Wauwatosa Will Announce Election Results On April 13

Press release from the City of Wauwatosa:

April 11, 2020

Before each election, there are a large number of responsibilities carried out by our City Clerk's office, requiring time and attention: voter registration, absentee voting which requires preparation and security measures, outreach to registered absentee voters by specific dates, recruiting and training poll workers, and testing the poll machines. Of course, there were a lot of additional considerations for this election. We want to give a big thank you to our voters, poll workers, and City Clerk staff for running an election given all of the circumstances.

No election results will be available until April 13. Court order prevents results from being released until April 13 when all absentee ballots have been received.

However, we can share a few data points about the April 7 election:

• Number of outstanding provisional ballots issued on Election Day: 0
• Number of absentee ballots issued: 19,858
• Number of absentee ballots returned by the close of polls on Election Day: 15,828

Board of Canvassers and Results

The Board of Canvassers will meet on the following dates and times at City Hall (7725 W North Avenue) for purposes of processing absentee ballots returned by 8pm on April or postmarked by April 7 in accordance with the Western District of Wisconsin federal court order issued by Judge William Conley:

• Thursday, April 9, 2020 beginning at 10:00 a.m. in Council Chambers
• Monday, April 13, 2020 beginning at 10:00 a.m. in Council Chambers

The municipal board of canvas will complete the process of certifying election results on Monday, April 13 after the 4 pm deadline in accordance with the federal court order. Upon certification the election results will be made available.

The process is open to the public.

This press release was produced by the City of Wauwatosa. The views expressed here are the author’s own.