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 2009 spring general election, which will be held on Tuesday, April 7. 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.
Voters in Wisconsin will consider candidates for state superintendent of public instruction, Supreme Court justice, and circuit court judges. 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: For Marquette students who live in a residence hall or other university-owned housing, you 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 at the polling site 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:
- A current and valid Wisconsin driver's license, identification card or any other official identification card or license issued by a unit of Wisconsin government.
- Any official identification card issued by an employer in the normal course of business with a photo of the cardholder, but not a business card.
- A residential lease with your current address that is effective for a period that includes Election Day.
- A real estate tax bill or receipt for the current year preceding the date of the election.
- A utility bill including cable television, natural gas, electricity, telephone or cellular phone for the period commencing not earlier than 90 days before Election Day.
- A bank statement.
- A paycheck.
- A check or other document issued by a unit of government.
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.
