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Turnout likely to decrease due to COVID-19 outbreak By Annie Mattea
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The outbreak of the new coronavirus will likely have numerous impacts on the April 7 election in Wisconsin. To combat the spread of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers recently issued an order called Safer at Home that prohibits all gatherings of any individuals who are not part of a single living unit and urges individuals to stay at home except for essential activities, such as grocery shopping. The order went into effect March 25 and is set to remain in place until April 24. While some other states have delayed their primaries, including Ohio and New York, Wisconsin has not changed its date. Polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. with specific procedures in place to ensure safety, including curbside, drive through and outdoor options. However, March 27 Governor Tony Evers called for every voter in Wisconsin to request an absentee ballot. To request an absentee ballot, individuals must be registered to vote. The deadline to register to vote online was March 30, and the deadline to request an absentee ballot is April 2. However, voters can still register on Election Day in person at the polls. The April 7 election includes the presidential primary among various local elections, including the Milwaukee mayoral race and a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Jen Reid, director of student affairs, sent an email to stu- d e n t s Friday
advising them on how to vote in Wisconsin if they registered and had planned to vote in Milwaukee. For students who are from Wisconsin, the email said they could register to vote in their local municipality. For students who are not from Wisconsin, the email said if students had planned to vote as a Wisconsin resident and did not have their Marquette Voter ID card, Marquette had no way to get students the ID card unless they were to return to campus. The Wisconsin Elections Commission has since announced that it will accept scanned copies of the Marquette Voter ID card for uploading when students are requesting ballots or registering to vote. Reid said that the Office of Public Affairs reached out to the Wisconsin Elections Commission with a proposed process and the proposal was accepted, allowing the scanned option. Eric Rorholm, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences and president of College Democrats, said he brought the issue of the voter ID cards being unavailable online to the Democratic Party of Wisconsin and it was added to a larger lawsuit against the state of Wisconsin. Rorholm said there will be questions after this election if it was truly a fair and free election. Though students are now able to use online versions of the ID cards, the deadline to register online was March 30 — the same day that the approval from the commission came — making students less likely to have been able to register due to time constraint. To get a voter ID card, students can submit See VIRUS page 2
How to vote
Students able to register, request absentee ballots By Nick Magrone
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This year’s election cycle not only features the presidential race but many local elections as well. The April 7 Milwaukee election alone includes numerous candidates vying for city positions such as mayor, city attorney, city comptroller, city treasurer and all 15 common council members. For some students, this is the first election in which they can vote. Although Marquette students are normally on campus during election season, due to the recent outbreak of the coronavirus, many students have left and only a handful remain. Therefore, many students will be voting through absentee ballots, which is a way for people to vote if they are unable to go in person to the polls.
How to request a Marquette voter ID card A valid photo ID is required to register to vote and to request an absentee ballot. To get a voter ID card, students can submit requests online and sign electronically. The deadline to request an ID card is April 5 at 5 p.m. Photo via the U.S. Pacific Fleet
The Marquette Card Office will then approve the information and then print the card, scan it and email a scanned copy back to students. Students can then print and use a copy when registering or requesting an absentee ballot.
How to register In order to vote with an absentee ballot, students must be registered to vote. March 30 was the deadline to register to vote online in Wisconsin, but there are still two other ways to register. Voters can register in person at the Municipal Clerk’s Office by April 3, and Wisconsin allows same-day voter registration in person at polling places on Election Day April 7. Polls are open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. To register, voters will need a valid photo ID and proof of residence. Marquette students can log into their Checkmarq accounts to access the required paperwork by navigating to their student account and clicking on student account activity.
How to request an absentee ballot If voting via absentee ballot, voters must request a ballot at myvote.wi.gov by April 2. See VOTE page 3
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VIRUS: Marquette voter IDs issued online Continued from page 1 requests online and sign electronically. The deadline to request an ID card is April 5 at 5 p.m. The Marquette Card Office will then approve the information and then print the card, scan it and email a scanned copy back to students. Students can then print and use a copy when registering or requesting an absentee ballot. Students who previously registered to vote but have since moved need to re-register. This includes moving rooms or apartments in a specific building, such as changing rooms in a residence hall. To register to vote in person, students are able to register at the Municipal Clerk’s Office at the City of Milwaukee Election Commission up until the close of business April 3, or 4:45 p.m. Proof of residence is required to register to vote in addition to identification. Marquette students can log into their Checkmarq accounts to access the required paperwork by navigating to their student account and clicking on student account activity. Although options to vote are still available for interested students, it is likely that turnout will be lower, Amber Wichowsky, an associate professor of political science, said.
