Tuesday, April 24, 2012
After almost two weeks of counting, the results are in from the recount of the Branch 10 of the Racine County Circuit Court election between attorneys Timothy Boyle and Mark Nielsen.
After a close margin of only 61 votes on election night, the final tally is even smaller, but in the end, Timothy Boyle is the new judge in Branch 10 of the Racine County Circuit Court. He edged out Attorney Mark Nielsen by just 45 votes for the seat, according to a story in The Journal Times. Final counts give Boyle 16,054 votes to Nielsen's 16,009 votes. On election night just 61 votes separated the candidates. After outstanding absentee ballots were added, the margin shrunk to 57 votes. Nielsen requested the recount allowable by state statute because the margin of separation was less than one-half of one percent.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Unofficial results on April 3 put Timothy Boyle ahead of incumbent Judge Mark Nielsen by just 61 votes. After Racine County's Board of Canvass, that lead narrowed to 57 votes, which means there will most likely be a recount.
*Updated at 4:25 pm April 12. Turns out those outstanding absentee ballots did make a difference in the race for Branch 10 of the Circuit Court. At the end of the night April 3, attorney Timothy Boyle led incumbent Judge Mark Nielsen by just 61 votes; 16,039 to 15,978. With over 400 absentee ballots yet to be counted - a new law gives absentee voters until 4 pm the Friday after the election to return their ballots - there was every possibility those votes could change the outcome of this election. Mount Pleasant Village Clerk/Treasurer Veronica Rudychev said she only received a handful of that village's 75 outstanding absentee ballots, and the votes were evenly split between Boyle and Nielsen. Over in Sturtevant, though, Clerk/Deputy …
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Republicans outnumbered Democrats 3 to 1 and MItt Romney won big in Caledonia, but here's how Caledonia residents voted.
Just over 35 percent of the registered voters in Caledonia voted in the presidential primary and 75 percent indicated a Republican preference in the primary election yesterday. Voter turnout was expected to be 35 percent. The Village has 16,398 registered voters, but 5,845 or a little over 35 percent showed up to the polls. On the ballot, voters could designate their party preference, 3,339 indicated they preferred the Republican Party and 1,092 voters preferred the Democratic Party. Of the Republican candidates, 2,377 residents in Caledonia cast their vote for Mitt Romney. Rick Santorum received 1,349 votes; Ron Paul earned 404 votes and Newt Gingrich had 168 votes. On the Democratic ticket, 1,242 voters cast their ballot for President …
With 100 percent of the votes in, the incumbents in RUSD led the race the entire evening. Incumbents their victory is a referendum on the board's direction.
Three incumbents will maintain their seats on the Racine Unified School District Board of Education. Here's how the vote totals broke down: Kim Plache - 12,036; Scott Brownell- 6,776; Brian Dey- 7,836; Don Nielsen- 10,307; Roger Pfost- 7,358; Gretchen Warner - 9,935. The top three vote-getters earned a seat on the School Board. Don Nielsen, who will serve his third term, said he's happy about maintaining his seat on the board. "We had support from almost the entire school district," Nielsen said. "I think they value continuity on the board." Nielsen also pointed to seeing evidence of success in the school district with state testing scores. "We have an uphill battle in the district and in the country with the economy and the impact that …
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Take a photo of your voting sticker today and tell us what number you received when you went to the polls.
What number did you get assigned when you went to vote today? Are you wearing your sticker proudly? Upload a photo of your sticker here and tell us what number you were assigned. Happy Election Day!
Monday, April 2, 2012
Village, school board, county and national races make for a full ballot on Tuesday; be informed before you head out and cast your ballot.
Polling places around Caledonia saw a steady stream of voters throughout the day. People of all ages took the opportunity to vote Tuesday. Poll workers reported similar turnout to past elections and no incidents had occurred as far as people attempting to negatively influence the voting process in any way. Here's what we've learned so far. April 3 - 5 p.m.: Amanda Melany, a polling place worker at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, said people make their way to the voting booths during all different times depending on their schedule. “We see a big wave of folks come in before work or on their lunch break,” Melany said. “But that 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. window is definitely the busiest. I think people like to come by at the end of their day, vote, and …
While the machines are initially expensive, touch screen voting pays off in the long run because of the cost reductions from not having to print ballots or pay poll workers for hours of tabulating.
You've probably seen them at your polling location; the giant tablets in the corner? Those are touch screen voting machines, and they can save voters time while saving municipalities time and money.
Friday, March 30, 2012
While the machines are initially expensive, touch screen voting pays off in the long run because of the cost reductions from not having to print ballots or pay poll workers for hours of tabulating.
You've probably seen them at your polling location; the giant tablets in the corner? Those are touch screen voting machines, and they can save voters time while saving municipalities time and money. Linda Fonk, a chief poll inspector in Mount Pleasant, demonstrates how to use a touch screen voting machine.
If you were planning on voting with an absentee ballot, you have until 5 pm tonight to turn it in to count for the April 3 election.
Voters can pick up absentee ballots at their Village Hall: Caledonia, 6922 Nicholson Road Mount Pleasant, 8811 Campus Drive Sturtevant, 2801 89th Street
Friday, March 23, 2012
In a new poll released today by Rasmussen Reports, Mitt Romney has a 13 point lead over Rick Santorum. This is a turn-around from two previous polls that showed Santorum in the lead in the Dairy State.
The Republican presidential primary in Wisconsin is heating up. Ads are playing on television and candidates are starting to make appearances. And now, in a new poll released today from Rasmussen Reports, Mitt Romney leads Rick Santorum by 13 points, a new twist from two previous surveys that put Santorum in the lead. Last month, survey results from a Marquette University poll showed Santorum in the lead with 34 percent of the vote compared to Romney's 18 percent. Likewise, a poll from Public Policy Polling a week later resulted in a similar outcome: Santorum with another double-digit lead over Romney, 43 to 27 percent, respectively. Results from the Rasmussen Report show Romney in the lead with 46 percent over Santorum's 33 percent. The …
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