SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - The first Tuesday after the first Monday of November is Election Day in the United States. Some states are having elections for gubernatorial offices, and there is a noted marijuana referendum in Ohio.
Here in Wisconsin, only a handful of school districts and local governments are having elections today. None are happening in Sheboygan County, but Sheboygan City Clerk Sue Richards told WHBL News Monday she has been getting some calls lately asking if there is a presidential election happening today.
“The presidential is next year in November so we have another year to wait," says Richards. "I think they are hearing so much on TV that they’re confused that it could be tomorrow, and it’s not. So we don’t want people running to their polls to think that they could vote when they can’t.”
Richards says the next elections in our area could be in February. That is when primaries are held for spring general elections. As of now, there is a likely primary statewide to narrow the field of candidates for a seat on the State Supreme Court. Final ballot decisions won't be made until early January.