Voting Information:
Voting Information
PHOTO ID REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO COURT ORDER
2012 Elections
February 21, 2012 (Spring Primary)
April 3, 2012 (Spring Election & Presidential
Preference)
August 14, 2012 (Partisan Primary)
November 6, 2012 (Presidential)
Polling Location
Town of Farmington Town Hall
9422 State Hwy 144, Kewaskum WI 53040
Polling Hours
Polls Open at 7:00 am and Close at 8:00 pm
Forms
Voter Registration Forms are available at
www.gab.wi.gov/forms
GAB-131 – Voter Registration Form
GAB-121 – Absentee Ballot Request Form
Contact Info
Chris Schellinger, Town Clerk
2171 County Road A
West Bend, WI 53090
262-447-1018
Many election laws have changed recently that
affect the election process. On
election day, you will need to show proper PHOTO ID and you are
REQUIRED to SIGN the poll book in order to receive a ballot.
Please review the following and come prepared!
WI Election Laws: Photo ID and Other Changes Effective 2012
Signing the Poll Book
Voters must sign the poll book to obtain a ballot.
The poll book now contains a signature block for each voter. Only one
poll book needs to be signed.
Voters unable to sign the poll book because of a physical disability are
exempt from this requirement. If
this applies to you, tell the election officials that you are unable to sign
because of a disability.
Election officials will write “exempt” in your signature block.
Hospitalized Voters:
Hospitalized voters may appoint an agent to pick up their ballot from the
clerk’s office. The agent must present the hospitalized voter’s photo
ID to the clerk’s office.
Voter Registration Changes
You can
register to vote up until the Friday before the election or on Election Day.
You must reside at your address for 28 consecutive days to be
eligible to vote, and you may no longer use a corroborating witness as proof
of residence. Proof of residence
is required when registering less than 20 days before an election, on
Election Day, and for first time Wisconsin voters registering by mail.
For more information on acceptable proof of residence documents
contact your local municipal clerk
Voter Public Access
https://vpa.wi.gov
For detailed information about the Voter Photo ID
law, please visit the Government Accountability Board website:
http://gab.wi.gov or call 1-866-VOTE-WIS or contact the G.A.B. Help Desk
at 608-261-2028 or
TTY 1-800-947-3529.
Wisconsin Election Laws: Photo ID, and Other Recent Changes
Effective
2012
Photo Identification
Beginning in
2012, you cannot receive a ballot until you have met ID requirements.
(See the “Photo ID Exemptions and Exception” section.)
Wisconsin does not issue a separate “Voter ID” card. Instead you must
use one of the photo IDs listed below.
Your photo ID does not
need to show a current address.
Acceptable forms of Photo
ID
§
Wisconsin driver license*
§
Wisconsin DOT-issued photo ID card*
§
U.S. passport*
§
Military ID card*
*The above documents may not have
expired earlier than the date of the last November election.
§
Certificate of naturalization issued within last two years
§
Unexpired Wisconsin driver license or state ID receipt
§
ID card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe in Wisconsin.
§
Unexpired ID issued by a Wisconsin accredited university or college that
contains an issuance date, student signature, and expiration date within two
years of issuance, along with a separate document showing proof of current
enrollment.
If you are
eligible to vote but do not have an acceptable ID, you may obtain a free
ID for purposes of voting.
Please visit http://gab.wi.gov and click “Voter Photo ID” for more
information.
Photo ID Exemptions/Exceptions
Photo ID
is always required when voting at the polling place and at the clerk’s
office unless you are a confidential elector.
Photo ID
is not required for these absentee voters:
§
Military electors
§
Voters who are permanently abroad
§
Confidential electors
Photo ID
is not required, but is replaced with alternative requirements for these
absentee voters:
§
Indefinitely confined voters
§
Nursing home and other care facility residents who have ballots delivered
by a Special Voting Deputy
§
Residents of care facilities who are not visited by a Special Voting
Deputy
For further
information contact your municipal clerk.
Provisional Ballots: Voters who do not provide Photo ID
Voters, including absentees, who are required but unable to provide photo ID
may vote by provisional ballot.
Provisional ballots are not counted unless the voter provides an acceptable
photo ID to the municipal clerk by 4 p.m. the Friday after the election.
Changes to Absentee Voting
Absentee in the Clerk’s Office:
Absentee voting in the clerk’s office is now restricted to the two weeks
before an election. Absentee
voting now ends at the close of business the Friday before the election.
The new law prohibits absentee voting and voter registration the
Saturday, Sunday or Monday before an election.
Beginning in 2012, absentee voters in the clerk’s office must present
the same type of photo ID required at the polls (see list on the left).
Absentee Requests by Mail:
Beginning in 2012, absentee requests for ballots sent by mail must
be accompanied by a photocopy of an acceptable form of voter ID (see list on
the left).
Once you
have sent the clerk’s office a photocopy of your ID, you will not need to
send photocopies with future absentee ballot requests by mail, fax or email
unless you change your name or address.