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Live updates: Milwaukee-area voters head to polls for mayor, school board primary races
How to register to vote in Wisconsin (you’ll need a have a photo ID)
Here’s how to register and vote in Wisconsin.
It’s election day in Wisconsin and, if you live in the Milwaukee area, you might have a primary election. Some Wisconsin voters will head to the polls to narrow down fields of candidates for local offices, such as city councils and school boards.
You won’t see presidential candidates on your ballot today — the presidential primary in Wisconsin isn’t until April 2.
Not every race has a primary. It’s only needed, generally, if there are more than twice the number of candidates as there are open seats — more than two candidates for one seat, more than four candidates for two seats, etc.
If you’re a Milwaukee resident, there’s one citywide race: Incumbent Mayor Cavalier Johnson faces two competitors. Three Common Council districts and one Milwaukee County Board district also have primaries.
More: Here’s your guide to the Milwaukee-area races in the Feb. 20 Wisconsin primary election
Several Milwaukee-area school boards also have primaries: Several Milwaukee-area school boards also have primaries: Cudahy, Franklin, Germantown, Greendale, Shorewood and Hartford J1.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel will be posting updates as voters head to the polls and when results come in tonight. Here’s what to know:
Polls are open in Wisconsin from7 a.m. until 8 p.m. To find your polling place, visit myvote.wi.gov and enter your address.
You can also visit that website to check what your ballot will look like ahead of time and check to see whether you’re registered to vote.
You need to bring a current photo ID that has your name on it to the polls to be issued a ballot. Here’s the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s list of accepted forms of identification.
You can register to vote at your polling place, or re-register if you’ve moved or changed addresses since the last time you voted. In that case, you’ll need to bring a document to show proof of residence.
A driver’s license or ID card issued by the DMV count as proof as residence, if it shows your current address. Or, you can bring documents like a lease, utility bill or bank statement. You can find a full list of accepted documents here.
Local clerks must receive your ballot by the time polls close on Election Day, so it’s too late to mail it back. Instead, you can physically bring your absentee ballot to your assigned polling place or central count location before the polls close at 8 p.m.
In Milwaukee, you can drop off absentee ballots curbside at the Election Operations Center at 1901 S Kinnickinnic Ave between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. or Room 501 in City Hall at 200 E Wells St between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.
As of Monday afternoon, the Milwaukee Election Commission said 21,983 absentee ballots have been issued for the spring primary, but 7,686 have not yet been returned.
MILWAUKEE — An Oak Creek couple’s stolen car has been found after a viewer who saw a report on the theft spotted it near a south side Milwaukee apartment complex.
Melinna Posey said the ordeal began when her car was stolen and she turned to social media for help. A person who responded claimed to have the vehicle and demanded money for its return. The person messaging even taunted her, discarding some of the items inside the car.
Personal items were inside the vehicle, including the family’s car seat, stroller, cameras and photos.
“It’s been very stressful, especially for him. It’s his vehicle, it’s in his name,” Posey said.
Watch: Stolen Oak Creek couple’s car found by viewer dumped near Milwaukee apartment complex
Stolen Oak Creek couple’s car found by viewer dumped near Milwaukee apartment complex
I spoke to Posey on Tuesday. Since then, she and Tyler Dusenberry had been searching for the car. On Thursday, the couple received a message from someone who saw the story on TMJ4. That person found the car at a south side Milwaukee apartment complex and shared pictures of the red Dodge Durango SRT between trees and a building, covered in tarps.
“I didn’t believe the text message at first today, and then he sent pictures of the car, and I was like, thank the lord, I was like thank you so much,” Posey said.
“It’s a roller coaster that’s what it’s been,” Dusenberry said.
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Oak Creek Police picked up the car and are processing it for evidence. The family has not yet been able to see the inside of the vehicle or what, if anything, was left behind.
The family said they are grateful to everyone who helped them this week, but said the entire experience will be tough to get over.
“It’s just unfortunate that this all happened, and we had a lot of memories and trips within that vehicle so it’s just a little life-changing to be honest,” Dusenberry said.
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PLOVER, Wis. (WBAY) – Police in the western part of the state are spreading the word after someone stole over $95,000 worth of Milwaukee-brand tools. Police are concerned that they’ll be sold online or sold outside the state.
Milwaukee-brand tools were stolen from a trailer at a solar farm in Plover.
Police say there were 130 items, including more than 40 half-inch impact guns, multiple wire cutters, grease guns, 80 batteries, and a couple of small generators.
Investigators are warning that buyers who purchase stolen items can have them seized and could lose their money or even face criminal charges if they knew the property was stolen.
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