Number
232046
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
COMMON COUNCIL
Title
Resolution relating to locations for in-person absentee voting in the City of Milwaukee.
Analysis
This resolution directs the Election Commission to provide alternative in-person absentee voting at any of the following locations in the City for the Fall 2024 Elections:
1. Zeidler Municipal Building, 841 N Broadway
2. Capitol Drive Voting Center, 6001 W Capitol Dr
3. Zablocki Library, 3501 W Oklahoma Ave
4. American Serb Hall, 5101 W Oklahoma Ave
5. Washington Park Library, 2121 N Sherman Blvd
6. Tippecanoe Library, 3912 S Howell Ave
7. Good Hope Library, 7715 W Good Hope Rd
8. Clinton Rose Senior Center, 3045 N Martin Luther King Jr. Dr
9. Mitchell Street Library, 906 W Historic Mitchell St
10. Milwaukee Area Technical College, 700 W State St
11. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 2200 E Kenwood Blvd
..Body
Whereas, Voting is both a right and a vital core of a healthy democracy; and
Whereas, Section 6.855, Wis. Stats., allows the Common Council to designate alternate locations for in-person absentee voting; and
Whereas, Voting by mail is not the best option for every voter; and
Whereas, In the Fall of 2016, 52,373 voters cast ballots at in-person absentee voting locations and in Fall of 2020, 61,323 voters cast ballots; and
Whereas, Offering in-person absentee voting at more sites offers greater opportunities to voters throughout the City and may further racial equity and access to in-person voting opportunities; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Election Commission provide additional absentee voting at any of the following locations for the Fall 2024 Elections:
1. Zeidler Municipal Building, 841 N Broadway
2. Capitol Drive Voting Center, 6001 W Capitol Dr
3. Zablocki Library, 3501 W Oklahoma Ave
4. American Serb Hall, 5101 W Oklahoma Ave
5. Washington Park Library, 2121 N Sherman Blvd
6. Tippecanoe Library, 3912 S Howell Ave
7. Good Hope Library, 7715 W Good Hope Rd
8. Clinton Rose Senior Center, 3045 N Martin Luther King Jr. Dr
9. Mitchell Street Library, 906 W Historic Mitchell St
10. Milwaukee Area Technical College, 700 W State St
11. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 2200 E Kenwood Blvd
Requestor
Election Commission Executive Director Claire Woodall