Notice of Spring Primary and Sample Ballots

 February 21, 2017

OFFICE OF THE SHERIDAN TOWN CLERK

 TO THE VOTERS OF TOWN OF SHERIDAN, DUNN COUNTY:

 Notice is hereby given of a spring primary election to be held in TOWN OF SHERIDAN on February 21, 2017, at which the officers named below shall be nominated.  The names of the candidates for each office, whose nominations have been certified to or filed in this office, are given under the title of the office, each in its proper column, together with the questions submitted to a vote, for a referendum, if any, 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 presents proof of residence in a form specified by law.  Where ballots are distributed to electors, the initials of two inspectors must appear on the ballot.  Upon being permitted to vote, the voter shall retire alone to a voting booth 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 Optical Scan Voting is Used

The voter shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each office for which he or she intends to vote.  To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the voter shall write in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote, and fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to the write-in line.  On referendum questions, 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 Touch Screen Voting is Used,

The voter shall touch the screen at the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each office for which he or she intends to vote.  To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the voter shall type in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote.  On referendum questions, 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.

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 so as to reveal how the ballot is marked.

If the 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 elector.  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.

The voter may spoil a touch screen ballot at the voting station before the ballot is cast.

After Voting the Ballot

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 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 cast, 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:

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

State Superintendent

Vote for 1

• Tony Evers
• Lowell E. Holtz
• John Humphries
• write-in: _______________ 

Signed,

Suzanne Gaines, Clerk, Town of Sheridan

TOWN OF SHERIDAN – NOTICE RELATED TO FEBRUARY 21, 2017 PRIMARY ELECTION

VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT

Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may request to vote an absentee ballot.  A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 10 consecutive days before the election.  The elector must also be registered in order to receive an absentee ballot.  Proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued.

You must make a request for an absentee ballot in writing.

Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the primary or election or both.  You may also submit a written request in the form of a letter.  Your written request must list your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different, and your signature.  You may make application for an absentee ballot by mail, email or in person.

Making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail

The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is:

5 pm on the fifth day before the election, February 16, 2017.

Note:    Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined to home or a care facility, in the military, hospitalized, or serving as a sequestered juror.  If this applies to you, contact the municipal clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot.

Voting an absentee ballot in person

You may also request and vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office or other specified location during the days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person.

 Suzanne Gaines, Clerk

715-949-1802  or  suzannegaines1@gmail.com

E3294 1300^th Ave, Ridgeland, WI 54763-7502

Appointments available at Town Hall or Clerk’s home office, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on

Thurs. 2/2, Mon. 2/6, Wed. 2/8, Thurs. 2/9, Tues. 2/14, Thurs. 2/16 or Sat. 2/18

The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is: Tuesday, February 2

The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office: Saturday, February 18

No in-person absentee voting may occur on the day before the election.

The municipal clerk will deliver voted ballots returned on or before Election Day to the proper polling place or counting location before the polls close on February 21.  Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.

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Posted at Town Hall and at sheridantownship.org on February 4, 2017.

Notice is hereby given that the Town of Sheridan will hold a Caucus on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, for the purpose of taking nominations for board positions to be placed on the ballot of the April 4, 2017, Spring Election.

Nominations will be taken for Chairman, Supervisor 1 and Supervisor 2, Treasurer and Clerk. The Caucus will begin at 8:00 pm in the Town Hall.

The Town Board will immediately follow the Caucus.

TOWN OF SHERIDAN

       LOCATION AND HOURS OF POLLING PLACE

At the general election to be held on November 8, 2016, in the Town of Sheridan, the following polling place location will be used for the wards indicated:

Location: Town Hall, E3705 County Road VVV

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.

Suzanne Gaines

E3294 1300^th Ave.

715-949-1802

All polling places are accessible to elderly and disabled voters.

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 Notice of Meeting of the Local Board of Canvassers

At the close of voting on Election Day, pursuant to the provisions of Wis. Stat. § 19.84, the Election Inspectors at each polling place will convene as the Local Canvassing Board for the purpose of conducting the local canvass pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 7.51.  This meeting will be open to the public pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§ 19.81-89.

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