Mar 31, 2025, 9:34 AM CST
OSHKOSH, WI- (WISS) – Wisconsin voters head to the polls tomorrow (Tuesday, April 1, 2025) to cast their ballot for nonpartisan local races, school referenda, the state superintendent of public instruction, Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice, and a constitutional amendment requiring ID to vote in the state.
Photographic identification for voting. Shall section 1m of article III of the constitution be created to require that voters present valid photographic identification verifying their identity in order to vote in any election, subject to exceptions which may be established by law?
There will be a February 18th Primary in the race for Winnebago County Executive. Incumbent Jon Doemel seeks his second term. Former State representative Gordon Hintz and Winnebago County Sheriff John Matz are challenging him.
Two newcomers are on the ballot for the seat vacated by Kristin Dassler-Alfheim, who was elected as State Senator in November and did not seek re-election to the council.
Two seats are up for election for the Appleton Area School District. James Bacon is not running for re-election.
Sarah Beahm is not seeking reelection to the school board.
Alderman Lee Hillstrom, who has sat on the Neenah Common Council for 18 years, is not running for re-election.
Two seats for the Oshkosh Area School District appear on the ballot. Stephanie Carlin is not running for re-election. Molly Smiltneek seeks to be elected to a full term. She has served on the school board in an interim capacity since Liz Szilagyi resigned in June.
All three incumbents on the Oshkosh Common Council who are coming to the end of their terms are running for re-election.
The Manitowoc School District is asking voters to approve a $25 million referendum to fund building maintenance and upgrades. The referendum will be placed on the April 1 ballot. This would be the first time in 28 years that the Manitowoc School District has held a referendum. Interim Superintendent Lee Thennes said schools built in the 1920s and later need safety improvements, ADA compliance, security systems, repairs, and upgrades.
The Oshkosh Area School District is asking voters to approve a $197.8 million referendum to issue debt for the construction of a new middle school, facilities additions and renovations at three elementary schools, conversion of Perry Tipler Middle School to a pre-K center and recreation department, new auditorium for Oshkosh North High, and air conditioning at Emmeline Cook, Lakeside, and Read Elementary schools.
The Shiocton School District will ask voters to weigh in on two capital referendums on the April Ballot. The first is to issue debt of $23.5 million for district-wide school building and facility improvement projects. The second is to issue debt of $9.1 million for the construction of a new gymnasium addition, including storage space, and the acquisition of related furnishings, fixtures, and equipment.
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