A barrier for students who requested an absentee ballot and have since moved locations is that they have to contact the municipal clerk because the ability to change it online has passed. “We would expect younger voters to find it particularly challenging,” Wichowsky said. She said that from a public health perspective younger people may feel less concerned about in-person voting, but there are more hurdles to face on election day for younger voters such as being more unfamiliar with the process of absentee voting. Rorholm said that absentee ballots can be filled out without a voter ID if someone is considered “indefinitely confined.” This means that those who qualify as confined in their home or other facility due to age, physical illness or infirmity, or are disabled for an indefinite period of time are able to request absentee ballots. Wichowsky added that the current state of the presidential primary could decrease the motivation to vote: Joe Biden’s lead over Bernie Sanders may influence some Democratic voters into thinking they shouldn’t bother voting. However, she said there are other significant races in the election. “Normally, for these lower salience elections, going doorto-door and canvassing is an
Tests of Coronavirus in Wisconsin 1,351 positive cases 16 deaths 17,375 negative cases source: Wisconsin Department of Health Services Graphic by Annie Mattea anne.mattea@marquette.edu
effective tactic in mobilizing voters,” she said. Groups have put a halt on canvassing because of the coronavirus, removing one type of social pressure that motivates voters. Riordan Brennan, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences from Illinois, registered to vote in Wisconsin shortly after he arrived at Marquette. He first voted in Wisconsin in the 2018 midterm general election. Brennan said it is difficult to predict what turnout will look like because it’s unclear how many people would have turned out if not for the coronavirus. “Its already hard enough for
college students to vote in the state they’re going to school in,” Brennan said, emphasizing that the outbreak could cause additional problems in the current circumstances. Brennan also said that voter turnout for local elections is often low and this outbreak can bring it even lower. He emphasized the local issues in this election due to the fact that Joe Biden has a large lead in delegate count. However, in 2018, Wisconsin had a record-breaking year for midterm election turnout, with nearly 2.7 million voters. Rorholm said that elections in
Wisconsin are often won by slim margins, and a lot of students in particular may not be voting. “It’s heartbreaking because the last election was won by a few thousand votes, and there are 14,000 students at Marquette,” he said. Despite the barriers, Brennan said that it is especially important to be voting right now. “If you look around you and look at all the chaos that is going on … The people you would be voting for are the people who would be making the decisions right now and as we can see these decisions are extremely consequential,” Brennan said.
Polarization intensifies, increases party divide Americans more consistent in expressed ideology By Nicole Laudolff
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In recent years, one phenomenon has become more and more prevalent in politics: polarization, or the growing divide between liberal and conservative. “This trend has a few implications,” adjunct professor of political science at Marquette Brandon Savage said. “For one, more people now default to their pre-existing partisan tendencies come election time, meaning people are far more likely to vote for a preferred party regardless of who the candidate may be or what views they advocate for.” Reputable data seems to support this claim. In 2014, Pew Research, a nonpartisan “fact tank” according to its website, reported the percentage of Americans who consistently express either liberal or conservative views has more than doubled over the past two decades from 10% to 21%.
Pew Research, in the same series of surveys, also found “partisan antipathy” increased significantly during this period. Among Republicans, the percentage that held “very unfavorable” views of the Democratic Party jumped from 17% to 43%. Similarly, the percentage of Democrats who held very unfavorable views of the GOP also rose sharply 16% to 38%. “From the perspective of either party, the ‘other side’ is becoming not only unacceptable, but evil,” Savage said. Although the reasoning behind America’s increasingly polarized environment is debated between academics and political pundits, Savage said he believes the cause lies in media availability. “Because of the sheer quantity of information at our fingertips thanks to the internet, we have the ability to seek out whatever info we want to and to create our own personal networks,” Savage said. “However, the information we choose to find often does little to challenge our pre-existing beliefs and instead reinforces them. Essentially, we
Polarization Facts 1994 vs. 2014
Americans who consistently express either liberal or conservative views: Republicans who express highly unfavorable views of Democrats:
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create echo chambers.” To avoid becoming polarized, Savage said he recommends voters should be informed beyond the traditional news sources they typically follow. If someone is an avid consumer of MSNBC or CNN, which tend to have a liberal leaning, Savage said it may be of some benefit to watch Fox News occasionally, which has a pronounced conservative leaning.
However, avoiding polarization altogether is still a difficult task. Many are raised in households and communities with a clear partisan identity, Savage said. Political preferences are consequently determined long before someone is of age to vote. “It’s important to expose ourselves to all ends of the political spectrum,” second-year law student and founder of the recently created Our Democracy USA Brian Hendricks said.
Our Democracy USA is a studentled organization dedicated to electing progressive, grassroots candidates to all levels of government in 2020 Hendricks said. Despite the organization having a political leaning, Hendricks said he and other members avoid polarization by focusing on issue politics rather than partisan identities. “I encourage young people, especially first-time voters, to find an issue they’re passionate about, do their research, and vote for whoever they feel is best fit to assess that issue — regardless of party lines,” Hendricks said. Hendricks said he also urges voters to pay attention to the entire political scene — not exclusively the primaries or the presidential race. “In the upcoming (Wisconsin) April 7 election, not only will the primary elections be underway, but also various local elections and a vastly important State Supreme Court race between Justice Daniel Kelly and Dane County Judge Jill Karofskym,” Hendricks said.
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VOTE: Remote options available Continued from page 1 Additionally, voters can possibly request and vote an absentee ballot in person at the Municipal Clerk’s Office through April 5. When voting by absentee ballot in Wisconsin, voters must submit a copy of a valid photo ID. Typically, the only exception to the second rule is if you are a military or overseas absentee voter. However, due to the impacts of the coronavirus, voters can vote without providing a photo ID if they are “indefinitely confined” in their homes or other facilities due to age, illness or disability through absentee ballot.
How to return an absentee ballot April 7 is the deadline to return a regular absentee ballot. Voters can drop off or mail their ballots to the municipal clerk’s office, or they can return their ballots at specified dropoff locations found on the city election commission’s website. Marquette students can mail their absentee ballots to Milwaukee’s municipal clerk at 200 E. Wells St., Rm. 501, Milwaukee, WI 53202-3515. Absentee ballots must arrive by 8 p.m. Election Day.
