Joe4Waunakee

At 8am on Monday morning, January 8, the clerk, a couple of village staff members, and myself (as an observer) gathered at village hall to determine the order of names on the ballot.  The names were drawn at random, and the order is as follows: Brian Wallace Nila Frye Erin Moran Joe Zitzelsberger The theory has often been that being first on a ballot provides an advantage to the person listed in that position.  In a scenario where there are four people running for three seats, such as in this election, I suspect that advantage is minimal at best.  My hope is that the voters of Waunakee look at the candidates - their positions, their voting records, their attendance records, and even the preparation that they put forth for each meeting, and then mark their selections appropriately on the ballot. 

The village web site has been updated, and the 5pm deadline on January 2, 2024 has passed.  As such, we now know the four candidates competing for the three village board seats in the April 2, 2024 election. The official listing is available at https://www.vil.waunakee.wi.us/1131/April-2-2024-Spring-Election .  The process now allows a short window to challenge nomination signatures.  Typically, candidates get extra signatures to ensure that if some are disqualified, they still have sufficient signatures to remain on the ballot, so the challenge period is rarely utilized. There will be no primary election this year as that is only triggered when there are more than two candidates per seat - or in this case, more than six total. A random drawing will be held in the upcoming weeks to determine ballot position.  Beyond that, it's just a matter of each candidate sharing their views. With more than three candidates, it's likely that the Waunakee Area Chamber of Commerce ...