🗳️ Your last-minute Madison voting guide

🗳️ Madison Early Voting Doubles 2020 Totals

• Preliminary figures from the city suggest that Madison voters turned up big for in-person absentee voting. As of Sunday, the last day for in-person absentee voting, 56,227 ballots were submitted, more than double the 25,635 that were submitted in 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Locations on the UW-Madison campus and at city libraries saw the highest voter traffic. Overall, 92,583 absentee voters submitted their ballots by Sunday. [City of Madison, Isthmus]

🏫 Lawmakers Discuss Removing UW-Madison From System

• The Legislative Council Study Committee looking at the future of the Universities of Wisconsin (formerly known as the UW System) met for the final time and voted on 19 recommendations, including separating UW-Madison from the System.
• Both UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin and Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman oppose the idea, which would involve creating a second Board of Regents just to oversee the Madison university.
• The results of the vote were not released. The recommendations will go to the Wisconsin Legislature, which would need to approve any changes to the Universities of Wisconsin structure. [Daily Cardinal]

🦩 It’s Mingo Mania As Forward Madison FC Win Playoff Round

• Forward Madison FC, Madison’s pro soccer team, secured its first playoff win in the club’s six-year history, beating Charlotte Independence 2-0 Saturday.
• Over 3,900 fans cheered on the team at Breese Stevens Field. Madison moves on to the semifinal, where they will take on Spokane Velocity at 6 p.m. Saturday at Breese. [Madison 365]

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