This story was produced as part of the NEW (Northeast Wisconsin) News Lab, a consortium of six news outlets covering northeastern Wisconsin.
CHILTON – On April 2, voters across Wisconsin will head to the polls to cast a ballot for a number of local elections, but for some races, there will be no one to vote for.
A number of local races across Wisconsin — especially in rural areas — have no candidates, leaving voters with no choice over who will represent them on the local level.
In Calumet County, for example, three districts out of 21 on the County Board failed to draw a single candidate in this election.
It’s the same situation across a number of local races throughout rural Wisconsin. When candidates’ nomination papers were due in January for the spring election, Shawano County Board had two seats with no candidates, Shawano City Council had one, Winnebago County Board had two,…