More voting resources Paul Nolette, an associate professor of political science, said that the League of Women Voters is a good resource to look to for voting information. The organization encourages informed and active participation in government and works to increase voter participation, according to its website. “The League of Women
Voters does a good job of stating some of the key things to know about absentee voting in Wisconsin,” Nolette said in an email. “They are a grassroots, nonpartisan political organization that advocates for informed and active participation in government. There are 20 local leagues in Wisconsin.” NextGen Wisconsin is another organization that encourages voting. According to its website, it primarily performs its work in 11 different states including Michigan, Iowa and Wisconsin. Out of the 11 states in which NextGen works, Wisconsin had the most supporter signups at 20,171, according to the website. Claire Stanley, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, said the organization’s work is especially important in Wisconsin because the state is considered a key decider in the presidential election. “I think that it’s important for college students, who usually don’t have much to care about when it comes to voting, to understand local issues that impact them and how their rights can be used,” Stanley said in an email. She added that the process she took to register to vote was fairly simple. “I registered to vote before going to Marquette this year,” she said in an email. “All you have to do is go to your local City Hall or voting center and bring a state ID and birth certificate.” Nick Shamulka, a first-year student in the College of Arts & Sciences, said as an out-of-state voter, he was able to register to vote in Wisconsin. “I applied for a temporary voter ID in order to be able to vote in the State of Wisconsin this upcoming November for the presidential election,” he said in an email. Shamulka added that being a
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Students share opinions on primary candidates Gun laws, foreign affairs among college-age concerns By Ben Wells
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The Democratic race is now narrowed down to just two candidates: former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. Marquette Law School’s most recent poll from February has Senator Sanders being a 14 point favorite to win the Wisconsin primary. Sanders was trailing Bided by 4 points in the month of January. A recent national poll from Emerson College includes issues that some Marquette voters have voiced their concern about, the most primary being novel coronavirus. The poll reported that 70% of respondents were very worried or somewhat worried “that they or an immediate family member may catch Coronavirus,” with a margin of error of 2.9%. As of March 30, the coronavirus has infected nearly 700,000 people, with numbers increasing each day according to the World Health Organization. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported over 150,000 U.S. cases as of March 31, with over 1,200 cases in the state of
Wisconsin. One Marquette student voiced their concern for the cost of combating the coronavirus. “The candidate needs to show they are willing to take on the pharmaceutical industry … especially after a cure for COVID-19 is found,” Elizabeth Grout, a first-year student in the College of Communication, said. Grout said there needs to be regulation for the pharmaceutical industry “more than ever” especially after COVID-19 due to the potential price gouging of medicine that could occur. Price gouging, as defined by the New York Times, is an unreasonable increase in the price of a certain item or good during times that it may be desperately needed, such as medicine during a worldwide pandemic. In response to the coronavirus outbreak, Bernie Sanders posted “An Emergency Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic,” on his campaign website, in which he directly calls for pharmaceutical companies to stop price gouging. Sanders said any medicine in response to this crisis should be free. Meaning that anyone under medicare, regardless of existing coverage, Americans would receive treatment, testing and an eventual vaccine for free. Sanders has received over $400,000 from pharmaceutical companies,
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With gun laws, I’d like to see stricter policies. It’s necessary, in my opinion, to ... strive toward betterment” Zoee Arreguin First-year student
according to The Center of Responsive Politics. Biden, whose campaign has received over $1.3 million from pharmaceutical companies, according to OpenSecrets.org, said he will “task the U.S. Department of Justice with combating price-gouging.” Biden also said he heavily supports the government working closely with the private sector to distribute critical health care supplies. Biden’s website on the coronavirus also calls for the “elimination of all cost barriers to preventive care and treatment for COVID-19; the development of a vaccine and the full deployment and operation of necessary supplies, personnel, and facilities.” Students have also voiced their concerns about gun regulation. “With gun laws, I’d like to see stricter policies,” Zoee Arreguin, a first-year student in the College of Communication, said. “It’s necessary, in my opinion, to at least strive toward betterment in those areas.” Biden calls gun violence in our nation and”epidemic” on his website. The former vice president worked with Senator Chuck Schumer (NY-D) to pass the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, which helped to establish the modern-day background check system for buying and selling handguns in the United States. Biden said he plans to put more regulations on background checks, such as incentivizing states who put in “extreme risk laws.” The Giffords Law Center defines extreme risk laws as legislation that temporarily allows law enforcement or family members to remove individuals’ access to firearms if they may be going through a crisis or pose a danger to themselves or others. Biden also said he will work
toward the ban of manufactured and imported assault weapons and high-capacity magazines as well as a “buy-back system” that will give gun owners who possess assault weapons and highcapacity magazines the ability to sell them to the government or to “register them under the National Fire Arms Act.” according to his website. The National Fire Arms is an act that requires the registration of fully automatic weapons, rifles, and shotguns according to the NRA’s website. Sanders’ plans includes a buyback program similar to Biden’s, according to his website’s section on Gun Safety. The senator’s website also calls for the end of the “gun show loophole,” which is that people can buy guns at gun shows without a background check. Sanders also plans to “completely ban the sale and distribution of assault weapons.” Another key issue surrounding the election is whether to keep American troops in the Middle East. “We don’t want a situation similar to the Iraq War where we spend pointless money and get innocent lives killed,” Joe Delia, a sophomore in the College of Business Administration, said. Both candidates have different stances on this issue. In the Jan. 14 Democratic debate, Joe Biden said that he “would leave troops in the Middle East” because he feels the next president
has to “reestablish our alliances with European countries.” Biden believed this can be done by “applying pressure” on Iran to go back into its nuclear agreement that it pulled out of in May of 2018. The Nuclear Agreement, according to BBC, is an accord that Iran agreed to “limit all sensitive nuclear activities” and to shut down various nuclear facilities. According to an article by The Atlantic, Sanders said he would pull “all troops from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria by the end of his first term.” Sanders also said in the same Jan 14 debate that “Americans are tired of endless wars that cost trillions of dollars.” America’s eyes will shift its attention to Wisconsin April 7 as it takes the national stage for another presidential primary. A New York Magazine article dubs Wisconsin as a potential turning point state for the election and predicts that because of the large influx of absentee ballots due to the coronavirus, it could also be the source of controversy.
