Type B Notice - November 3, 2026
Village of Whitefish Bay · Milwaukee County · meeting of Nov 3, 2026 · Notices
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Notice of General Election and Sample Ballots
November 3, 2026
OFFICE OF THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY ELECTION
COMMISSION:
TO THE VOTERS OF THE VILLAGE OF WHITEFISH BAY:
Notice is hereby given of a general election to be held in the Village
of Whitefish Bay, on November 3, 2026, at which the officers named
below shall be chosen. The names of the candidates for each office
to be voted for, whose nominations have been certified to or filed in
this office, are listed under the title of the office and under the
appropriate party or other designation, together with any referendum
questions submitted to a vote, in the sample ballot below.
Information to Voters
Upon entering the polling place and before being permitted to vote,
a voter shall:
• state their name and address
• show an acceptable form of photo identification*
• sign the poll book**
*If a voter does not have acceptable photo identification, the
voter may obtain a free photo ID for voting from the Division of
Motor Vehicles.
**If the voter is unable to sign the poll book due to disability, a
poll worker may write the word “exempt.”
If a voter is not registered to vote, they may register to vote at the
polling place serving their residence if the voter provides proof of
residence.
Where ballots are distributed to voters, the initials of two inspectors
must appear on the ballot.
Upon being permitted to vote, the voter shall enter a voting booth or
go to a machine and cast their ballot. The vote should not be cast in
any manner other than specified here. Sample ballots or other
materials to assist the voter in marking their ballot may be taken into
the booth and copied. The sample ballot shall not be shown to
anyone so as to reveal how the ballot is marked.
A voter who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the
voter's minor child or minor ward.
An election official may inform the voter of the proper manner for
casting a vote, but the official may not advise or indicate a particular
voting choice.
Assistance for Voting
A voter may select an individual to assist in casting their vote if the
voter declares to the presiding official that they are unable to read,
have difficulty reading, writing, or understanding English, or that due
to disability are unable to cast their ballot. The selected individual
rendering assistance may not be the voter's employer or an agent of
that employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which
represents the voter. If a voter is unable to state their name and
address, an assistant may also do so for the voter.
Where Optical Scan Voting is Used
The voter shall fill in the oval next to the name of the candidate of their
choice for each office for which they intend to vote. To vote for a
person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the voter shall
write in the name of the person of their choic e in the space provided
for a write-in vote and fill in the oval next to the write-in line. On
referendum questions, the voter shall fill in the oval next to "yes" if in
favor of the question, or the voter shall fill in the oval next to "no" if
opposed to the question.
When using an electronic ballot marking device (“ExpressVote”) to
mark an optical scan ballot, the voter shall touch the screen or use
the tactile pad to select the name of the candidate of their choice for
each office for which they intend to vote. To vote for a person whose
name does not appear on the ballot, the voter shall touch the screen
next to “write-in” and type in the name of the person of their choice.
On referendum questions, the voter shall touch the screen at "yes" if
in favor of the question, or the voter shall touch the screen at "no" if
opposed to the question.
Spoiling Ballots
If a voter spoils an optical scan ballot , they shall return it to an
election official who shall issue another ballot in its place, but not more
than three ballots shall be issued to any one voter. If the ballot has
not been initialed by two inspectors or is defective in any other way,
the voter shall return it to the election official who shall issue a proper
ballot in its place.
After Voting the Ballot
After an official optical scan ballot is marked, the voter shall then
insert the ballot in the voting device or deliver the ballot to an
inspector for deposit. The voter shall leave the polling place
promptly.
Included with this notice is a sample of the official ballot:
All wards will have the same contests on their ballots as shown on
the sample ballot.
MILWAUKEE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION
Tim Posnanski Dawn Martin Helmut Fritz
Milwaukee County Clerk
George L. Christenson
Official Ballot
Partisan Office and Referendum
November 3, 2026
Notice to voters: If you are voting on Election Day, your ballot must be initialed by two (2) election inspectors. If you are
voting absentee, your ballot must be initialed by the municipal clerk or deputy clerk. Your ballot may not be counted
without initials (see end of ballot for initials).
General Instructions
If you make a mistake on your ballot or
have a question, ask an election
inspector for help (absentee voters:
contact your municipal clerk).
To vote for a name on the ballot, fill in
the oval next to the name like this:
To vote for a name that is not on the
ballot, write the name on the line
marked "write-in" and fill in the oval
next to the name like this:
Continue voting at top of next column. Continue voting at top of next column.
