GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Election returns were officially counted Monday afternoon, nearly a week after voters hit the polls. A federal judge ordered the delay to allow absentee ballots to arrive and be counted.
Besides the presidential primary, a 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court was on the ballot. There was also a referendum for Marsy’s Law – which would provide extra protections for crime victims.
Joe Biden easily won the Democratic presidential primary with over 60% of the vote across the state. That win was simply a confirmation after Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders dropped out of the race on Wednesday.
In Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race, Jill Karofsky pulled out a win over incumbent Daniel Kelly.
Marsy’s Law has also been approved. The move amends the state constitution to guarantee crime victims more rights. It allows victims the right to seal information that could be used to locate them, gives them a right to be heard at plea and parole hearings, and the right to opt out of defense attorneys’ civil depositions.
Voters in the Neenah school district have also passed a nearly $115 million referendum that includes money for a new high school. The plan also calls for renovating the existing high school into an intermediate and middle school, plus funding other safety and security improvements district-wide.The vote passed by a 8,817-7,456 margin. Annual taxes will now go up by $99 per $100,000 of property value. The decision comes one year after voters rejected a $130 million referendum that was focused on replacing the nine-decade-old Shattuck Middle School.
You can find complete election results here.
