Wisconsin election officials have voted to provide more details to voters than normal to avoid confusion about a ballot that will have both a special and regular election for a vacant congressional seat. The rare anomaly for the 8th Congressional District is due to the timing of former U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher’s resignation.
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin election officials voted Thursday to provide more details to voters than normal to avoid confusion about a ballot that will have both a special and regular election for aUnder state law, if Gallagher had quit before April 9, a special election before November would have had to be called.on April 20, which required Gov. Tony Evers to call the special election on the same dates as the Aug. 13 primary and Nov. 5 general election.
“There is a source for confusion present here and it will be very difficult to avoid any voter confusion,” said Wisconsin Elections Commission attorney Brandon Hunzicker at a meeting Thursday.Wisconsin GOP-led Senate votes to override nine Evers vetoes in mostly symbolic actionTo help avoid confusion, the commission voted to have the ballot show the length of both the special election and the regular term.
Candidates for the office will also be required to circulate separate nomination papers for both the special and regular elections. Those nomination papers are due June 3., of De Pere, former state Sen. Roger Roth, of Appleton, and former gas station and convenience store owner Tony Wied, are all running as Republicans for the seat. Wied has been
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