Page 1 of 2-sided ballot. Ballot continues on other side.
Statewide
When voting for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor, you have one of
two choices:
• Vote for candidates on one ticket, or
• Write in names of persons on both
write-in lines
A write-in vote for only a Lieutenant
Governor candidate will not be
counted.
Governor /
Lieutenant Governor
Vote for 1
Tom Tiffany /
David Varnam
(Republican)
David Crowley /
Sarah Godlewski
(Democratic)
write-in (Lieutenant Governor)
write-in (Governor)
Attorney General
Vote for 1
Eric Toney
(Republican)
Josh Kaul
(Democratic)
write-in:
Secretary of State
Vote for 1
Jay Schroeder
(Republican)
JoCasta Zamarripa
(Democratic)
Pete Karas
(Wisconsin Green)
write-in:
State Treasurer
Vote for 1
John S. Leiber
(Republican)
Yee Leng Xiong
(Democratic)
write-in:
Congressional
Representative in Congress,
District 4
Vote for 1
Tim Rogers
(Republican)
Gwen Moore
(Democratic)
Arthur Burks
(Independent)
write-in:
Legislative
Representative to the Assembly,
District 23
Vote for 1
Aleaner Pabonnie
(Republican)
Deb Andraca
(Democratic)
write-in:
County
Sheriff
Vote for 1
Denita R. Ball
(Democratic)
write-in:
Clerk of Circuit Court
Vote for 1
Anna Maria Hodges
(Democratic)
write-in:
Referendum
To vote in favor of a question, fill in
the oval next to "Yes," like this:
To vote against a question, fill in the
oval next to "No," like this:
To vote in favor of a question, select "Yes."
To vote against a question, select "No."
State
QUESTION 1: Partial veto. Shall
section 10(1)(c) of article V of the
constitution be amended to prohibit the
governor, in exercising his or her
partial veto authority, from creating or
increasing or authorizing the creation
or increase of any tax or fee?
Yes
No
QUESTION 2: Freedom to gather in
places of worship during an
emergency. Shall section 18 of article
I of the constitution, which deals with
religious liberty, be amended to
prohibit the state or a political
subdivision of the state from ordering
the closure of, or forbidding gatherings
in, places of worship in response to a
state of emergency, including a public
health emergency?
Yes
No
QUESTION 3: Governmental entity
discrimination prohibited. Shall
section 27 of article I of the constitution
be created to prohibit governmental
entities in the state from discriminating
against, or granting preferential
treatment to, any individual or group
on the basis of race, sex, color,
ethnicity, or national origin in public
employment, public education, public
contracting, or public administration?
Yes
No
School District
QUESTION: Shall the School District
of Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County,
Wisconsin be authorized to issue
pursuant to Chapter 67 of the
Wisconsin Statutes, general obligation
bonds in an amount not to exceed
$90,000,000 for the public purpose of
paying the cost of a school building
and facility improvement project
consisting of: construction of additions,
renovations, partial removal of the
existing building and site
improvements at the Middle School on
its current site; building infrastructure
and capital maintenance
improvements at the High School; fire
protection and alarm system updates
and replacement at the High School,
Cumberland and Richards Elementary
Schools; and acquisition of furnishings,
fixtures and equipment?
Yes
No
Village of Whitefish Bay
Wards 1,2
11
21
41
44
48
49
53
Official Ballot
Partisan Office and Referendum
November 3, 2026
for
Village of Whitefish Bay
Wards 1,2
Ballot issued by
_________________________
_________________________
Initials of election inspectors
Absentee ballot issued by
_________________________
Initials of Municipal Clerk or Deputy Clerk
Certification of Voter
Assistance
I certify that I marked or read
aloud this ballot at the request
and direction of a voter who is
authorized under Wis. Stat. § 6.82
to receive assistance.
_________________________
Signature of assistor
For Official Use Only
Inspectors: Identify ballots
required to be remade:
Reason for remaking ballot:
□ Overvoted
□ Damaged
□ Other
If this is the Original
Ballot, write the serial
number here:
____________
If this is the Duplicate
Ballot, write the serial
number here:
____________
_____________ _____________
Initials of inspectors who remade ballot
Page 2 of 2-sided ballot. Ballot begins on other side.
Source: Village of Whitefish Bay website. First collected Oct 16, 2026.