Vote on April 1st!

DMI is not endorsing any candidate or position in this spring election, but we want to encourage our members and Madison and Dane County residents to participate and take part in their civic duties.

One of the biggest issues will be the determination of a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice. Incumbent Justice Louis Butler will face Circuit Court Judge Michael Gableman in the culmination of a sticky race similar to last year’s Supreme Court Election. The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin has a handy Voter’s Guide available online if you need a crash-course on candidate qualifications.

Wisconsin residents will also be able to vote on a proposed ban of the governor’s “partial veto” power. The proposed change to the state constitution asks if there should be an amendment “to prohibit the governor, in exercising his or her partial veto authority, from creating a new sentence by combining parts of two or more sentences of the enrolled bill?”.

There are also 17 seats up for grabs on the Dane County Board of Supervisors. The Isthmus has answers from each candidate about what’s most important to them in their district.

If you live in Madison, click here to find your polling station. Dane County Polling locations are listed here. Stations are open from 7am to 8pm.

More information on candidates and issues can be found at the Wisconsin State Journal and Wispolitics.com. Now go out there and get your democratic process on!