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Oshkosh council trims proposed polling-place consolidation, removes Armory amid accessibility concerns
Summary
After public comment and mapping evidence, the council amended its polling-place plan to remove the Wisconsin Army National Guard Armory from 2026 consolidated polling sites and instead assign affected wards to Whitman Regional Airport and the Oshkosh Senior Center; staff will carry out the updated plan and a citywide communications rollout.
The Oshkosh Common Council voted on Jan. 13 to amend its proposed 2026 polling-place consolidation by removing the Wisconsin Army National Guard Armory from the proposed consolidated list and reallocating the affected wards to Whitman Regional Airport and the Oshkosh Senior Center.
Public speakers and League of Women Voters representatives urged caution about consolidating several wards into a single large site and flagged two concerns: the Armory's distance from bus lines and the possibility that the…
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