Notices

                                                           NOTICE OF REFERENDUM

                                                Town of Montrose, Dane County Wisconsin

                                                                   April 7, 2020

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at an election to be held in the Town of Montrose,  Dane County, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, the following questions will be submitted to a vote of the people:

Shall the person holding the office of the town clerk of the Town of Montrose be appointed by the Town Board in the Town of Montrose?

Shall the person holding the office of the town clerk of the Town of Montrose be appointed by the Town Board in the Town of Montrose?

A copy of the entire text of the ordinance directing the submission of the question can be obtained from the office of the Town of Montrose, 1341 Diane Avenue, Belleville WI 53508; 608-424-3848; montrose@chorus.net; townofmontrose.com.

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.

March 5, 2020

Ann R. Sayles

Town Clerk, Town of Montrose

Inserted in election notices at townofmontrose.com on March 5, 2020

Posted at:  Town Hall notice board; Paoli Park; Dot’s Tavern  on March 5, 2020.

LOCATION AND HOURS OF POLLING PLACE

At the General Election to be held on April 7, 2020 in the Town of Montrose the following polling place locations will be used for the wards indicated:

Location                                                                                  Wards

1341 Diane Avenue, Belleville  WI                                    1 & 2 53508

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.

Ann R. Sayles

1341 Diane Avenue Belleville

WI 53508

608-424-3848

All polling places are accessible to elderly and disabled voters.

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 a joint meeting of the Local Board of Canvassers and the Municipal Board of Canvassers for the purpose of conducting the local and municipal canvass 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.

Type D Notice

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 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 April 2, 2020

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 by appointment, or by dropping in if the office is open.

Ann R. Sayles, Clerk
Town of Montrose
1341 Diane Avenue
Belleville WI 53508
(608) 424-3848 (call or text)

The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk's office: April 3, 2020

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 April 7, 2020. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.

TYPE E NOTICE Published on www.townofmontrose.com 2/19/2019

Please note:  USPS mail may take a week or more to deliver absentee ballots.