If you plan to vote in the upcoming election as soon as next week, clerks hope you are thorough when filling out your ballots. Several positions up and down the ballot in Door and Kewaunee counties have yet to be listed on the ballot. The winners of those races will likely require voters to write in their preferred candidate, whether they are registered or not. This often adds time at the end of the day for election officials to sort out the ballots and ensure that every vote gets counted correctly. Door County Clerk Jill Lau says filling in the oval next to the spot where you write in your preferred candidate can help achieve that goal.

The deadline to register to vote online or by mail passed on Wednesday, but you can still register to vote at your municipal clerk’s office until March 29^th or on election day at your polling place. In-person absentee voting takes place at your municipal clerk’s office between March 19^th and March 31^st, ahead of election day on April 2^nd.