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Wisconsin on national stage as swing state Previously part of ‘blue wall,’ sees change in 2016 By Alexa Jurado
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There is one major reason Illinois native Bob Dirmish, a sophomore in the College of Engineering, is hoping to vote in Wisconsin for the 2020 presidential election: Wisconsin will be considered a swing state. “Illinois … just doesn’t change,” Dirmish said. “Votes still count, and I believe that, but if I have a chance to voice an opinion in a state that doesn’t have a predetermined outcome, and I care about what happens, why would I not take that opportunity to make a difference?” Paul Nolette, an associate professor of political science, explained that current Democratic candidates, former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders, have been polling very closely to President Donald Trump for the upcoming election. “It seems almost inevitable that it will be a closely fought election come November,” Nolette said. A swing state, in United States politics, is a state in which Democratic and Republican candidates have similar levels of support, according the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. They are generally considered to have a key role in the outcomes of presidential elections. Other swing states, also known as “battleground states,” that will likely play significant roles in the upcoming election are Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, according to Newsweek. Arizona holds 11 electoral votes, Florida holds 29, Michigan holds 16, North Carolina holds 15 and Pennsylvania holds 20. According to U.S. News and World Report, Wisconsin will be a “premiere battleground” for the 2020 election. The state, which holds 10 electoral votes, has been thrown into the forefront as Milwaukee will host the 2020 Democratic National Convention in July. Despite uncertain circumstances facing the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the DNC has yet to be canceled. “Ensuring the safety of convention attendees and our host community is, and will always be, our top priority,” a March 14 Twitter post by the 2020 Democratic National Convention said. “… That
said, we also remain focused on planning a successful convention in July, and nominating the next president and Vice President of the United States here in Milwaukee.” Charles Franklin, director of the Marquette Law School poll, said Wisconsin was once considered part of the industrial Midwest’s “blue wall,” meaning the Democratic presidential candidate often won the state. He said Wisconsin was thought to be an “ace in the hole” for Democrats. Until 2016, Franklin said, the Democratic presidential candidate won the state every election since 1988. It was one of three states, including Michigan and Pennsylvania, traditionally considered “blue states” that President Donald Trump then won in 2016. However, Franklin pointed out that in three of the last five presidential elections, candidates have won Wisconsin by a margin of less than one percentage point. Democrat and former President Barack Obama won Wisconsin in 2008 by 13.91% of votes and by 6.94% of votes in 2012, according to the Wisconsin Election Commission. Republican and former President George W. Bush nearly won the state in 2000 and 2004, losing by only 0.22% of votes in 2000 and 0.38% of votes in 2004. Trump won Wisconsin in 2016 by 0.77% of votes. “My point is that if you look at that history, I don’t think Democrats should ever have taken Wisconsin for granted,” Franklin said. Frankin cited the 2010 and Johnson won the Senate race in 2014 governor’s races as a sign 2010 against Democratic incumthat Wisconsin was progressing bent Russ Feingold by 4.84% toward becomof votes. In ing a swing state. 2016, Johnson Republican and won against former Wisconsin Feingold a Gov. Scott Walker second time, won both of these by 3.36% of elections, by votes. 5.77% of votes in In 2012, 2010 and 5.67% Democratic in 2014. When U.S. SenaWalker went up tor Tammy for reelection in Baldwin won 2018, he lost to the Senate Democrat Gov. race against Tony Evers by Republi1.1% of votes. can Tommy “There was Thompson plenty of reason 5.55% Charles Franklin by to see the state is votes. Director of MU Law School Poll of very competitive She won by in all of these years and not be 10.83% of votes in 2018 against swept up in the big Obama vic- Republican Leah Vukmir. tories while ignoring the highly Franklin said Wisconsin’s hiscompetitive gubernatorial, and tory of a divided elections and for that matter, U.S. Senate races state government is an indicathat we had during that period,” tion that Wisconsin has always Franklin said. had swing state tendencies. Republican U.S. Senator Ron “I think we were never a
Presidential Elections in Wisconsin 2000
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bastion of Democratic strength that we are sometimes seen as being,” Franklin said. “I think as that label — that we were part of the ‘blue wall’ — was ultimately a mistake in branding us.” Nolette said there are several demographic factors that can often predict how red or blue a state is and whether it will be swing state. Race and level of education are two of these factors. “States that tend to have a higher percentage of racial minorities, of college-educated voters, tend to lean blue, and those with fewer college-educated voters that are largely white states or have a higher percentage of white voters than the nation as a whole tend to be redder states.” In Wisconsin, it is estimated that 81.1% of the population is white, with 19.9% of the population identifying as various racial or ethnic minorities, according the U.S. Census Bureau. The country as a whole is estimated to be 60.4% white, with 41.8%
identifying as various racial or ethnic minorities. Approximately 29.5% of Wisconsinites have earned a Bachelor’s degree or higher, compared 31.5% of the U.S. as a whole. Swing state Pennsylvania has statistics not entirely different from Wisconsin, with 76.1% of its population estimated to be white and 25.9% being of a racial or ethnic minority. About 30.8% of its population has earned a Bachelor’s degree or higher. The demographic factors in Wisconsin could be comparable to the entire U.S. population, possibly contributing to reasons it is a swing state. Because they have the option, students may being asking themselves whether they should vote in their home state or Wisconsin. “Really think about what issues matter most to you,” Dirmish said. “There’s no guarantee which way (the election) will go this year.”
