(WBAY) – Green Bay, Wisconsin The outcome of the midterm elections on Tuesday will determine which party controls state legislatures and Congress.
In Wisconsin, voters will select a governor and a senator. The key races are expected to be quite tight, according to polls.
Tony Evers, a Democrat, wants to serve another term as governor. Republican businessman Tim Michels is challenging him. Michels is running alongside Roger Roth, while Evers is running alongside Lt. Governor candidate Sara Rodriguez.
TONY EVERS IN CONTACT ONE-ON-ONE: https://www.wbay.com/2022/11/01/one-on-one-with-gov-tony-evers/
TIM MICHELS’S PROFILE IS AVAILABLE AT: https://www.wbay.com/2022/11/02/profile-tim-michels/
Senator Ron Johnson, a Republican, is facing a challenge from Mandela Barnes, a Democrat.
One-on-one conversations with Ron Johnson and Mandela Barnes can be found at https://www. wbay. com/2022/11/04/one-on-one-with-sen-ron-johnson/.
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There are more races on your ballot in addition to these. Numerous municipal and statewide elections are held, including those for Attorney General, Secretary of State, and State Treasurer.
To view the items on your ballot, CLICK HERE.
To discover your polling location, CLICK HERE.
Before you cast your vote, be aware of the following:
The polls are open from 7 am until 8 pm. You can still cast your ballot if you are in line by 8 p.m.
Voters are reminded by the Wisconsin Elections Commission that results from election night are not certified on that day. The WEC must certify the results before they are considered final by the counties.
Longer lineups at the polls or delays in processing unofficial results could be caused by a probable rise in election observers and people contesting votes in accordance with state law procedures.
The WEC anticipates that local election officials will respect poll-site rights for voters, observers, and challenges. But doing so may surely lengthen the procedure,” the Wisconsin Elections Commission said in a statement.
Also, central count locations could take longer.
“The general public should be informed that because of their high amount of absentee ballots, populous jurisdictions that count absentee ballots at central count facilities, such Milwaukee, Green Bay, Racine, Kenosha, and Janesville, may take longer to process them. These jurisdictions have typically been among the latest to finish unofficial results reporting, according to a WEC statement.
The polls demand voter identification. CLICK HERE for a list of identifications accepted at the polls.
On election day, voters with impairments can request assistance from another voter.
With a document that shows your name and current address as proof of residency, you can register to vote at your polling location on election day. A power statement proving you have lived at your residence for at least 90 days, a driver’s licence, a state ID, are a few examples.
On election day, you can return an absentee ballot if you haven’t already. To learn more, speak to your clerk.
Every election experiences “minimal disturbances,” according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission, and they are not indicative of “nefarious behaviour.”
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Longer waits at the polls may result from repairs being needed for voting equipment problems such tabulator or printer jams. All of these eventualities are anticipated by local election officials.
It is also possible, but unlikely, that other unforeseeable events, like a power outage or another technology difficulty, could postpone the electronic, modem-based, or wireless transmission of the unofficial results. To ensure that results are reported after the public canvass, local election officials have backup plans and can either hand carry or phone in results to their county clerk.
The integrity of the findings themselves, which in Wisconsin are completely supported by paper records, is unaffected by any transmission delays. The public is welcome to observe both the manual and electronic transfer of unofficial election results, according to a WEC statement.
If you do notice a possible violation of election law, you can file a complaint with the WEC. For more information, CLICK HERE.
Election observers are allowed to observe voting and the election administration process. The rules can be found HERE.
What you need to know about the Wisconsin midterm elections on November 8
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