Fox Valley Initiative is holding an event on 03/01/2021 at 6:30pm at Freedom Project Academy, 750 N. Hickory Farm Lane, Appleton. Professor Duke Pesta will review the Wisconsin educational environment and introduce Deborah Kerr who is running for State Superintendent of Public Instruction. He will […]
Tag: Elections
District 11 Candidate Forum Scheduled For 03/01/2021
The League of Women Voters is holding their first aldermanic candidate forum 03/01/2021 at 6:30pm on Zoom. It will be between District 11 candidates Kristin Alfheim and Shawn Park. You can register here. The forum will also be live streamed on their the League’s Facebook […]
Candidate Information For Appleton’s 8 Upcoming Aldermanic Races
The aldermanic positions for Appleton’s 8 odd-numbered districts are up for election on the April 6 ballot. 6 of those 8 races will be competitive races. District 11 and District 15 are both particularly open because there are no incumbents running in those elections. Of […]
Human Resources Committee Discusses Alderperson Salary Increase
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 01/27/2021. One of the items was a discussion about Alderperson salary. Per HR Director Sandy Matz, this item should have been up for discussion in the fall, but with communication and routines upended due to coronavirus, that […]
Voting Lines In Appleton
This morning the line at my local polling place was out the door and there was a 20 minute wait. Polls have now been open for 5 hours and the line is still out the door at my polling place, and the wait is more […]
Absentee Voting Information
The city clerk gave a brief voting/election update at the Safety and Licensing committee meeting on 10/28. Nearly half of Appleton’s registered voters have returned their ballots. It’s getting late to mail ballots back and expect them to arrive in time. At this point, absentee […]
Mail In Ballot Issue
The city found a slight misprint on their absentee ballots. It looks like a minor issue that will not effect the validity of any votes but may result in some delays in counting ballots on election night. The slight scratch on the edge of some […]