2025 Election Dates
January 18, 2025 Town Caucus
February 18, 2025 Spring Primary Election
April 1, 2025 Spring General Election
Full information on voter registration and absentee voting is available at myvote.wi.gov. You can check your own status at that site, to make sure that you are registered. You also can easily register through the site, or set up absentee voting arrangements.
REMEMBER TO BRING OFFICIAL PHOTO IDENTIFICATION (A DRIVER'S LICENSE IS THE MOST COMMON) WHEN YOU COME IN TO VOTE. YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT TO VOTE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBT ABOUT THE STATUS OF YOUR REGISTRATION, BRING PROOF OF RESIDENCE WITH YOU TO THE POLLS.
VOTING INFORMATION
myvote.wi.gov At Myvote.wi.gov you can check on your registration status, register if you need to, request an absentee ballot, and obtain a great variety of general information. It should probably be your first stop if you have questions.
Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for making sure that elections are set up and conducted properly. If you have any questions about voting in the Town of Montrose, do not hesitate to call or text the clerk at 608-424-3848, or to e-mail montrose@chorus.net.
In-Person Absentee Voting (Early Voting)
For the April 1st election, you may request and vote an absentee ballot in the clerk's office in person (early voting) on the following dates:
March 18th: 8AM to 12PM
March 25th: 12PM to 4PM
March 26th, 27th, 28th: 8AM to 4PM
Polling Place
The Town of Montrose has only one polling place - the Town Hall, located in Paoli at the intersection of Dianne Avenue and Highway 69, at 1341 Dianne Ave, Belleville WI 53508.
Photo ID/Proof of residence
Photo ID requirements are different than proof of residence requirements. All voters must show proof of residence to register to vote, and a driver license or state ID card with a current address are just two of many documents can use to prove they are residents. A full list is available here: MyVote.WI.Gov.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) advises anyone who does not have a state ID card to take advantage of the opportunity to get one for free. Information on how to do so can be found here: https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/dmv/license-drvs/how-to-apply/petition-process.aspx
PUBLIC TESTING
ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM
March 27, 2025 at 4:00PM
Montrose Town Hall
1341 Dianne Avenue
Belleville WI 53508
The Town of Montrose will be holding public testing of the electronic voting system. The test shall be conducted by processing a pre-audited group of ballots so marked as to record a predetermined number of valid votes for each candidate and on each referendum. The test will include for each office one or more ballots which have votes in excess of the number allowed by law, in order to test the ability of the automatic tabulating equipment to reject such votes. The Clerk shall make an errorless count before the automatic tabulating equipment is approved by the Clerk to use in the elections.
March 25, 2025
Jennifer Armstrong
Town Clerk and Town Treasurer
Posted on March 25, 2025 at Montrose Town Hall and Paoli Park
Uploaded to townofmontrose.com on March 25, 2025
Wisconsin Now Requires A Photo ID to Vote-Please visit Bring It To The Ballot website for more information - http://bringit.wi.gov/
How to Get a Free State ID Card for Voting
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation provides free state ID cards for voting.
- Learn about getting a free Wisconsin ID card on the Wisconsin Department of Transportation website: http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/drivers/drivers/apply/idcard.htm
- Learn about getting a free Wisconsin ID card even if you do not have a birth certificate: dot.wisconsin.gov/drivers/drivers/apply/petition-process.htm
Photo ID requirements are different than proof of residence requirements. All voters must show proof of residence to register to vote, and a driver license or state ID card with a current address are just two of many documents can use to prove they are residents. A full list is available here: MyVote.WI.gov.
Sample Ballot April 1:
VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT
Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may submit a request to vote an absentee ballot to their municipal clerk. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen who:
- will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day
- has resided in the ward or municipality where they wish to vote for at least 28 consecutive days before election.
The elector must also be registered to vote to receive an absentee ballot. Proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued*.
Making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail
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 make a written application to your municipal clerk for an absentee ballot in person, by mail, by fax, by email or at MyVote.wi.gov. Or you may apply in person at the clerk’s office during the In-Person Absentee Voting period listed below.
Your written request must include:
- your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote
- the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different from the address above
- your signature
- a copy of your photo identification*
The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is:
5 pm on the fifth day before the election, March 27th, 2025.
*Voters who are indefinitely confined due to age, illness, infirmity, or disability may not be required to provide photo ID. If this applies to you, contact the municipal clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot.
**Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined, 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 at the Town of Montrose:
March 18th: 8AM to 12PM
March 25th: 12PM to 4PM
March 26th, 27th, 28th: 8AM to 4PM
The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is:
Tuesday, March 18th, 2025
The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk's office:
Friday, March 28th, 2025
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 18, 2025. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.
POST MESSENGER RECORDER: TYPE E NOTICE – PUBLISH AS BOX LEGAL 3/4/25
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