Fiscal Note
The City Clerk's Office 2022 operating budget includes funding for four elections. No additional appropriation is necessary.
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Establishing in-person absentee voting locations for the 2022 Spring Primary and Spring Election.
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WHEREAS, voting is both a right and the vital core of a healthy democracy; and
WHEREAS, the COVID-19 pandemic has generated an increased interest in absentee voting; and
WHEREAS, voting by mail is not necessarily the best option for every voter; and
WHEREAS, the City is committed to facilitating the right to vote while minimizing the risk of exposure to COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, the goal of the Madison City Clerk's Office is that each eligible voter will be able to cast a ballot and have that ballot counted; and
WHEREAS, it is inequitable to limit in-person absentee voting to Madison residents who are able to obtain transportation and pay for parking downtown; and
WHEREAS, offering in-person absentee voting at multiple sites throughout the City may further racial equity for residents who have not historically been involved in the voting process;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Madison chooses to make in-person absentee voting more accessible and equitable by establishing multiple locations for in-person absentee voting; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following locations, unless closed to the public due to the pandemic, are designated as City of Madison in-person absentee voting sites for the 2022 Spring Primary and Spring Election:
1. City Clerk's Office, 210 Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard
2. Fleet Service, 4151 Nakoosa Trl
3. Olbrich Gardens, 3330 Atwood Ave
4. Warner Park Community Recreation Center, 1625 Northport Dr
5. East Madison Community Center, 8 Straubel Ct
6. Edgewood College - Wingra Commons, 1000 Edgewood College Dr
7. UW-Madison Union South, 1308 W Dayton St
8. UW-Madison Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St
9. UW-Madison Student Activity Center, 333 East Campus Mall
10. UW-Madiso...
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