Absentee Voting Heavy So Far in Fox Point, Bayside

Village officials say it is strange to see such a high percentage of votes turned in before voters can even get an absentee ballot in person.

With little more than three weeks before the Nov. 6 election, both Fox Point and Bayside are seeing an unusually high number of requests for absentee ballots.  Three percent of voters in Fox Point, and 2.3 percent in Bayside, have already cast ballots, with many more out. "I was shocked to hear that we had that," Bayside Village Manager Andy Pederson said. "Usually we don't have that much traffic. To have that amount of people coming in already, is just very surprising to us." Voters have been able to physically go to their village clerk and fill out a form requesting an absentee ballot be mailed to them. However, starting on Monday, regular absentee voting begins and voters can pick up their ballot in person. Pederson said usually there …

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Fox Point, Bayside 2012 Election Central

Fox Point and Bayside voters head to the polls on Tuesday for the 2012 presidential election; local Assembly, Congress and Senate races also appear on the ballots.

County State Federal LIVE 2012 ELECTION RESULTS Presidential and U.S. Senate results only represent votes in Fox Point and Bayside. Congressional and state legislative results are for entire district. When results are complete, winners will be highlighted in bold. LAST UPDATE: 11:12 p.m. Obama-Biden UPDATED 7:31 p.m. At the Fox Point Police Department polling place, Chief Election Inspector Elizabeth Friedman said Tuesday night that there have been 26 cases of situations where people required a new ballot. She didn’t how many were overvotes. She did say that overvotes were among the spoiled ballots, however. Friedman said people were complaining that they were confused by the design of the ballot because of how the presidential and …

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Heard in the Hall

Absentee Ballots Available in Bayside

If you plan to vote absentee in the 2012 Recall Elections, pick up your absentee ballot soon. They are not available the day before Election Day.

Absentee ballots are available for the 2012 Recall Election at Village Hall today. The Village has already received 90 absentee ballot requests, which will be mailed out today as well. Please remember the last day to request an absentee ballot in person is Friday, June 1 before 5 p.m. There is no absentee voting at Village Hall the day before the election.

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Fox Point and Bayside Escape Ballot Errors Unscathed

Testing done in advance of the April 3 General Election has discovered a flaw in the election ballots sent to many cities and municipalities in Milwaukee County, but Fox Point and Bayside hadn't received theirs yet so they remain unaffected.

As if city clerks didn’t already have enough on their plates, along comes the case of the misprinted ballots. Luckily, Fox Point and Bayside missed that bullet. Testing done in advance of the April 3 General Election has discovered a flaw in the election ballots sent to many cities and municipalities in Milwaukee County. "The error with the ballots was discovered before Fox Point’s ballots had been delivered so we do not have any flawed ballots," Tanya O'Malley, Fox Point Village Clerk said. Bayside's Director of Finance and Administration Lynn Galyardt said said she was scheduled to test the ballots Tuesday for both Milwaukee and Ozaukee Counties, however, she will now have to reschedule the Milwaukee County test. "It is an inconvenience…

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2:24 pm on Wednesday, March 28, 2012

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TOTAL RECALL: State Senate Showdown

Fox Point, Bayside Fully Equipped for Election Day

Candidates say it's all about turnout, and both village clerks say they're ready to go.

After weeks of going door-to-door, volunteers tirelessly making phone calls day after day, and both candidates shaking hands and smiling for interviews, Election Day has arrived. Beginning 7 a.m. Tuesday, voters will hit the polls to choose between incumbent Sen. Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) and her challenger, Rep. Sandy Pasch (D-Whitefish Bay). For weeks, both have been filling Facebook with 'thanks you's' and photos, and tweeting about events information and election details in an effort to find the last few votes. While each has drastically different viewpoints on government, they both agree on one thing, it's all about turnout for this election, and both Fox Point and Bayside village clerks agree, it's going to be one busy day …

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