You can cast your ballot at your municipal clerk’s office for the spring election beginning this week. The two-week in-person absentee voting window opens on Tuesday, with statewide and municipal races on the ballot. The battle for the Wisconsin Supreme Court is garnering nationwide attention, where Dane County Circuit Court Judge Susan Crawford faces Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge and former Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel. In the other statewide race, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Superintendent Jill Underly looks to protect her job from challenger Brittany Kinser. According to the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, more than $37 million have been poured into the two races as of March 12th.
In Kewaunee County, most municipal government races are uncontested except for a few. In the Town of Pierce, Lee Miskovich, Kurt Burmeister, and Mitchell Stauber are vying for two spots on the town board. In the Town of Red River, Trina Kerscher is up against Sarah Marie Monfils for Town Clerk. No one is running for president in the Village of Casco, but Daniel Andres, Dennis Cravillion, and Dan Laak are competing for two spots as trustees. The City of Algoma will have one contested race out of its four aldermanic districts as Dawn Kidd and Jake Maring go head to head. The City of Kewaunee will have two registered write-ins for voters with Edward House (District 2) and Roger Zimmerman (District 3). Zimmerman will go against Joe Mills in the District 3 race.
Door County has a little more competition, with several contested races throughout the peninsula. In Sister Bay, Patrice Champeau, Brigid White, and write-in candidates Steven Bacsi, Terry Kelly, Chad Kodanko, and Eric Smith are going against each other for three seats on the Village Board. In Brussels, Galen DeJardin and Austin Vandertie are vying for the Town Supervisor 2 seat in one of the few races that required a primary. In Forestville, David Samuels, Randy Schmidt, and Loren Uecker are looking to fill two open seats on the town board. On Washington Island, Gordon Berggren and Peter Sownie hope to replace outgoing chairperson Hans Lux, while Martin W. Andersen, Margaret Foss, and Loren Roznai set their sights on two supervisor seats. Village of Ephraim voters will see three candidates running for two seats on its board: Marcia Ellis, Carly Mulliken, and Richard Hoyerman. Angela Lensch, while Scott Rasmussen and Michael Johnson are looking to fill a pair of spots on the Village of Egg Harbor Board. David Ward and Andrea Frank are battling for the mayoral seat in Sturgeon Bay, although Ward will be the only one on the ballot. District 5 is the only contested seat on the ballot for the Sturgeon Bay Common Council, with Heather Weasler challenging Gary Nault. The other municipal seats are uncontested.
There will also be referendum questions on the ballot, though only Kewaunee School District residents will have to worry about two. The entire state will weigh in on codifying the state’s voter identification law into the state constitution. At the same time, Kewaunee School District residents will vote on a $24.5 million capital referendum to see portions of the building renovated to address space needs, among other improvements.
The early voting window officially ends on March 30th, though most in Door and Kewaunee counties will end at the end of the business day on March 28th.
