Politics - Nov. 4, 2008
Gentlemens' bets for tonight's election returns
You've cast your vote. Now all you can do is sit back and watch the results roll in, right? Or could you place some action on the winners and losers.
Tags: election, bet, vote

Politics - Nov. 4, 2008
The pageantry of election day
I really enjoy voting. I know that my individual vote is insignificant, and even had I been a Floridian in 2000, it wouldn't have mattered. But unlike jury duty, mowing the lawn on the other side of the sidewalk or plugging parking meters, voting is the one civic duty that still fires me up.
Tags: election, bay view, vote

Politics - Nov. 4, 2008
Taking election day off
For the first time since I became eligible to vote in 1984, I'm not going to the polls on election day.
Tags: election, vote, ballot

Politics - Oct. 13, 2008
Getting out the early vote
I'm rarely ahead of the pack on fashion trends, but I'm the first person I know to have donned the coveted "I Voted' sticker this election season. That's because on Friday, I decided to vote via absentee ballot.
Tags: Election Commission, election, voting, vote, absentee ballot

Politics - April 4, 2008
Ballot box musings
Some high-profile names in the news took one on the electoral chin on Tuesday. Business gurus and perennial candidates dotted the ballots, but most of them didn't get very far.
Tags: Ed Thompson, Libertarian, Spyro Speedo Condos, election, ballot, vote, Tomah, Walworth County, Franklin, West Allis, Basil Ryan, Dan Devine, Mike Gabelman, Salentine, Muskego, JJ Blonien, Menomonee Falls, Kathleen Pritchard, Julius Heil, Paul Lincoln Schu

Politics - March 31, 2008
Help! Where do I vote?
Wondering where to vote on Tuesday? If you live in the City of Milwaukee, the election commission has a Web site that allows you to enter your address and find your polling place.
Tags: vote, polling, poll, ballot, election, presidental primary, alderman, county executive, register to vote

Politics - March 26, 2008
Observations from the political winds
It's been a somewhat lackluster spring election in the City of Milwaukee -- except maybe for an open aldermanic seat on the East Side and the Ald. Michael McGee vote -- as incumbents are facing relatively weak opponents who got late starts. But there have been some interesting developments.
Tags: Election, vote, Alderman, Angel Sanchez, Witkowiak, Michael McGee, Milele Coggs, Willie Wade, Ralph Ovadahl, Nik Kovac, Pat Flaherty, Lena Taylor, Franky's Newport, Rebecca Dallet, Leon Young, Bradley DeBraska, Brenda K. Pullen-O'Donnell, Jim Bohl, Sharon

Politics - Feb. 19, 2008
I came, I saw, I voted
Arriving early may have been good because when I went to vote this morning, at about 7:15, there was a line, but not like ones I've seen in the past.
Tags: election, vote, ballot, primary, democrat, republican, msoe, pancakes, rick gagliano

Politics - Feb. 17, 2008
OnMilwaukee readers favor Obama
According to an OnMilwaukee.com poll, more than half of you plan to vote for Obama in Tuesday's primary.
Tags: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Ron Paul, John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Democrat, Republican, primary, election, vote

Milwaukee Buzz - April 12, 2007
The best court money can buy
Whether you’re a Democrat or a Republican, if you feel like taking a long, hot, soapy bath after the April 3 Supreme Court justice race in Wisconsin, it’s completely understandable. From any vantage point, it was a dirty, dirty deal.
Tags: Ziegler, WMC, election, ballot, vote, linda clifford, democrat, republican, jagler

Milwaukee Buzz - April 4, 2007
12 years ago today …
Twelve years ago today, April 4, 1995, voters across the state went to the polls and rejected the creation of a sports lottery. By a 2-1 margin voters said no to this creative and somewhat tax-free approach to building the Milwaukee Brewers a new ballpark.
Tags: Sports lottery, ballpark, financing, Bud, Miller Park, Brewers, Bucks, soccer stadium, stadium district, vote

Milwaukee Buzz - March 30, 2007
8 questions for the Municipal Court candidates
There are two candidates -- Phil Chavez and Jennifer Havas -- vying for the Milwaukee Municipal Court bench left vacant by retiring Judge James Gramling Jr. The position is a four-year term and, according to city records, pays $127,882 per year.
Tags: Election Day, Chavez, Havas, Milwaukee Municipal Judge, Vote, Phil Chavez, Jennifer Havas

Politics - March 30, 2007
Low voter turnout could be candidates’ fault
Bemoaning low voter turnout is in season, but maybe this season’s plague of unused ballots might be the fault of the candidates.
Tags: election, vote, school board, MPS, ziegler, troha, sewer, milorganite, feingold, plale

Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 29, 2007
Muni judge candidate forges ahead…
Municipal court judge candidate Jeff Norman is forging ahead with a write-in campaign after being dropped from the Feb 20 primary ballot.
Tags: judge, ballot, election, vote

Milwaukee Buzz - Nov. 7, 2006
Riverwest votes!
I was relieved to see 204 people voted before us -- and it was only 9 a.m. Hopefully Riverwest will live up to its politically-active reputation, and will do its part to pull the pendulum towards "No."
Tags: election, riverwest, Kern Park, vote, voting, poll, ballot