March 29, 2026 8:30p
(WGTD)---The city and county are pointing fingers at each other in the case of the omission of the Racine municipal judge's race on spring ballots that were prepared for mailing.
In a news release, the city says it discovered the omission last Wednesday. Although Municipal Judge Rob Weber is running for reelection unopposed, the race was not included in ballots that were printed up.
An unspecified number of incorrect ballots were mailed out while some have already been returned.
The city says corrected ballots are being mailed to all of those city residents who applied to vote absentee with instructions that they discard the original ballot and use ballot 'B'. If the first ballot was already mailed in, then they're being asked to mail in the second ballot anyway. The city says procedures are in place to make sure that only one ballot per voter will be counted. Also, if a voter who has already voted doesn't take the time to return the corrected ballot, since the race in question is not contested, then the voter's faulty ballot will still stand.
The county clerk's office is responsible for printing all of the ballots that are used in Racine County.
In an appearance on WRJN's Don Rosen Show last week, Mayor Mason attributed the problem to the county clerk's office.
But County Clerk Wendy Christensen tells WGTD that the city's certification form and candidate information for the municipal judge race were not submitted to her office back in January along with the other city races.
The city says the municipal judge's race was publicly noticed by the city in the official newspaper ad and on MyVote Wisconsin.
From here on out, the county clerk's office will require municipalities to sign off on ballot proofs before they go to the printer.
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