Election Day: County, Supreme Court Races Dominate Tosa Ballot

Tuesday is Election Day for municipal, county and some state public offices, and Wauwatosa will be electing four School Board members and one alderman, all of whom are running unopposed.

Usually, that spells limited interest in voting in spring elections, but with high-profile races for Milwaukee County executive and a hotly contested seat on the Supreme Court, voter interest is high and a strong turnout is expected.

City Clerk Carla Ledesma that early and absentee voting, a good barometer for Election Day voting, was running very high for an April election, just as it had in the February primary when 26 percent of eligible Tosans voted.

The two major contests pit Rep. Jeff Stone (R-Greenfield) against philanthropist and political newcomer Chris Abele for the county executive position, and incumbent Justice David Prosser against Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

In Tosa's uncontested elections, Mary Jo Randall, Thomas Jarosz, Sharon Muehlfeld and Lois Weber are on the School Board ballot, and Jeffrey Roznowski is unopposed for his Common Council seat and will appear only on the District 6 ballot.

There are also 10 seats open for circuit court judgeships, but only one is contested, that between Pedro Colon and Christopher Lipscomb.

A sample ballot can be found in the photo gallery or online at the city website.

If you are new to Wauwatosa or haven't voted before, here is some information that will help you with the process.

You must register to vote. The following registration information and more is available on the city's website here.

To be eligible to vote:

• You must be a citizen of the United States.
• You must have been a resident of Wauwatosa for at least 10 days prior to an election.
• You must be at least 18 years of age on Election Day.

In Wisconsin, for the time being, you may register at the polls on Election Day. Election Day registration requires that you provide one proof of residence showing your current name and current Wauwatosa address. The following are valid forms of identification:

• Current and valid Wisconsin Driver’s license or Wisconsin identification card
• Current utility bill for a period not earlier than 90 days before an election
• Other official identification card or license issued by a Wisconsin governmental body or unit
• Current bank statement
• Current government check or payroll check
• Other official government document
• Real estate tax bill or receipt for the current year or the year preceding the date of the election
• Residential lease which is effective for a period that includes Election Day (not for first-time voters registering by mail)

Wauwatosa has eight aldermanic districts with three voting wards in each district. In  some cases, two wards may share the same polling place; in one case, two wards (18 and 19) from different districts (6 and 7) both vote at West High School.

Follow this link to find your polling place.

If you have any questions about voting procedures, you may call the City Clerk's Office at (414) 479-8921.