Are You Ready To Vote?

As a member of the Marquette community, you know that an integral part of the university's mission is to educate men and women who are prepared to be ethical and informed leaders in their civic, cultural, professional and religious communities. One expression of such leadership is to exercise your right to vote.

The university encourages you to take part in Wisconsin's 2010 fall partisan primary election, which will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 14. You are eligible to vote at the designated polling places between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. provided that all of the eligibility requirements listed below are met, and as long as you have not voted in the same election elsewhere in person or by absentee ballot.

A complete list of offices to be elected is online.

Eligibility requirements and registering to vote:

Voting in Wisconsin is limited to U.S. citizens who are at least 18 years old on Election Day, who are residents for 10 days or more of the district or ward where an election is being held, and who are not currently serving a sentence (including probation or parole) for a felony conviction.

If you have registered to vote, you can verify your registration and polling location online.

If you have not registered to vote: Students who wish to avoid registering at a polling site can pre-register by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25, at the Central Public Library, 814 W. Wisconsin Ave., or at City Hall, 200 E. Wells St. You must provide your current and valid driver's license number, a state-issued identification card number or the last four digits of your Social Security Number, and have proof of residence indicating you have lived at your current address for 10 days preceding the election. Examples include:

Students who live in a residence hall or other university-owned housing can show your MU ID on Election Day to register. If you live outside these residences or have restricted your personal information under the Family and Educational Rights Privacy Act of 1974 as amended (FERPA), you must provide the information above at the polling site.

 

Helpful voting information:

City of Milwaukee voting locations
You will need to enter your street number and select your full street name

Information on voting outside Milwaukee (Wisconsin and the rest of the United States)

 

For information about this Web site or other voting information for Marquette:

Please call the Office of Public Affairs at (414) 288-7491.

POLLING SITES

The following list includes polling sites for common on-campus residences and off-campus apartment complexes. You can also download a PDF map of these sites in relation to campus.

District 4, Ward 60:
Polling Site: Central Library, Centennial Hall
733 N. Eighth St.
Clybourn Place
Maryland Court
St. James Court
Straz Tower

District 4, Ward 61:
Polling Site: Alumni Memorial Union
The Abode East
Catholic Knights Tower Apartment
Davis House
Gatehouse Apartments
The Reeves
Trimbourn Mansion
Rowhouse
Strack I

District 4, Ward 62:
Polling Site: Central Library, Centennial Hall, 733 N. Eighth St.
Abbottsford Hall
Carpenter Tower
Cobeen Hall
Schroeder Hall

District 4, Ward 65:
Polling Site: Grand Avenue Middle School, 2430 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Venice Court

District 4, Ward 311:
Polling Site: Alumni Memorial Union
The Abode
Campus Town
Kensington
Marquette I and II
Renee Row
Strack II
Varsity Apartments

District 4, Ward 312:
Polling Site: Alumni Memorial Union
2040 Lofts
Ardmore Apartments
Frenn Building
Gilman Building
Humphrey Apartments
Mashuda Hall
McCabe Hall
McCormick Hall
O'Donnell Hall
The Sovereign