two Wisconsin State Court of Appeals seats will also be up for grabs. The spring election is also when many local municipalities have at least a portion of their elected officials deciding whether they will run again or not. Interested candidates must file their nomination papers, declarations of candidacy, and campaign registration statements with their local municipal clerk by 5 p.m. on January 3^rd.