IMMEDIATE ADOPTION
Number
241317
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. JACKSON and ALD. CHAMBERS, JR.
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 the following locations for the Spring 2025 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. Washington Park Library, 2121 N Sherman Blvd.
5. Tippecanoe Library, 3912 S Howell Ave.
6. Good Hope Library, 7717 W Good Hope Rd.
7. Milwaukee Area Technical College, 700 W State St.
8. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 2200 E Kenwood Blvd.
9. Washington Park Senior Center, 4420 W Vliet St.
10. Mitchell Street Library, 906 W. Historic Mitchell St.
11. Clinton Rose Senior Center, 3045 N Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr.
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, During the 2024 General Election, over 108,000 voters cast ballots at in- person absentee voting locations, breaking records for early voting in the city of Milwaukee;
Whereas, Providing 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 the following locations for the Spring 2025 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. Washington Park Library, 2121 N Sherman Blvd.
5. Tippecanoe Library, 3912 S Howell Ave.
6. Good Hope Library, 7717 W Good Hope Rd.
7. Milwaukee Area Technical College, 700 W State St.
8. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 2200 E Kenwood Blvd.
9. Washington Park Senior Center, 4420 W Vliet St.
10. Mitchell Street Library, 906 W. Historic Mitchell St.
11. Clinton Rose Senior Center, 3045 N Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr.
Requestor
Election Commission
Drafter
Ned Littlefield
LRB180386-1
12/04/2024