ELECTION INFORMATION PACKET
GENERAL ELECTION & REFERENDUM
November 4, 2014
CONTENTS
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B.
LIST OF CANDIDATES
POLLING PLACES AND HOURS
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY:
SUSAN T. ERTMER,
WINNEBAGO COUNTY CLERK
920-236-4888 OR 727-2880, EXT. 4888
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LEGISLATIVE AND STATE
GOVERNOR/ LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Countywide
(Vote for One)
Democratic
Mary Burke / John Lehman
Republican
Scott Walker / Rebecca Kleefisch
People’s Party
Dennis Fehr / No Candidate
Libertarian Party
Robert Burke / Joseph M. Brost
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Countywide
(Vote for One)
Democratic
Susan V. Happ
Republican
Brad Schimel
Libertarian
Thomas A. Nelson, Sr.
SECRETARY OF STATE
Countywide
(Vote for One)
Democratic
Doug La Follette
Republican
Julian Bradley
Constitution
Jerry Broitzman
Libertarian
Andy Craig
STATE TREASURER
Countywide
(Vote for One)
Democratic
David L. Sartori
Republican
Matt Adamczyk
Constitution
Andrew Zuelke
Wisconsin Green Party
Ron Hardy
Libertarian
Jerry Shidell
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REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, DISTRICT 6
(Vote for One)
Democratic
Mark L. Harris
Republican
Glenn Grothman
Libertarian
Gus Fahrendorf
Cities of Menasha, Neenah, Omro and Oshkosh;
Towns of Algoma, Black Wolf, Menasha, Neenah,
Nekimi, Nepeuskun, Omro, Poygan, Rushford, and
Utica; Part of the Town of Oshkosh - Wards 1A & 2-5;
Part of the Town of Vinland -Wards 1A & 2;
Part of the Town of Winneconne-Ward 5;
Part of the Town of Wolf River –Wards 1 & 2A;
and Part of the City of Appleton – Wards 31 & 32
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, DISTRICT 8
(Vote for One)
Democratic
Ron Gruett
Republican
Reid J. Ribble
Towns of Clayton and Winchester; Village of Winneconne;
Part of the Town of Oshkosh – Ward 1B;
Part of the Town of Vinland – Ward 1B;
Part of the Town of Winneconne – Wards 1-4;
Part of the Town of Wolf River – Wards 2B & 2C
STATE SENATE, DISTRICT 19
(Vote for One)
Democratic
Penny Bernard Schaber
Republican
Roger Roth
Cities of Menasha and Neenah; Towns of Clayton,
Menasha, Neenah, Poygan, Vinland, Winchester,
Winneconne and Wolf River; Village of Winneconne;
and Part of the City of Appleton - Wards 31 & 32
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 53
(Vote for One)
Democratic
No Candidate
Republican
Michael Schraa
City of Omro; Towns of Algoma, Black Wolf, Nekimi,
Nepeuskun, Omro, Oshkosh, Rushford and Utica;
and Part of the City of Oshkosh - Wards 22B, 23B, 24,
25A, 26, 28B, 29B & 30-37
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 54
(Vote for One)
Democratic
Gordon Hintz
Republican
Mark Elliott
Part of the City of Oshkosh - Wards 1-22A, 23A,
25B, 27, 28A & 29A
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 55
(Vote for One)
Democratic
Mark Westphal
Republican
Mike Rohrkaste
City of Neenah; Towns of Clayton and Neenah; Part
of the Town of Menasha - Wards 1-7; and Part of the
City of Menasha - Wards 1B & 5B
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REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 56
(Vote for One)
Democratic
No Candidate
Republican
Dave Murphy
Towns of Poygan, Vinland, Winchester, Winneconne,
and Wolf River; and the Village of Winneconne
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 57
Part of the City of Appleton – Wards 31 & 32; Part of
the City of Menasha – Wards 1A,2,3,4,5A,6-15 & 21-31;
and Part of the Town of Menasha – Wards 8-13
(Vote for One)
Democratic
Amanda Stuck
Republican
Chris Klein
COUNTY
SHERIFF
Countywide
(Vote for One)
Democratic
No Candidate
Republican
John F. Matz
CORONER
Countywide
(Vote for One)
Democratic
No Candidate
Republican
Barry Busby
CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT
Countywide
(Vote for One)
Democratic
No Candidate
Republican
Melissa M. Konrad
STATE REFERENDUM
Countywide
Question 1: “Creation of a Transportation Fund. Shall section 9 (2) of article IV and section 11 of article VIII
of the constitution be created to require that revenues generated by use of the state transportation system be
deposited into a transportation fund administered by a department of transportation for the exclusive purpose of
funding Wisconsin’s transportation systems and to prohibit any transfers or lapses from this fund?”
