You could be just a few pages of signatures away from helping your community as a member of a municipal board. School districts, towns, villages, cities, and counties across the state are in the early stages of preparing for next spring’s election, which will take place on April 7.

In Kewaunee County, 35 seats will be up for grabs — it’s just a matter of whether people want them. According to Ballotpedia, more than 83 percent of elections in the spring of 2025 and 73 percent of elections in the fall of 2024 went uncontested in Wisconsin. That’s above the roughly 70 percent typically seen across the country.

Algoma City Clerk Erin Mueller says running for office is a great opportunity for people with the time and ambition to see how government works and be part of the process.

As of Tuesday morning, Kewaunee County voters could see plenty of uncontested ballots in the spring. In Algoma, incumbents Kevin Schmidt (District 1) and Amy Johnson (District 4) have taken out papers to run for re-election. Twelve current Kewaunee County Board members have filed campaign registration statements, with District 7 Supervisor Tim Kinnard the outlier after filing his non-candidacy paperwork. In Kewaunee, District 3 alderperson Scott Oftedahl has returned his paperwork to run again, while District 1 alderperson Roberta Jeanquart has filed her non-candidacy papers. That leaves the city trying to fill two open seats after going much of the past two years without a second alderperson representing District 4.

Municipal clerks are standing by with the materials you need to fill out before the deadline on January 6 at 5 p.m.