Whitewater Student Government

UW Whitewater Commits Funds for Expansion of the On-Campus Polling Place

Posted on November 16, 2009 by jay

Whitewater Student Government, along with the Residence Hall Association and Student Foundation are prepared to commit $12,155 for the purchase of additional polling machines for use in elections that are to be held on campus, more specifically for additional use by residents of District 5, Ward 10.Whitewater Student Government committed $6,155, the Residence Hall Association committed $4,000, and Student Foundation committed $2,000 toward the cost of the polling machines.

Once the machines are received by the City of Whitewater, Whitewater Student Government will process payment to the City of Whitewater.The on-campus polling place should be ready for use by 2010 elections. The elections will be located in the University Center on UW-Whitewater’s campus.Until now, only the West side residence halls (Lee, Fricker, Clem, Bigelow, Arey, Benson, Fischer, Goodhue halls) were able to vote on campus, while the students living in the residence halls on the East side of campus (Wells West, Wells East, Wellers, Knilans, Tutt halls) had to travel to the Whitewater Armory for elections.