[
] YES [ ] NO
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City of Appleton – All Wards
CITY OF APPLETON REFERENDUM
REFERENDUM QUESTION #1
Shall the City of Appleton adopt a resolution, which reads as follows?
WHEREAS, the Supreme Court’s decisions in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission and related case
law allows unlimited political campaign spending to influence local, state and federal elections;
BE IT RESOLVED, that “We the People” of the City of Appleton, Wisconsin, call for reclaiming democracy from
the expansion of corporate personhood rights and the corrupting influence of unregulated political contributions
and spending. We stand with the Move to Amend campaign and communities across the country supporting
passage of an amendment to the United States Constitution stating:
1. Only human beings – not corporations, limited liability companies, unions, nonprofit organizations, or
similar associations – are endowed with Constitutional rights; and
2. Money is not speech and, therefore, regulating political contributions and spending is not equivalent to
limited political speech.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we hereby instruct our state and federal representatives to enact resolutions
and legislation to advance this effort.
[ ] Yes [ ] No
REFERENDUM QUESTION #2
Shall the City of Appleton adopt a resolution which supports increasing the minimum wage in the State of
Wisconsin to $10.10 per hour?
[
CITY OF MENASHA REFERENDUM
] Yes [
] No
City of Menasha – All Wards
QUESTION #1
“Shall the City of Menasha adopt Resolution R-17-14, which reads as follows:
WHEREAS, the Supreme Court’s decisions in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission and related case
law allows unlimited spending to influence local, state, and federal elections; and
BE IT RESOLVED, that “We the People” of the City of Menasha, Wisconsin, call for reclaiming democracy from
the expansion of corporate personhood rights and the corrupting influence of unregulated political contributions
and spending. We stand with the Move to Amend campaign and communities across the country supporting
passage of an amendment to the United States Constitution stating:
1. Only human beings-not corporations, limited liability companies, unions, nonprofit organizations, or
similar associations-are endowed with constitutional rights; and
2. Money is not speech, and therefore regulating political contributions and spending is not equivalent to
limiting political speech.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we hereby instruct our state and federal representatives to enact resolutions
and legislation to advance this effort.
[ ] YES [ ] NO
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QUESTION #2
Should the State of Wisconsin increase the State minimum wage to $10.10 per hour?
[
] YES [ ] NO
City of Neenah – All Wards
CITY OF NEENAH REFERENDUM
QUESTION #1
Shall the City of Neenah adopt Resolution 2014-13, which reads as follows:
WHEREAS, the Supreme Court’s decisions in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission and related case
law allows unlimited political campaign spending to influence local, state and federal elections;
BE IT RESOLVED, that “We the People” of the City of Neenah, Wisconsin, call for reclaiming democracy from
the expansion of corporate personhood rights and the corrupting influence of unregulated political contributions
and spending. We stand with the Move to Amend campaign and communities across the country supporting
passage of an amendment to the United State Constitution stating:
1. Only human beings – not corporations, limited liability companies, unions, nonprofit organizations, or
similar associations – are endowed with Constitutional rights; and
2. Money is not speech, and therefore regulating political contributions and spending is not equivalent to
limiting political speech.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we hereby instruct our state and federal representatives to enact resolutions
and legislation to advance this effort.
[ ] YES [ ] NO
QUESTION #2
“Shall the City of Neenah adopt Resolution 2014-15, which supports increasing the minimum wage in the State of
Wisconsin to $10.10 per hour?”