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Kelly faces Karofsky for state Supreme Court Current justice leads primary at 50.1%, opponent at 37.2% By JK Rees
james.rees@marquette.edu
Election Day in Wisconsin will determine if Daniel Kelly or Jill Karofsky will secure a 10-year position as a Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice. Kelly led in the primary with 50.1%, or 352,860 votes. Jill Karofsky trailed with 37.2%, or 261,721 votes, according to the Ballotpedia Organization, a nonpartisan organization committed to providing information about the U.S. legal system and its constituents. A third contender, Edward Fallone, a law professor at Marquette, was eliminated after the Feb. 18 primary election. Fallone previously ran in 2013 when he lost to incumbent Chief Justice Patience Roggensack, according to his Ballotpedia page. The Supreme Court currently holds a conservative majority of 5-2. Despite the race being officially nonpartisan, Karofsky receives support and endorsements from liberal groups against Kelly’s conservative support and endorsements. If Karofsky wins, the composition will change to a 4-3 conservative majority. If Kelly remains in his position, it will secure a conservative majority table until at least 2026, when his term ends. The current Supreme Court justices include Roggensack, Kelly, Justice Ann Bradley, Justice Annette Ziegler, Justice Rebecca Bradley, Justice Rebecca Dallet and Justice Brian Hagedorn. Kelly and Rebecca Bradley were appointed by former
Governor Scott Walker (R) on Aug. 1, 2016 and Oct. 12, 2015, respectively. Kelly was appointed to fill Justice David Prosser’s unexpired term after he retired July 21, 2016. The Wisconsin Supreme Court is the highest court that holds the most legal jurisprudence in the state. Justices in the state Supreme Court do not conduct trials, as they only receive appealed cases and make legal rulings based off the state’s constitution. For a case to be presented to the Supreme Court Chamber located in Madison, the case must be appealed twice through the entire court system. The case must rise from lower court jurisdiction to appellate court jurisdiction until it is processed by the Supreme Court. In the 2018-19 term, the Supreme Court issued 54 authored decisions, according to the State Bar of Wisconsin. With contrasting political policies, Karokfsy will be Kelly’s challenger for a shot to be a voice in those decisions. Karofsky labels herself as a “tough, fair, and independent judge” because one of her main strongholds is to stop corruption and corporate favoritism within the court, according to one of her campaign videos seen on her official campaign website. She received her law degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison after attaining her undergraduate degree at Duke University on a Division 1 Tennis scholarship. Karofsky has previously held various legal positions, including executive director of the Wisconsin Office of Crime Victim Services and assistant attorney general, serving as the state’s Violence Against Women resource prosecutor. She also assumed office as a
deputy district attorney in Dane County Circuit Court in 2017, prosecuting felonies and misdemeanors, as well as being an adjunct Law Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Ballotpedia Organization lists Karofsky’s key campaign messages and endorsements. It includes that Judge Karofsky stated she would seek to preserve the rights of crime victims, women, racial minorities and LGBTQ+ individuals and strongly believes her firsthand experience as a trial court judge gives her the sequential insight to be a Supreme Court Justice. Quoted in a Wisconsin State Journal, Karofsky has stated she believes Kelly already makes his court decision before hearing arguments, perpetuating biased and unfair judicial tendencies. “Every single time that Justice Kelly has the opportunity to rule in favor of the right-wing special interests, of the Republicans, he does it every single time,” Karofsky said. “And that is why people think that there is corruption on our Supreme Court.” Kelly has responded with accusations that she slandered him for political gain. Karofsky is endorsed by various organizations and ideological movements, according to Ballotpedia. Endorsements American Federation of Laborers Local 212 Citizens Action Human Rights Campaign International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Teamsters Joint 39
Wisconsin AFL-CIO Woman Lead Kelly graduated from Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin, before receiving his law degree from Regent University School of Law in 1991. Kelly has worked as a law clerk for Wisconsin Appeals Court and for four years at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Washington, DC, according to the Badger Institute Organization. He also has extensive experience in private practice with a law firm he co-established before being appointed to the State Supreme Court in 2016. Daniel Kelly considers his judicial philosophy as a constitutionalist. On his official campaign website, he credits his campaign policies to uphold the “rule of law” and individuals rights. “The rule of law is an indispensable foundation for ordered liberty, functional economics, and individual rights,” Kelly stated on his website. Kelly’s main argument for a fairer court is one that represents and upholds the laws and Constitution as they were originally written and not one who wishes to practice new laws in in place of original laws. “There is no end to the mischief the judiciary causes when it abandons its role of declaring what the law is, and instead arrogates to itself the power to develop new law in place of what it received from the ultimate lawgivers – the people of the State of Wisconsin and the United States,” Kelly stated as an official political thought on his campaign website. Some of Kelly’s more outspoken policies about samesex marriages and Affirmative Action can be seen on his Ballotpedia page. Kelly is endorsed by
various organizations and ideological movements, according to his campaign website and Ballotpedia. Endorsements President Donald Trump Milwaukee Police Association Wisconsin Family Action Wisconsin Right to Life Pro-Life Wisconsin Wisconsin Realtors Association Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin National Rifle Association Marquette Professor of Constitutional Law and of Contemporary Law Issues, Chad Oldfather, said this race will have a significant effect on Wisconsin voters. “A state supreme court race is important in general, and perhaps especially so given that Wisconsin’s divided government coupled with its extreme polarization makes it likely that this particular court will be considering a variety of important questions coming out of that clash,” Oldfather said in a email. Having large voter turn outs are important for generating a larger political process for any political race, but voter turn out could be even more important in states like Wisconsin as voters are particularly divided, Oldfather said. He added that the result of this race will not immediately shift the majority ruling of the court as a divided race would, but the outcome will hold a long judicial standard in the state of Wisconsin.
