Judge contests top Tuesday’s vote
Delavan area voters won’t find any local races among the county and state competitions on the ballot in Tuesday’s spring election.
The race with the most significance locally is for the Walworth County Circuit Court Branch 3 judge seat currently held by Kristine Drettwan, a former prosecutor.
Drettwan, who was appoint to the bench by Gov. Scott Walker in early 2014, is challenged by John Peterson a municipal court judge in the Village of Walworth.
A story on the circuit court judge candidates appears elsewhere in this edition.
Two statewide elections also appear on the ballot – both related to the state Supreme Court.
Voters will decide between incumbent Justice Ann Walsh Bradley and Rock County Circuit Court Judge James Daley.
Bradley, who is generally considered a liberal judge, is seeking her third 10-year term on the state’s highest court. Daley, a former prosecutor, has received support from conservative groups. The position is non-partisan, but other recent Supreme Court elections have attracted large sums of money aligned to specific candidates from groups touting liberal and conservative causes.
Voters will also decide whether the chief justice of the Supreme Court should be elected by the justices or should remain an honor that goes to the longest-tenured justice.
The referendum question reads: “(Should the state’s constitution) be amended to direct that a chief justice of the Supreme Court shall be elected for a two-year term by a majority of the justices then serving on the court?”
All candidates in the City of Delavan, Village of Darien and towns of Darien, Delavan and Richmond are running without opposition, as are three candidates for the Delavan-Darien School District Board.
A complete list of the local candidates can be found in the legal notice on page 10 of this edition.
Polls throughout the state open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.
Local polling places, listed by municipality of residence, include:
- City of Delavan – Municipal Building, 123 S. Second Street.
- Village of Darien – Village Hall, 24 N. Wisconsin Street.
- Town of Darien – Town Hall, N2826 Foundry Road.
- Town of Delavan – Town Community Center, 1220 South Shore Dr., Corner of Highway 50 and South Shore Drive.
- Town of Richmond – Town Hall, W9046 County Road A.
Voters are advised to contact their respective municipal clerk for specific questions regarding local election procedures.
