Are You Ready To Vote?
Marquette University encourages our students to take part in the election process. You will have the opportunity to vote in several elections in Wisconsin this year – from the 2012 presidential race to potential recall elections to various local races.
Tuesday, May 8, is the Democratic gubernatorial primary in Wisconsin. Students wishing to vote in this election who are not already registered can do so at the polls. A list of campus voting locations is on the right side of this page.
As of April 17, 2012, please note the following information due to recent events that impact Wisconsin’s Voter ID law as well as Wisconsin law governing voter registration.
Voter ID
Earlier this semester Marquette began issuing Marquette voter IDs to students to comply with Wisconsin’s new Voter ID law. Recent lawsuits filed in Dane County have resulted in a Dane County judge ordering the Governor and the Government Accountability Board to “cease immediately any effort to enforce or implement the photo identification requirements” of the law. The Wisconsin Supreme Court subsequently refused to take up the case, meaning that at the present time, Wisconsin residents who are eligible to vote will most likely not be required to produce photo identification at the upcoming election on May 8, and possibly elections thereafter for the purpose of voting.
Because the judge’s order is subject to appeal, Marquette University will continue to provide voter ID-compliant student ID cards and enrollment verifications to students who request them.
Please continue to check back to this website for further updates.
Registering to vote
Voters who register to vote on Election Day will still have to provide a proof of residence document. For students living in campus housing, a Marquette ID can be used as a proof of residence document. For those in off-campus housing, go to http://city.milwaukee.gov/vote to see a list of acceptable proof of residence documents.
All other election rules still apply, including signing the poll book and residing in the ward for 28 days to vote at the site.
If you have registered to vote, you can verify your registration and polling location online.
Eligibility requirements:
Voting in Wisconsin is limited to U.S. citizens who are at least 18 years old on election day, who are residents for 28 consecutive 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.
Absentee voting:
You may instead decide to vote absentee using your home address. To learn more about absentee voting, visit Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board or your hometown’s election commission website.
Resources:
City of Milwaukee voting locations
City of Milwaukee Election Commission
Information on voting outside Milwaukee (Wisconsin and the rest of the United States)
State of Wisconsin Voter ID information
Government Accountability Board
For information about this site or other voting information for Marquette:
Please call the Office of Public Affairs at (414) 288-7491.