[ ] YES [ ] NO
NEW LONDON SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENDUM
Town of Winchester – Part of Ward 2
Town of Wolf River – Ward 2C and Part of
Ward 2A
Question 1: Shall the following Resolution be approved?
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET TO EXCEED REVENUE LIMIT FOR
NON-RECURRING PURPOSES
BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of the School District of New London, Waupaca, Outagamie and
Winnebago Counties, Wisconsin, that the revenues included in the School District budget be authorized to exceed
the revenue limit specified in Section 121.91, Wisconsin Statutes, by $500,000 for the 2014-2015 school year,
$500,000 for the 2015-2016 school year, $500,000 for the 2016-2017 school year, and $500,000 for the 2017-2018
school year for non-recurring purposes consisting of roofs and facilities maintenance, ensuring safe and secure
buildings and maximizing student achievement efforts.
[
] YES [
] NO
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RIPON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENDUM
Town of Nepeuskun – Part of Ward 1
Town of Utica – Part of Wards 1 & 2
Question #1:
Shall the Ripon Area School District, Fond du Lac, Winnebago and Green Lake Counties, Wisconsin be authorized
to issue pursuant to Chapter 67 of the Wisconsin Statutes, general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed
$29,100,000 for the public purpose of paying the cost of constructing additions to, renovating and remodeling the
high school to create a combined middle school and high school on one campus; demolishing the current middle
school to convert the space into a parking lot and tennis courts; undertaking safety, security and other
improvements at the elementary schools; and acquiring furnishings, fixtures and equipment?
[
] YES [ ] NO
Question #2:
Shall the Ripon Area School District, Fond du Lac, Winnebago and Green Lake Counties, Wisconsin be authorized
to exceed the revenue limit specified in Section 121.91, Wisconsin Statutes, by $500,000 a year for the 2015-2016
school year through the 2020-2021 school year, for non-recurring purposes consisting of updating curriculum,
updating technology, performing maintenance and replacing vehicles?
[
] YES [ ] NO
POLLING PLACES AND HOURS – NOVEMBER 4, 2014
ALL POLLING PLACES WIL OPEN AT 7:00 A.M. AND WILL CLOSE AT 8:00 P.M.
ALL POLLING PLACES ARE ACCESSIBLE TO ELDERLY AND DISABLED VOTERS.
TOWN OF ALGOMA
Wards 1-2 & 7-10
Wards 3-6
Town Hall, 15 North Oakwood Road
All Saints Lutheran Church, 1072 Honey Creek Road
TOWN OF BLACK WOLF
Town Hall, 380 East Black Wolf Avenue
TOWN OF CLAYTON
Municipal Building, 8348 County Road T
TOWN OF MENASHA
Wards 1, 2, 4 & 7
Wards 3, 5 & 6
Wards 8, 9 & 10
Municipal Complex, 2000 Municipal Drive
Spring Road School, 1191 County Road II
Community Center, 1000 Valley Road
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Wards 11, 12 & 13
Maplewood School, 1600 Midway Road
TOWN OF NEENAH
Municipal Building, 1600 Breezewood Lane
TOWN OF NEKIMI
Town Hall, 3790 Pickett Road
TOWN OF NEPEUSKUN
Town Hall, 1475 County Road E
TOWN OF OMRO
Town Hall, 4205 Rivermoor Road
TOWN OF OSHKOSH
Town Hall, 230 E. County Road Y
TOWN OF POYGAN
Town Hall, 8693 Town Hall Road
TOWN OF RUSHFORD
Town Hall, 3413 County Road K
TOWN OF UTICA
Town Hall, 1730 County Road FF
TOWN OF VINLAND
Town Hall, 6085 County Road T
TOWN OF WINCHESTER
Town Hall, 8522 Park Way
TOWN OF WINNECONNE
Town Hall, 6494 County Road M
TOWN OF WOLF RIVER
Town Hall, 8800 County Road II
VILLAGE OF WINNECONNE
Winneconne Municipal Center, 30 S. First Street
CITY OF APPLETON
Ald. Dist. 11, Wards 31 & 32
Riverview Evangelical Lutheran Church & School
Gymnasium, 136 West Seymour Street
