Pedro Colon
For State Assembly
Voting on November 4
- Find your polling place in Milwaukee.
- Wisconsin Online Polling Place Finder
Despite Republican voter suprression efforts, Voting and registering to vote are easy to do in Wisconsin.
It's a two-step requirement that's done at one time (takes one minute):
- Establishing your voter identification [a live, breathing citizen]
- Establishing your voter residency [a citizen living at his/her home/apartment/dorm/room for 10 days prior to voting]
[Note: Don't take chances. Bring your driver's license (and other official IDs), and mail (like bills and bank statements) to the polls on election day in case the election's bureaucracy goofs up! You can register before election day if you like; see List of Wisconsin Municipal Clerks for registering before election day, and other voting info].
1. Establishing the identification of a voter [a live citizen] is easy. If you voted in the last four years in Wisconsin your identification should be established, according to the General Accounatbility Board, but you may still need to prove where you live at the polls.
If you are not registered to vote (haven't voted in Wisconsin in four years), you need to prove your identification and your residency by filling out a voter registration application as follows:
Provide your driver's license number (or if you have not been issued a driver's license, provide a state-issued identification card number or provide the last four (4) digits of your social security number), AND have proof of residence indicating that you have lived at your current address for 10 days preceding the election.
2. Establishing your voter residency (proof of residence) is easy [a citizen living at his/her home/apartment/dorm/room/senior center].
If you want to register to vote at your polling place on election day, you must bring proof that you have lived at your present location for at least 10 days preceding the election; it's called "proof of residence".
The following are acceptable proof-of-residence documents: 1. A gas, electric, or telephone service statement (utility bill) less than three months old (dated not earlier than 90 days before the September 9, 2008 election date).
2. A bank statement with address.
3. A paycheck with address.
4. A current and valid Wisconsin driver’s license.
5. A current and valid Wisconsin identification card.
6. Any other official identification card or license issued by a Wisconsin governmental body or unit.
7. Any identification card issued by an employer in the normal course of business and bearing a photo of the card holder, but not including a business card.
8. A real estate tax bill or receipt for the current year or the year preceding the date of the election.
9. A residential lease which is effective for a period that includes the September 9, 2008, election day.
10. A university, college, or technical institute fee card (must include photo).
11. A university, college, or technical institute identification card (must include photo).
12. A check or other document issued by a unit of government.
*If you cannot supply acceptable Proof-of-Residence, your registration form can be substantiated and signed by one other voter who resides in your municipality, corroborating your residency information. The corroborator must then provide acceptable Proof-of-Residence.
Voting Resources
Below are links to several voting resources to help voters seeking to vote, register to vote, and vote absentee.
- Find your polling place in Milwaukee.
- How to register and vote on Election Day.
- List of Wisconsin Municipal Clerks for registering before election day, and other voting info
- Do you live in Assembly District Eight? Find your district legislators here.
- EB 131 Application for Voter Registration
- EB-131 Wisconsin Voter Registration Form in Spanish.
- EB-121 Wisconsin Absentee Ballot Application in Spanish.
- What documents can be used for proof of residence?