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Wednesday, April 1, 2020
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Taylor challenges Barrett for mayoral seat Incumbent hopes to defeat state senator to see 5th term By Kelli Arseneau
kelli.arseneau@marquette.edu
In the upcoming April 7 Milwaukee mayoral election, Mayor Tom Barrett is up for his fifth term against Wisconsin Senator Lena Taylor. In addition to the mayoral election, positions on the ballot include the presidential primary, a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court and other city seats such as the city attorney. The ongoing global pandemic is at the forefront of this year’s elections. “We are all dealing with the biggest global crisis that we have faced since World War II,” Barrett said. “This is not an ordinary election in any measure whatsoever.” With precautions aiming to slow the spread of the coronavirus, other states have decided to delay their elections. Wisconsin officials have been in conversations about delaying the election, but there has been no change to the date thus far. Amid national news of the pandemic and presidential primary, Milwaukee’s mayoral election is heating up. Barrett has been mayor of Milwaukee for 16 years while Taylor has been in the Wisconsin State Senate for a nearly equal 16 years. During Barrett’s time as mayor, he has been involved in a 2013 city sustainability plan that aims to reduce fossil-based fuel energy by 25 percent by the year 2025; focused on taking “a public health
approach to public safety” and aimed to look at the root causes of crime; and helped bring the Democratic National Convention to Milwaukee, Barrett told the Marquette Wire for a previous article. Barrett said one area he would like to improve upon if reelected is increasing the number of jobs in the central city. He said his administration has not been able to increase jobs as much as he wanted in part due to challenges outside their control. Two barrier he identified were a “hostile state government for the better part of the decade” and the late 2000s recession. “That really provided two huge challenges to us, but we’ve continued to fight, and I think the resiliency of the people of Milwaukee has been what has allowed us to move forward in a way that we want,” Barrett said. If elected mayor of Milwaukee, Taylor told the Marquette Wire she would address the city’s issues with greater urgency than she said Barrett has during his time in office. The senator said she believes it is important to lead with “a fearlessness to address the real issues and get outcomes.” “This administration is afraid to talk about racism when we lead in segregation in the nation, when we lead in mass incarceration,” Taylor said. “We’ve got to be willing to address the issues. We have to have a sense of urgency.” Taylor said she feels the current administration has been slow to address the outbreak of COVID-19, and has not displayed adequate urgency in addressing long-term issues like lead in Milwaukee residents’ drinking water, mass incarceration, unemployment and issues with law enforcement.
Photo courtesy of the Lena Taylor campaign
Lena Taylor has served as a Wisconsin state senator for 16 years.
In a recent interview with the Marquette Wire, Barrett said he has been working “around the clock” to help the city during the public health crisis. In response to Taylor’s criticism of his lack of urgency to address the outbreak, Barrett said that Taylor also has power as a state senator to help make the state of Wisconsin take action. “I was the one that approached the state government at every turn,” Barrett said. “I think a fair question for her is ‘Did she ever ask anybody at state government to do this?’” Barrett said he asked Evers to declare a state of emergency after members of the Milwaukee Health and Fire departments informed him that the state had a shortage of personal protective equipment, such as face masks and gloves, and would be able to get access to a federal stockpile of PPE if the governor declares a state of emergency. The mayor said his office called the governor, who responded within 24 hours. While the election is one week away, early voting began March 16. Barrett visited Midtown, one of the early voting polling sites, March 16. Wisconsin state law prohibits all individuals, including candidates, from electioneering within 100 feet of a polling place during time of voting. Taylor filed a complaint with election officials. Barrett said because this was the first time Milwaukee had early voting sites for a municipal election, and with COVID-19 concerns about gatherings in public places, he decided to stop in and see how the poll workers were doing. “So, probably three to five minutes max, talked to no voters, identified myself to no one,” Barrett told the Marquette Wire. “I was there because I was concerned about the workers.” Nonetheless, Taylor said Barrett was overheard verbally acknowledging to an alderman that he should not be in the polling place. Barrett confirmed this. “About 30 or 40 seconds in the conversation (with the alderman), I said, ‘We should take this outside. I’m not supposed to be in here,’ because I know what the law is,” Barrett said. “But I didn’t talk to a single voter.” Barrett said he believes his concerns were not misguided because less than a week later, he was informed by the election commissioner that Midtown was closing due to health concerns with COVID-19. Taylor said she found the situation and the lack of attention it received “very upsetting.” Barrett said his campaign for reelection has taken a back seat during the last few weeks due to COVID-19. Shane Kealy, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, interned at Barrett’s office this semester. He said he thinks Barrett’s position as the
Photo courtesy of the Tom Barrett campaign
Tom Barrett is up for a fifth term as mayor of Milwaukee after 16 years.
incumbent with years of experience as mayor will give him an advantage in this election, particularly during the uncertainty of COVID-19. “I chose to work for Mayor Barrett’s office because of his track record and how long he’s been there and how experienced he is,” Kealy said. “I think, especially in a time like this where there’s so much uncertainty, having someone with that strong executive experience — like he has — is really important.” Barrett also said he does not think it is time for the city to change its mayor. “I think at a time like this — when you’re going to have a new county executive, you’re going to have a new chairman of the county board, you’re going to have a new city comptroller — that you need some continuity here. We’re in the middle of this pandemic. And I just think it would be very difficult for anybody to come in and hit the ground running,” he said. “I have been sprinting on this issue for the better part of a month now, and I don’t want us to lose where we are right now.” Taylor said that in general, more needs to be done to help individuals in Milwaukee’s various communities outside of downtown. Her planned approach to resolving many of the city’s issues involves incorporating a HUB model. The senator said this model would involve creating physical spaces in Milwaukee’s communities for different purposes. These community HUBs would provide populations with resources and “pathways” to success. The HUB model is utilized by other communities across the country, according to the Pathways Community HUB Institute website. “We would have clear pathways to work and to entrepreneurship in these HUBS in 14 areas of our city,”
Taylor said. She said the HUBs would be places that provide communities across the city with opportunities and pathways to work and entrepreneurship. Taylor said the HUB model could be beneficial for areas like innovation and small business development. Additionally, Taylor said as mayor she would push for Milwaukee to be at the forefront of the cannabis hemp industry. While cannabis marijuana is not legal in Wisconsin, Taylor said cannabis hemp, which can be used for a variety of things including creating concrete and water filters, is legal and could benefit the city’s agriculture. She said she thinks by promoting community innovation through the HUB model and promoting research with universities, the city could develop hemp water filters that could help filter lead out of the city’s water. This would be beneficial to the agriculture and environmental industries, she said. Another one of Taylor’s plans, she said, is to address problems with the city’s law enforcement. She said she wants to address “the illegal behavior of the police department,” which she said Barrett has not done. In 2017, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a class-action lawsuit against the city of Milwaukee over the Milwaukee Police Department’s stop-and-frisk program. Taylor said the Milwaukee Police Department has not followed multiple areas of their 2018 settlement agreement, and she believes Barrett has not done enough to enforce that agreement. For more information from the candidates, voters can visit their campaign websites at barrettformilwaukee.com and golenataylor.com.
