IMMEDIATE ADOPTION
Number
240172
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. JACKSON
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 State Senate District 4 Special Election on July 30, 2024, and if there is a primary on July 2, 2024:
1. Capitol Drive Voting Center, 6001 W Capitol Dr
2. Good Hope Library, 7715 W Good Hope Rd
3. Clinton Rose Senior Center, 3045 N Martin Luther King Jr. Dr
4. Villard Library, 5190 N 35th St <https://www.bing.com/maps?&mepi=127~~Unknown~Address_Link&ty=18&q=Milwaukee%20Public%20Library%20Villard%20Square%20Branch&ss=ypid.YN873x5459155744853052515&ppois=43.11173629760742_-87.9561996459961_Milwaukee%20Public%20Library%20Villard%20Square%20Branch_YN873x5459155744853052515~&cp=43.111736~-87.9562&v=2&sV=1&FORM=MPSRPL>
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 State Senate District 4 Special Election on July 30, 2024, and if there is a primary on July 2, 2024:
1. Capitol Drive Voting Center, 6001 W Capitol Dr
2. Good Hope Library, 7715 W Good Hope Rd
3. Clinton Rose Senior Center, 3045 N Martin Luther King Jr. Dr
4. Villard Library, 5190 N 35th St, Milwaukee, WI 53209 <https://www.bing.com/maps?&mepi=127~~Unknown~Address_Link&ty=18&q=Milwaukee%20Public%20Library%20Villard%20Square%20Branch&ss=ypid.YN873x5459155744853052515&ppois=43.11173629760742_-87.9561996459961_Milwaukee%20Public%20Library%20Villard%20Square%20Branch_YN873x5459155744853052515~&cp=43.111736~-87.9562&v=2&sV=1&FORM=MPSRPL>
--Requestor
Paulina Gutierrez, Deputy Director
Milwaukee Elections Commission