{"id":2246365,"date":"2024-05-16T19:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T23:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-election-officials-fear-voter-confusion-over-special-and-regular-election-taking-place-on-same-day\/"},"modified":"2024-05-16T19:05:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T23:05:20","slug":"wisconsin-election-officials-fear-voter-confusion-over-special-and-regular-election-taking-place-on-same-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-election-officials-fear-voter-confusion-over-special-and-regular-election-taking-place-on-same-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin election officials worry about voter confusion with concurrent special and regular elections on the same day"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwisconsin-election-officials-fear-voter-confusion-over-special-and-regular-election-taking-place-on-same-day%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2246365&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Wisconsin election officials are tackling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oversight-democrats-demand-federal-intervention-against-election-misinformation\/\" title=\"Oversight Democrats Demand Federal Intervention Against \u2018Election Misinformation\u2019\">voter confusion<\/a> by\u2062 introducing \u200da ballot for both a special and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-recall-petition-close-to-success\/\" title=\"Newsom Recall Petition Close To Success\">regular election<\/a>. The 8th \u200bCongressional District remains vacant after Rep. Mike Gallagher&#8217;s\u2063 unexpected resignation. \u200bThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-health-officials-aim-for-covid-19-boosters-in-september\/\" title=\"U.S. Health Officials Aim For COVID-19 Boosters In September\">officials aim<\/a> to \u200cstreamline the voting\u200c process and ensure clarity for voters participating in both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-races-to-watch-in-the-2023-elections\/\" title=\"Key state races to monitor in the upcoming 2023 elections.\">elections simultaneously<\/a>. Your summary is concise and effectively conveys the key points. It highlights Wisconsin election \u2063officials&#8217; \u200befforts to address voter confusion, the vacancy in the 8th Congressional District due to \u200cRep. Mike Gallagher&#8217;s resignation, and the goal of simplifying the voting process for voters participating in\u200d both the special and regular elections concurrently.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Wisconsin<\/a> election officials are working on ways to clear up confusion about a ballot that will allow voters to <a href=\"https:\/\/fox11online.com\/news\/election\/8th-congressional-district-double-ballot-november-2024-wisconsin-commission-house-representatives-mike-gallagher-resign-andre-jacque-roger-roth-tony-wied-kristin-lyerly-candidates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>vote for both<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/special-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>special election<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>regular election<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Following former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-gallagher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Rep. Mike Gallagher<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2946046\/mike-gallagher-decision-leave-house-unchanged-despite-plea-leadership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sudden<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2849323\/mike-gallagher-will-not-seek-reelection-in-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>resignation<\/a> from Congress last month, Wisconsin\u2019s 8th Congressional District has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governor-cuomo-may-be-in-trouble-melissa-derosa-is-his-assistant-who-outed-him-and-her-mother-in-law-audrey-strauss-is-head-of-the-dojs-sdny\/\" title=\"Governor Cuomo May Be In Trouble \u2013 Melissa DeRosa Is His Assistant Who Outed Him and Her Mother-in-Law, Audrey Strauss, Is Head of the DOJ\u2019s SDNY\">remained vacant<\/a>. Under Wisconsin law, if Gallagher had resigned before April 9, a special election could have been held sooner, but he left office on April 24. The move required Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) to call a special election for the same day as the Aug. 13 primary, as well as the general election in November.<\/p>\n<p>Voters in the 8th District, which encompasses northeastern Wisconsin, including Green Bay and Appleton, will pick someone to take his place until the term ends on Jan. 3, as well as additionally vote for someone to take on the two-year term in the House after Jan. 3. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a source for confusion present here, and it will be very difficult to avoid any voter confusion,\u201d Wisconsin Elections Commission attorney Brandon Hunzicker said.<\/p>\n<p>The nonpartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission has voted to include wording about the length of time served in both the special election and the two-year term. Voters will also be given an explanatory sheet about why the same congressional seat is on the ballot twice. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we\u2019re not clarifying that for the voter, we have done the voters a disservice,\u201d WEC Commissioner Ann Jacobs said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Both the special election and the election for the two-year termed position will take place on Nov. 5, the day of the general election. This will give Wisconsin\u2019s 8th District a vote in the House for about two months. <\/p>\n<p>Former gas station owner Tony Wied, state Sen. Andr\u00e9 Jacque, and former state Sen. Roger Roth are running for the solidly Republican district. Kristin Lyerly is the only Democrat to have declared her candidacy. Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Wied in the race. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wisconsin officials address voter confusion with a combined special and regular election ballot. The vacancy in Wisconsin&#8217;s 8th Congressional District, following Rep. Mike Gallagher&#8217;s resignation, triggered the need for this unique ballot. By law, both elections on the same day require careful management to ensure clarity and proper voting procedures<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2246366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/mike-gallagher.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2246365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/mike-gallagher.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2246365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2246365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2246365\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2246366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2246365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2246365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2246365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}