Familiarize Yourself with Tuesday's Wauwatosa Ballot

In every election, the City Clerk and poll workers report some mismarked ballots as a result of "voter confusion."

Wauwatosa has only one contested local race on Tuesday's ballot, but there are two state and one Milwaukee County contests as well.

The sample ballot posted here and on the city website shows you those and the several uncontested races.

At top left on the ballot is the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, a contest between incumbent Tony Evers and challenger Don Pridemore.

Below that is the race for a 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, with Ed Fallone challenging incumbent Justice Pat Roggensack.

Next are two uncontested races for Milwaukee County Circuit Court and then the race pitting Janet Claire Protasiewicz against Rebecca Bradley.

In Wauwatosa Aldermanic District 2 only, residents will see the name of John Dubinski, running without a challenger to complete a full term (three more years) on the Common Council.

Topping the right hand column is the single Wauwatosa contest, for School Board Seat No. 1. Incumbent Phil Kroner is listed first and challenger Carmela Rios second. Their biographical information and answers to issues-based questions can be found here.

Two more School Board seats are up for re-election but offer uncontested incumbents: Michael Meier for Seat No. 2 and Anne Fee for Seat No. 3.

Note that School Board seats are not district races; they are elected citywide.

You may register to vote at the polls. Find your polling place and other information about voting in Wauwatosa here.

Filling in the arrow next to the blank space below an uncontested candidate's name does not constitute a vote against that candidate. The blank space is for write-ins, and it must be filled in with the name of an eligible resident (not Mickey Mouse, e.g.) and the arrow must then be filled in as well.

Leaving any or several races blank does not invalidate your ballot.

Make sure you fill in the arrow to the right of your candidate's name, not one to the left.

You may vote only once in any race (that would seem unnecessary to say, but you'd be surprised).