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See your Election day ballot The sample ballot for Ward 190 is shown below. The Marquette University campus is split into four wards: 190, 191, 192 and 194. Some off-campus housing falls into Wards 187 and 196. Sample ballots for wards vary. Please visit www.marquettewire.org to view your specific sample ballot for the April 7 election. Ballots courtesy of the Milwaukee Election Commission.
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Official Ballot
Presidential Preference Vote Nonpartisan Office and Referendum April 7, 2020 21
Notice to voters: If you are voting on Election Day, your ballot must be initialed by 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.) Aviso a los votantes: Esta papeleta podría ser inválida a menos que contenga las iniciales de 2 inspectores electorales. Si usted vota en ausencia, la papeleta debe contener las iniciales del secretario municipal o del secretario suplente. (Vea al otro lado para las iniciales.)
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Papeleta Oficial
Voto de Preferencia Presidencial Puesto no partidista y Referéndum 7 de abril 2020
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 line, like this . Si comete un error en su papeleta o si tiene alguna pregunta, pide a un inspector electoral en busca de ayuda. (Votantes Ausentes: Comuníquese con el secretario municipal) Para votar por un nombre en la papeleta, llene el óvalo junto al nombre, de esta manera . Para votar por un nombre que no está en la papeleta, escriba el nombre en la linea "por escrito," y llene el óvalo junto al línea, de esta manera .
Special Instructions for Presidential Preference Vote Instrucciónes especiales para su voto de Preferencia Presidencial In the Presidential Preference Vote • You may vote for only one candidate. • You may vote in only ONE party. • If you vote more than once, your vote will not be counted. Choose the party in which you will vote. Within the party you have chosen, you have ONE of 3 choices: 1. Vote for a candidate whose name is printed on this ballot in the party you have chosen. 2. Vote for an uninstructed delegation from Wisconsin to the national convention of the party you have chosen. 3. Write in the name of another person to become the presidential candidate of the party you have chosen. Fill in ONE oval in ONE party. En el Voto de Preferencia Presidencial • Puede votar por un solo candidato. • Puede votar solo por UN partido. • Si vota más de una vez, su voto no se contará. Elija el partido en que votará. Dentro del partido que ha elegido, tiene UNA de 3 opciones: 1. Vote por un candidato cuyo nombre esté impreso en esta papeleta en el partido que ha elegido. 2. Vote por una delegación sin instrucción de Wisconsin para la convención nacional del partido que ha elegido. 3. Escriba el nombre de otra persona para ser el candidato presidencial del partido que ha elegido. Llene UN óvalo por UN solo partido.
Judicial/Judicial (cont.) Judicial / Judicial Presidential Preference Vote Voto de Preferencia Presidencial Circuit Court Judge, Branch 2
County / Condado
write-in: / por escrito:
Democratic / Demócrata Republican / Republicano
Circuit Court Judge, Branch 5 Juez de Tribunal de Circuito, Rama 5 Vote for 1 / Vote por 1 Brett Blomme Paul Dedinsky
County Supervisor, District 5 Supervisor del Condado, Distrito 5 Vote for 1 / Vote por 1 Marcelia Nicholson
Circuit Court Judge, Branch 7 Juez de Tribunal de Circuito, Rama 7 Vote for 1 / Vote por 1 Thomas J. McAdams
Mayor Alcalde Vote for 1 / Vote por 1
Democratic Party Partido Demócrata
If you vote in this party, you may not vote in the other party. Si vota en este partido no puede votar en otro partido.
President of the United States Presidente de los Estados Unidos Vote for 1 / Vote por 1 Tulsi Gabbard Amy Klobuchar John Delaney Deval Patrick Bernie Sanders Andrew Yang Pete Buttigieg Tom Steyer Elizabeth Warren Michael Bennet Michael R. Bloomberg Joe Biden Uninstructed Delegation write-in: / por escrito:
Republican Party Partido Republicano
If you vote in this party, you may not vote in the other party. Si vota en este partido, no puede votar en otro partido.
President of the United States Presidente de los Estados Unidos Vote for 1 / Vote por 1 Donald J. Trump Uninstructed Delegation write-in: / por escrito:
End Presidential Preference Vote El final del Voto de Preferencia Presidencial
Judicial / Judicial Justice of the Supreme Court Juez de la Corte Suprema Vote for 1 / Vote por 1 Jill J. Karofsky Daniel Kelly
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Circuit Court Judge, Branch 16 Juez de Tribunal de Circuito, Rama 16 Vote for 1 / Vote por 1 Brittany Grayson write-in: / por escrito:
Circuit Court Judge, Branch 24 Juez de Tribunal de Circuito, Rama 24 Vote for 1 / Vote por 1 Janet C. Protasiewicz write-in: / por escrito:
Circuit Court Judge, Branch 27 Juez de Tribunal de Circuito, Rama 27 Vote for 1 / Vote por 1 Kevin E. Martens write-in: / por escrito:
Circuit Court Judge, Branch 29 Juez de Tribunal de Circuito, Rama 29 Vote for 1 / Vote por 1 Rebecca Kiefer Dan Gabler write-in: / por escrito:
Circuit Court Judge, Branch 32 Juez de Tribunal de Circuito, Rama 32 Vote for 1 / Vote por 1 Laura Gramling Perez
State / Estado
County Comptroller Contralor del Condado Vote for 1 / Vote por 1
Juez de Tribunal de Circuito, Rama 2 Vote for 1 / Vote por 1 Milton L. Childs, Sr. write-in: / por escrito:
To vote in favor of a question, select "Yes." To vote against a question, select "No." Para votar a favor de una pregunta selecc ione "Si." Para votar en contra de una pregunta seleccione "No."