CITY OF MENASHA
Dist. 1 & 2, Wards 1A, 1B, 2, 4 & 7
** Trinity Lutheran School, 300 Broad Street**
Dist. 3 & 4, Wards 5A, 5B, 6, 8, 9, 23-29 & 31 Banta Administration Building, 328-6th Street
Dist. 6, Wards 3, 14, 15 & 30
Jefferson School, 105 Ice Street
Dist. 5 & 7, Wards 10-13; 21 & 22
Clovis Grove School, 974 – 9th Street
CITY OF NEENAH
Dist. 1, Wards 1-4
Dist. 1, Wards 5-8
Dist. 2, Wards 9-12
Dist. 2, Wards 13-16
Dist. 3, Wards 17-20
Dist. 3, Wards 21-25
Roosevelt School, 215 East Forest Avenue
Wilson School, 920 Higgins Avenue
Shattuck Middle School, 600 Elm Street
Neenah Police Station, 2111 Marathon Avenue
Hoover School, 950 Hunt Avenue
City Services Building, 1495 Tullar Road
CITY OF OMRO
Omro Area Community Center, 130 W. Larrabee Street
CITY OF OSHKOSH
Dist. 1, Wards 1 & 2
Dist. 2, Wards 3 & 4
Dist. 3, Wards 5 & 6
Dist. 4, Wards 7 & 8
Dist. 5, Wards 9 & 10
Dist. 6, Wards 11 & 12
Dist. 7, Wards 13, 14 & 36
Senior Center, 200 North Campbell Road
Albee Hall, 776 Algoma Boulevard
St. John’s Church, 808 North Main Street
Webster Stanley School, 915 Hazel Street
Washington School, 929 Winnebago Avenue
Jefferson School, 244 West 11th Avenue
Bethany United Church of Christ, 145 W. 24th Avenue
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Dist. 8, Wards 15 & 16
Dist. 9, Wards 17, 18 & 37
Dist. 10, Wards 19, 20 & 35
Dist. 11, Wards 21, 22A & 22B
Dist. 12, Wards 23A, 23B, 24 & 34
Dist. 13, Wards 25A, 25B & 26
Dist. 14, Wards 27, 28A & 28B
Dist. 15, Wards 29A, 29B & 33
Dist. 16, Wards 30, 31 & 32
Franklin School, 1401 West 5th Avenue
Alberta Kimball Auditorium, 435 North Eagle Street
Carl Traeger Middle School, 3000 West 20th Avenue
Calvary Lutheran Church, 2580 West 9th Avenue
St. Andrew’s Evangelical Church, 1100 East Murdock Ave
Elks Lodge, 175 West Fernau Avenue
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 1860 Wisconsin Street
Wittman Regional Airport, 525 West 20th Avenue
Sunnyview Exposition Site, 500 East County Road Y
**New polling place for November 4, 2014**
WINNEBAGO COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE
FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO MEDIA ELECTION NIGHT
ELECTION UPDATES AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET – www.co.winnebago.wi.us
Our electronic voting system (Global Election Monitoring System-GEMS) will allow us to post election results
directly to the county’s website. To access this information on the Internet, go to: www.co.winnebago.wi.us. There
will be an election link that will take you to the voting results. These results are updated at regular intervals as the
municipalities modem in their results. Official results will be posted after the Board of Canvass meets on
Thursday and again on Tuesday. This will be a wonderful option for anyone with Internet capabilities.
COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE – ELECTION NIGHT
You are welcome to come to the County Clerk’s Office on election night to receive totals as they come in. They
will be printed for you periodically throughout the night. One phone line will be available for the media to use.
POLLING PLACES
State law allows that anyone may observe the ballot counting after the polls are closed, but may not interfere with
the orderly conduct of the election process. During the day, members of the media may not contact or interfere
with voters waiting to cast their ballots. Exit polls are permitted by law, but must not interfere with the election or
be done until the voters are through voting.
CITY/VILLAGE/TOWN HALLS
You are also welcome to observe election activities at any of the town, village or city offices.
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