Janesville Election Info:

(Ed.note: From the City press release:

Democratic Party (in ballot order): Dennis Kucinich, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Mike Gravel, Chris Dodd, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Bill Richardson and Uninstructed Delegation.

Republican Party (in ballot order): Duncan Hunter, Fred Thompson, Tom Tancredo, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani and Uninstructed Delegation.

The Presidential Preference Primary provides direction to the Wisconsin delegates of the two major political parties at their national conventions. Choosing "Uninstructed Delegation" is a voter's way of giving permission to the delegates to make their own decision at the convention instead of voting for a particular candidate.

The candidates for Rock County Supervisor-District 18 (Wards 1 and 2) are (in ballot order): Jim Bahler, Ronald J. Combs and Josh Mittness-Buol. The candidate with the lowest number of votes will be eliminated and the remaining two candidates' names will appear on the April 1, 2008 ballot.

The candidates for Janesville City Council are (in ballot order): Kevin Bishop, Billy R. McCoy, George Mark, Kelly O'Brien, K. Andreah Briarmoon, David Henke, Kathy Voskuil, Richard Ellingson, Karl Dommershausen, Yuri D. Rashkin and Tom McDonald. The five candidates with the lowest number of votes will be eliminated and the remaining six candidates' names will appear on the April 1, 2008 ballot.

The election will be held on Tuesday, February 19, 2008, and the polls are open from 7AM - 8PM. If you are a new resident, you may register to vote at the City Clerk-Treasurer's Office in the Municipal Building (18 N. Jackson St.) or at your voting ward on Election Day. In order to register, you must be a United States Citizen, 18 years or older on Election Day, and a Janesville resident for ten or more days. Your driver's license or State ID card number (if you have never been issued a driver's license or State ID card, then your Social Security Number may be used) and identification that shows your current address is required for registration. If you have recently moved, you may register in person at the City Clerk-Treasurer's Office (18 N. Jackson St.)

Janesville is divided into 32 wards. If you do not know which ward you live in, contact the Clerk-Treasurer's Office at 608-755-3073, or visit the City of Janesville website at www.ci.janesville.wi.us.