Ellie here. There’s a lot to catch up on in our state.

First and foremost, multiple communities in our state were impacted by the severe weather earlier this week—namely, parts of the Fox Valley in east-central Wisconsin, where a tornado caused wide-spread destruction. 

Recovery efforts are already in progress for those looking to help, and resources are available for community members impacted.

Today, we have also released our poll in conjunction with Main Street Action ahead of the Aug. 11 partisan primary. We’ll have more on that below.

Rep. Francesca Hong (left) leads in a new poll for the Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial primary over (top to bottom) David Crowley, Mandela Barnes, Sen. Kelda Roys, and Joel Brennan.

🗳 Early voting is officially underway for Wisconsin’s Aug. 11 election, which includes the gubernatorial partisan primary. Wisconsinites can vote early through Aug. 9, but exact locations and hours for early voting vary. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

💼 The primary itself is only two weeks away. If you’re not voting early, make sure you have a plan to cast your ballot. (Civic Media)

☑️ If you’re looking for more ways to get involved in the elections this year and make sure your vote and everyone else’s is counted, here’s how you can take action.

Primaries

Early voting/in-person absentee voting: Today-Aug. 9

Primary: 20 days (Aug. 11)*

General Election

Deadline to request an absentee ballot (regular and overseas voters): 92 days

Election Day: 100 days (Nov. 4)*

*You can register to vote at your polling place

Thanks for reading. This newsletter was written by Ellie Bourdo with stories from Pat Kreitlow. It was edited by Crystal Niforos.

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