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Notice of Partisan Primary
August 13, 2024
Notice is hereby given of a partisan primary to be held in Town of Rock on August 13, 2024, at which the nominees for the offices named below shall be chosen. 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 under the appropriate party, each in its proper column, together with the questions submitted to a vote, 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 does not have acceptable photo identification, the voter may obtain a free photo ID for voting from the Division of Motor Vehicles. 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 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 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.
At the partisan primary, the voter shall select the party of his or her choice. Voting for candidates of more than one party may invalidate the ballot. The voter must cast a vote for individual candidates.
Where Optical Scan Voting is used
· If a party preference is designated, and votes are cast for ballot candidates of another party or write-in votes are cast in another party, only votes cast in the designated party will count.
· If a party preference is not designated, and votes are cast for candidates (or write-in votes are cast) in more than one party, no votes will be counted
Within the party of his or her choice, the voter shall fill in the oval 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 next to the write-in line. On referendum questions, the voter shall fill in the oval next to "yes" if in favor of the question, or the voter shall fill in the oval next to "no" if opposed to the question.
When using an electronic ballot marking device, ExpressVote, to mark an optical scan ballot, the voter shall touch the screen next to the party of his or her choice. The voter shall then 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 voter 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 marking 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.
Spoiled Ballots
If a voter spoils an 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.
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 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.
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.
Kristina Bennett, Town of Rock Clerk
Sample Ballots for Partisan Primary 08/13/2024
Contents
Wards 1-5, 8
Wards 6-7
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 they wish to vote for at least 28 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 go to www.myvote.wi.gov to
request an absentee ballot be sent to you. 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
or in person.
MAKING APPLICATION TO RECEIVE AN ABSENTEE BALLOT BY MAIL.
The deadline for making application to vote absentee by mail is 5:00 PM on the fifth day
before the election, Thursday, August 9, 2024.
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
5102 S County Rd D
Afton, WI 53501
(608) 752-4292
The following dates have been scheduled for voting absentee ballot in person:
Friday, August 2 1pm-4pm
Tuesday, August 6 8 am – 12 pm
Friday, August 9 10 am-5 pm
The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office in the State of Wisconsin is
Tuesday, July 30, 2024. Please see the Town of Rock’s hours above. The deadline for
voting an absentee ballot in the clerk's office is 5:00 PM, on Friday, August 9, 2024.
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 August 13, 2024. Any
ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.
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 they wish to vote for at least 28 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 go to www.myvote.wi.gov to
request an absentee ballot be sent to you. 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
or in person.
MAKING APPLICATION TO RECEIVE AN ABSENTEE BALLOT BY MAIL.
The deadline for making application to vote absentee by mail is 5:00 PM on the fifth day
before the election, Thursday, August 9, 2024.
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
5102 S County Rd D
Afton, WI 53501
(608) 752-4292
The following dates have been scheduled for voting absentee ballot in person:
Friday, August 2 1pm-4pm
Tuesday, August 6 8 am – 12 pm
Friday, August 9 10 am-5 pm
The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office in the State of Wisconsin is
Tuesday, July 30, 2024. Please see the Town of Rock’s hours above. The deadline for
voting an absentee ballot in the clerk's office is 5:00 PM, on Friday, August 9, 2024.
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 August 13, 2024. Any
ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.
NOTICE OF REFERENDUM ELECTION
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