Elections

Election Dates for Early 2012:
 

February 21, 2012       Spring Primary, if needed
April 3, 2012               Spring Election & Presidential Preference Primary

Voting By Absentee Ballot - Election on February 21, 2012

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that any qualified elector unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may request to vote an absentee ballot. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, who has resided in the municipality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 28 consecutive days before the election. The elector must also be registered in order to receive an absentee ballot. Effective with the Spring Primary in 2012, proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued, unless the elector is otherwise exempt from this requirement.

To obtain an absentee ballot, you must make a request in writing. Contact your Municipal Clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the primary or election or both. You may also request an absentee ballot by letter. Your written request must list your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different, and your signature. 

Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined to home or a care facility, in the military, hospitalized, or serving as a sequestered juror. If this applies to you, contact your Municipal Clerk. 

You can also personally go to the Clerk`s office, complete a written application, and vote an absentee ballot during the hours specified for casting an absentee ballot. 

Franklin residents should call the City Clerk`s office at 414-425-7500 or appear at Franklin City Hall, 9229 West Loomis Road, Franklin, WI on weekdays between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. 

The deadline for making application for residents to vote absentee by mail is 5:00 p.m. on the fifth day before the election, Thursday, February 16, 2012. 

Military electors should contact the Clerk’s office regarding the deadlines for requesting or submitting an absentee ballot. 

The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the Clerk’s office is Monday, February 6, 2012. The deadline for voting an absentee ballot in the Clerk’s office is 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before the election, February 17, 2012. 

The Municipal Clerk will deliver voted ballots returned on or before Election Day to the proper polling place before the polls close on February 21, 2012. Any ballots received after the polls close will be counted by the Board of Canvassers if postmarked by Election Day and received no later than 4:00 p.m. on the Friday following the election. 

Dated this 10th day of January, 2012.

Election & Voting Changes Beginning in 2012:

Beginning in 2012, voters will see many changes relative to Elections and voting.  Some of these changes include the following:

• No voter registration can occur on Saturday, Sunday, or Monday before an Election; however, voters can still register at the polls on Election Day.
• The requirement for residing in a municipality prior to an Election has changed from 10 days to 28 consecutive days.
• Voters can no longer use corroborating witnesses when registering to vote.
• In order to receive a ballot and vote, voters will be required to show a photo ID such as a driver's license, state-issued ID, passport, military identification card, certificate of naturalization, ID card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe in Wisconsin, ID card issued by an accredited university or college in Wisconsin, or an unexpired driving receipt issued by the DOT.
• Voters will need to sign the poll book before receiving a ballot, but are exempt if unable to sign because of a physical disability.
• Absentee voting in the City Clerk's office will also require a photo ID, and is now restricted to the two weeks before an Election and will end at the close of business the Friday before an Election.  
• Absentee requests for ballots sent by mail, with some exceptions, must be accompanied by a photocopy of an acceptable form of voter ID.

The goal of the City of Franklin is for all eligible voters to be able to cast a ballot and have that ballot counted.  Detailed information on Election procedures, including Voter Photo ID, can be obtained at the Franklin City Clerk's office (9229 W. Loomis Road), by calling 425-7500, or can be found on the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board's website.  In addition, you can verify your current voter registration status directly at https://vpa.wi.gov/.

Redistricting:

Following the 2010 Federal Census with Franklin's population at 35,451, the City was required to adjust ward boundaries to conform to statutorily prescribed population ranges.  An informational hearing was held and with only a few changes from the current boundaries, the Franklin Common Council adopted this Aldermanic District Ward map, which will be effective January 1, 2012.  Postcards informing registered voters of their ward and polling location are expected to be mailed in early 2012.  Polling locations will remain as shown below.     

Polling Hours:  7 a.m .to 8 p.m.

Polling Locations:                       Aldermanic Districts Map