Open Meeting Law Notice – A quorum of Board Members may be present at the following events, which then qualify as a “meeting” of the Board under Wisconsin Statute 19.82 (2):
Prairie Farm-Sheridan Fire Department next Tuesday Mar. 27th at the Village Hall at 8:00 pm in Prairie Farm
Dallas Ambulance Tuesday April 10, 2018 at 7:00 PM at the Ambulance garage
George Adams, Clerk
N14397 380th St
Ridgeland WI 54763
715 455-1652
3/22/2018
Notice of Referendum and Sample Ballots
April 3,2018
OFFICE OF TOWN CLERK
TO THE VOTERS OF TOWN OF SHERIDAN
Notice is hereby given of a referendum election to be held in Town of Sheridan o on April 3, 2018n at which the question(s), to be submitted to a vote for a referendum, is shown in the sample ballot below.
INFORMATION TO VOTERS
Upon entering the polling place, a voter shall state his or her name and address, show an acceptable form of photo identification and sign the poll book before being permitted to vote. If a voter is not registered to vote, a voter may register to vote at the polling place serving his or her residence if the voter provides proof of residence in a form specified by law. Where ballots are distributed to voters, the initials of two inspectors must appear on the ballot. Upon being permitted to vote, the voter shall retire alone to a voting booth or machine and cast his or her ballot except that a voter who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the voter’s minor child or minor ward. An election official may inform the voter of the proper manner for casting a vote, but the official may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular voting choice.
Where Paper Ballots are Used
The voter shall make a mark (X) in the square next to “yes” if in favor of the question, or the voter shall make a mark (X) in the square next to “no” if opposed to the question.
When using a tactile ballot marking device (Vote-PAD) to mark a paper ballot, the voter shall obtain from the inspectors, the assistive device and any audio or dexterity aids if required. The voter shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to “yes” if in favor of the question, or the voter shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to “no” if opposed to the question.
Where Optical Scan Voting is Used
The voter shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to “yes” if in favor of the question, or the voter shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to “no” if opposed to the question.
When using an electronic ballot marking device (“Automark,” “ExpressVote,” or “ImageCast Evolution-ICE”) to mark an optical scan ballot, the voter shall touch the screen or use the keypad to select “yes” if in favor of the question, or the voter shall touch the screen or use the keypad to select “no” if opposed to the question.
Where Touch Screen Voting is Used
The voter shall touch the screen at “yes” if in favor of the question, or the voter shall touch the screen at “no” if opposed to the question.
Type B Notice
Referendum Election
Page 2
The vote should not be cast in any other manner. Not more than five minutes’ time shall be allowed inside a voting booth. Sample ballots or other materials to assist the voter in casting his or her vote may be taken into the booth and copied. The sample ballot shall not be shown to anyone in a manner that would reveal how the ballot is marked.
If a voter spoils a paper or optical scan ballot, he or she shall return it to an election official who shall issue another ballot in its place, but not more than three ballots shall be issued to any one voter. If the ballot has not been initialed by two inspectors or is defective in any other way, the voter shall return it to the election official, who shall issue a proper ballot in its place.
A voter may spoil a touch screen ballot at the voting station before the ballot is cast.
After Marking the Ballot
After an official paper ballot is marked, it shall be folded so the inside marks do not show, but so the printed endorsements and inspectors’ initials on the outside do show. The voter shall then deposit the ballot in the ballot box or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit, and shall leave the polling place promptly.
After an official optical scan ballot is marked, it shall be inserted in the security sleeve so the marks do not show. The voter shall then insert the ballot in the voting device and discard the sleeve or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit. If a central count system is used, the voter shall insert the ballot in the ballot box and discard the sleeve or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit. The voter shall leave the polling place promptly.
After an official touch screen ballot is marked, the voter shall leave the polling place promptly.
A voter may select an individual to assist in casting his or her vote if the voter declares to the presiding official that he or she is unable to read, has difficulty reading, writing or understanding English or that due to disability is unable to cast his or her ballot. The selected individual rendering assistance may not be the voter’s employer or an agent of that employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the voter.
The following is a sample of the official ballot:
Sample ballots can be downloaded below from the links below if viewing on our website
Town of Sheridan – Ward 1 – Barron School District
Town of Sheridan – Ward 1 – Boyceville School District
Town of Sheridan – Ward 1 – Prairie Farm School District
George Adams, Clerk Town of Sheridan
(Note: The Type B Notice is published by the clerk responsible for the referendum on the day before the referendum election. If a weekly paper is used for publication, the notice is published in the closest preceding issue to the day before the referendum election. If a jurisdiction chooses to post this notice in lieu of publication, the notice must be posted no later than one week before the election.)
Type B Notice – Referendum | Rev 2018-01 | Wisconsin Elections Commission, P.O. Box 7984, Madison, WI 53707-7984 | 608-261-2028 web: elections.wi.gov | email: elections@wi.gov
LOCATION AND HOURS OF POLLING PLACE
At the election to be held on April 3, 2018, in the Town of Sheridan, the following polling place locations will be used for the wards indicated:
Location Wards
Sheridan Town Hall, E3705 County Road VV Ward 1
ALL POLLING PLACES WILL OPEN AT 7:00 A.M. AND WILL CLOSE AT 8:00 P.M.
If you have any questions concerning your polling place, contact the municipal clerk.
George Adams
N14397 380th St
Ridgeland, WI 54763
715 455-1652
This polling place is accessible to elderly and disabled voters.
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Notice of Meeting of the Local and Municipal Board of Canvassers
At the close of voting on Election Day, pursuant to the provisions of Wis. Stat. § 19.84, the Election Inspectors will convene as a joint meeting of the Local Board of Canvassers and the Municipal Board of Canvassers for the purpose of conducting the local and municipal canvasses pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§7.51 and 7.53(1). This meeting will be open to the public pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§ 19.81-89.
NOTICE OF REFERENDUM
Town of Sheridan
4/3/2018
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at an election to be held in the Town of Sheridan , on Tuesday, April 4, 2018, the following question will be submitted to a vote of the people:
1: Shall the person holding the office of town clerk in the Town of Sheridan be appointed by the town board?
2: Shall the person holding the office of town treasurer in the Town of Sheridan be appointed by the town board?
A copy of the entire text of the minutes directing the submission of the question can be obtained from the office of the town clerk.
Acceptable Photo ID will be required to vote at this election. If you do not have a photo ID you may obtain a free ID for voting from the Division of Motor Vehicles.
Done in the Town of Sheridan,
on 3/19/2018.
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George Adams, Clerk, Town of Sheridan
Town of Sheridan
NOTICE RELATED TO Tuesday April 3, 2018, ELECTION
PUBLIC TESTING OF ELECTRONIC VOTING EQUIPMENT
Notice is hereby given that a public testing will be held on Monday March 26, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. in the Sheridan Town Hall.
Opportunity will be provided to all interested in viewing the public test of the electronic voting equipment to be used for the April 3 election.
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Posted 3/19/2018
Barbara Bartlett, Deputy Clerk
715-949-1619
barb.bartlett51@gmail.com
N12395 430th St, Boyceville, WI 54725
Click on the link below to read how to apply for an absentee ballot