There are two candidates on the April 5 ballot for the District 8 Aldermanic position, Joss Thyssen and Don Jobe. Voters can cast their vote for either one of those candidates; however, Don Jobe had an unexpected change in circumstances and moved out of District […]
Category: Elections
Campaign Pages For Appleton Common Council Candidates
Appleton’s seven even numbered aldermanic seats are on the ballot for the 04/05/2022 election. Below are the various campaign sites of the candidates. DISTRICT 2 Vered Meltzer Aldermanic Facebook Page DISTRICT 4 Israel Del Toro Campaign Facebook Page Campaign Website Virgil Van Asten Campaign Website […]
In-Person Absentee Voting Currently Available – “No one will be turned away or refused their right to vote if they are maskless”
In-person absentee voting is currently available at City Hall (100 N. Appleton Street, 6th floor) on weekdays through February 11. I asked Communication Coordinator Sheng Riechers if the mask mandate currently in place for city-owned facilities applied to people entering City Hall to vote and […]
Campaign Information For District 4 Candidates
In addition to the Appleton Area School District Board of Education race, the February 15th primary will include the race for Appleton Aldermanic District 4. There are currently 3 candidates running, and the primary in February will narrow that down to 2 for the General […]
Alderpersons Hartzheim And Doran To Seek County Board Supervisory Seats In April Election
Things are quiet this week since there are no committee meetings going on. However, that doesn’t mean that nothing is happening. Alderpersons Sheri Hartzheim (District 13) and Chad Doran (District 15) both just announced that they are running for county board supervisor positions in the […]
City Clerk Provides Update On City’s Redistricting Timeline And Process
During the 07/28/2021 Safety and Licensing Committee meeting City Clerk Kami Lynch gave an update on the city’s redistricting timeline and plans. Normally by this time, they would already be forming their ward lines and talking about the aldermanic districts; however, the whole process has […]
Recount Confirms Sheri Hartzheim Narrow Winner Of District 13 Aldermanic Race
[Update: here is a link to the city clerk’s announcement.] The District 13 recount happened today and it was confirmed that the election night totals were accurate. Challenger Sheri Hartzheim beat incumbent Kyle Lobner by just 2 votes. I had thought the city would post […]
Board of Canvassers Meeting Scheduled For 04/12/2021
The Municipal Board of Canvassers is meeting 04/12/2021 at 9am. On the agenda is Process and Count Provisional Ballots in District 4 – Ward 8 Process and Count Absentee Ballots for… District 6 – Ward 16 – Improperly Rejected at Polling Place District 15 – […]
Kyle Lobner Plans To Request Recount
Alderperson Kyle Lobner (District 13 is planning to ask for a recount. [Given that he lost to Sheri Hartzheim by only 2 votes, this seems a reasonable and expected step.]
04/06/2021 Election Results For Appleton
The election results brought some surprises and some not-so-much surprises. Kay Eggert and Ed Ruffolo were both elected to the Appleton Area School Board. Although Sheri Hartzheim was not successful in getting elected to the school board, she appears to have narrowly eeked out a […]