Chris Larson David Crowley
Choose a party in which to vote. Fill in the oval next to your party choice, like this: . Choose only 1. Elija un partido para votar. Llene el óvalo al lado del partido que escogió, de esta manera: . Elija solo 1. Choose a party in which to vote. Select your party choise. Choose only 1. Elija un partido para votar. Seleccione su opción del partido. Elija solo 1.
Referendum / Referéndum 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 . Para votar a favor de una pregunta, llene el óvalo al lado del "Sí," de esta manera . Para votar en contra de una pregunta, llene el óvalo al lado del "No," de esta manera .
County Executive Ejecutivo del Condado Vote for 1 / Vote por 1
QUESTION 1: “Additional rights of crime victims. Shall section 9m of article I of the constitution, which gives certain rights to crime victims, be amended to give crime victims additional rights, to require that the rights of crime victims be protected with equal force to the protections afforded the accused while leaving the federal constitutional rights of the accused intact, and to allow crime victims to enforce their rights in court?”
Scott B. Manske
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PREGUNTA 1: "Derechos Presidential Preference Vote adicionales de las víctimas de Nonpartisan Office and crímenes. ¿Se deberá enmendar la Referendum sección 9m del artículo I de la Voto de Preferencia Presidencial constitución, que otorga ciertos derechos a las víctimas de crímenes, Puesto no Partidista y para otorgarles derechos adicionales, Referéndum que requiera que los derechos de las April 7, 2020 víctimas de crímenes estén protegidos 7 de abril 2020 con la misma fuerza que las protecciones otorgadas a los for / por acusados mientras se mantienen City of Milwaukee intactos los derechos constitucionales federales del acusado y permitir a las la ciudad de Milwaukee víctimas de crímenes hacer valer sus derechos en tribunales?" A.D. 4 Ward 190
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Municipal / Municipal
Tom Barrett Lena Taylor
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City Attorney Abogado Municipal Vote for 1 / Vote por 1
County / Condado
Should the Wisconsin Legislature create a nonpartisan procedure for the preparation of Legislative and Congressional district plans and maps?
Tearman Spencer Grant F. Langley
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¿Debería la Legislatura de Wisconsin crear un procedimiento no partidista para la preparación de los planos y mapas del distrito legislativo y del Congreso?
City Comptroller Contralor Municipal Vote for 1 / Vote por 1
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School District / Distrito Escolar
Aycha Sawa Jason Fields
Shall the Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee and Washington Counties, Wisconsin be authorized to exceed the revenue limit specified in Section 121.91, Wisconsin Statutes, by $57 million for the 2020-2021 school year; by an additional $20 million for the 2021-2022 school year; by an additional $7 million for the 2022-2023 school year; and by an additional $3 million (for a total of $87 million) for the 2023-2024 school year and thereafter, for the recurring purposes of sustaining and expanding educational programming, including, offering more career and technical education programs, attracting and retaining certified educators, and expanding art, music, physical education, and language programs?
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City Treasurer Tesorero Municipal Vote for 1 / Vote por 1 Brandon Methu Spencer Coggs
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Alderperson, District 4 Concejal, Distrito 4 Vote for 1 / Vote por 1 Robert Bauman
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Court of Appeals Judge, District 1 Juez de Tribunal de Apelaciones, Distrito 1 Vote for 1 / Vote por 1 Joe Donald write-in: / por escrito:
Presidential Preference Vote begins at Continue voting at top of next column. Continue voting on other side of ballot. top of next column. El Voto de Preferencia Presidencial comienza Continué votando en la parte superior de Continúe votando al otro lado de la papeleta. en la parte superior de la siguiente columna. la siguiente columna.
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Official Ballot Papeleta Oficial
Continue voting at top of next column. Continué votando en la parte superior de la siguiente columna.
¿Debería autorizarse a las Escuelas Públicas de Milwaukee de los condados de Milwaukee y Washington, a exceder el límite de ingresos especificado en la Sección 121.91 de los Estatutos de Wisconsin, en $57 millones para el año escolar 2020-2021; $20 millones adicionales para el año escolar 2021-2022; $7 millones adicionales para el año escolar 2022-2023; y $3 millones adicionales a partir de ahí y en adelante (por un total de $ 87 millones) para el año escolar 2023-2024, con el propósito recurrente de mantener y expandir la programación educativa, que incluye ofrecer más programas de educación profesional y técnica, atraer y retener educadores certificados y expandir los programas de arte, música, educación física y lenguaje?
Yes / Sí No / No
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Absentee ballot issued by / Papeleta de voto ausente emitida por _______________________
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(If issued by SVDs, both SVDs must initial.) / (Si es emetida por SVDs, ambos SVDs deben firmar.)
Certification of Voter Assistance / Certificación de Asistencia Elector
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. Certifico que marqué o leí en voz alta esta papeleta bajo la petición y dirección de un elector quien bajo la ley de Wis. Stat. § 6.82 tiene la autorización de recibir asistencia.
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