Election Information


West Side Voters
Sample Ballot Wards 1, 5 & 6 Wards 1 Wards 5 & 6	Municipal Complex 2000 Municipal Drive, Neenah Click for map
Sample Ballot Wards 2, 3 & 4 Wards 2 Wards 3 & 4	Spring Road School 1191 County II, Neenah (Old Hwy. 150) Click for map

East Side Voters
Sample Ballot Wards 7, 8, 10 & 13 Wards 7, 8, 10 & 13	Community Center 1000 Valley Road, Menasha (Next to Fire Station) Click for map
Sample Ballot Wards 9, 11 & 12 Ward 9, 11 & 12	Maplewood School 1600 Midway Road, Menasha Click for map

Spring Primary – the primary held the 3^rd Tuesday in February to nominate nonpartisan candidates to be voted for at the spring election and to express preference for the person to be the presidential candidate for each party in a year in which electors for President and Vice President are to be elected.

Spring Election – the election held on the first Tuesday in April to elect non-partisan judicial, educational, municipal and county officers.

September Primary – the primary held the 2^nd Tuesday in September to nominate candidates to be voted for at the general election.

General Election – the election held in even-numbered years on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November to elect U. S. Senators, Representatives in Congress, Presidential Electors, State Senators, Representatives to the Assembly, District Attorneys, State Officers other than the State Superintendent and Judicial Officers, and County Officers other than Supervisors and County Executives.

If you are registered, your name will be located on a poll list of registered voters. You will receive a voter number and a ballot, and be provided with voting instructions. Sample ballots are located in each booth for your convenience.

If you are not registered, you must provide a driver’s license number or Wisconsin ID number when registering to vote. Registration is required only once, as long as you are a regular voter. If you have not voted in four years, a post card will be mailed to you asking whether you would like to remain on the registered voter list.

Registration Cut-off
The elector may register in the Clerk’s office anytime before 5:00 p.m. on the 20th day before the election.

Late Registration
Electors registering in the Clerk’s office after the 20th day before the election will be required to present acceptable proof of residence and will receive a Certificate of Registration which must be presented at the polling place before being issued a ballot.

Complete and mail in the Voter Registration Application along with proof of residency postmarked not later than 5:00 p.m. on the 20^th day before the election in order to appear on the poll list.

Proof of Residence
The following constitute acceptable proof of residence if the document contains the elector’s current and complete name and current and complete residential address:

· Current and valid Wisconsin I.D. card issued by the Department of Transportation.

· Any other official identification card or license issued by a Wisconsin governmental body or unit.

· Any identification card issued by an employer in the normal course of business and bearing a photo of the card holder, but not including a business card.

· A residential lease which is effective for a period that includes Election Day (Not for first-time voters registering by mail).

· Gas, electric or telephone service statement for the period commencing not earlier than 90 days before the day registration is made.

· Real estate tax bill or receipt for the current year or year preceding the date of the election.

· A university, college or technical institute identification card (must include photo).

The elector must complete a Voter Registration Application and provide proof of residence (see documents above).

The applicant must list a current and valid driver’s license number or Wisconsin ID number on the application, if you have one. If the voter has such a number and refuses to give it, the Voter Registration Application form cannot be accepted. If you have such a number, but did not bring it with you on Election Day, you may be issued a provisional ballot to vote, provided you supply your identification to the Clerk’s office the following day by 4:00 p.m. in order for your ballot to be cast.

A secondary option, the last four (4) digits of the Social Security number, is acceptable only if a driver’s license or State ID has never been issued.

When registering at the polling place, if you cannot supply acceptable proof of residency, your registration form can be substantiated and signed by one other elector who resides in your municipality, corroborating your residency information. The corroborator must then provide acceptable proof of residency.

Changes in your Registration
If you have moved, you will be required to re-register. Call the Clerk’s office at 720-7103 with your questions. If you have moved from the Town of Menasha, cancel the registration and re-register in your new municipality.

Name changes require re-registration. This can be accomplished by showing a form of identification with your new name and current address.

Non-English Speaking Voters
A citizen cannot be denied the right to vote because the citizen does not speak English. If a voter is challenged and cannot answer the challenge questions because the challenged voter does not speak English, the challenged voter should be given a challenged ballot. The inability to answer the challenge questions because of lack of proficiency in English is not the same as refusing to answer the questions.

If a voter is challenged and is unable to answer the challenge questions, the inspectors should note on the challenge form that the questions could not be asked because of the challenged voter’s inability to speak English. The challenged voter is given a ballot that is marked with a serial number corresponding to the voter’s name on the voter list.

A qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may vote by absentee ballot.

Voters who have moved within the state more than 10 days prior to an election can vote by absentee ballot in person at the Town Clerk’s Office or by mail.

Your voted ballot must be received by Election Day in order for your vote to be counted.

· Permanent Absentee: You may be placed on a permanent absentee list if indefinitely confined because of age, illness, infirmity or disability. You will be automatically provided a ballot for every election until such time as you notify the Clerk, or fail to return an absentee ballot.

· Hospitalized Elector: A hospitalized elector who is registered can pick a person (an agent) to apply for and obtain an absentee ballot. The Application for Absentee Ballot may be filed at the Clerk’s Office not earlier than 7 days before an election and not later than 5:00 p.m. on Election Day. Applicant must supply the required information and must sign the application. Another elector who resides in the same municipality must corroborate the information supplied by the hospitalized elector. After the completed absentee ballot is sealed by the hospitalized voter, it is returned to the Clerk either by mail or by personal delivery of the agent; but if the ballot is returned on the day of the election, the agent must personally deliver the ballot by 8:00 p.m. to the Clerk or to the polling place serving the hospitalized voter’s residence.

· Confidential Listing: You may be placed on the state’s confidential voting list. Your personal information will be suppressed on any poll/registration list and withheld from public inspection.

Statement signed by the operator, or an authorized agent of the operator of a shelter that is dated within 30 days of the date of the request that indicates that the operator operates the shelter and the individual making the request resides in the shelter

1. Qualified electors wishing to vote absentee must submit a request in writing to the clerk.

a) A qualified voter may either apply for an absentee ballot using the Wisconsin Application for Absentee Ballot form or submit a written request, as long as the request is signed by the voter and includes all the information necessary to provide the voter with an absentee ballot.

When submitting a written request and more than one family member at the same address is requesting a ballot by mail, each family member must submit a separate request bearing their signature.

b) Any elector may make a written application by fax or email, provided that the original request bearing your signature is also mailed back to the Town Clerk’s office. The signed original request may be returned with the elector’s voted ballot.

2. The Application for Absentee Ballot form must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on the 5th
day before the election.

· Absentee electors may apply in person in the Clerk’s Office up to 5:00 p.m. on the day preceding the election.

· Military and indefinitely-confined electors have until 5:00 p.m. on the 4th day preceding the election to make a request.

· Hospitalized and sequestered juror electors have until 5:00 p.m. on Election Day to make a request.

· For September or November elections, military personnel who are away from their primary residence have until 5:00 p.m. on Election Day to request an absentee ballot.

3. The elector may specifically request to automatically receive an absentee ballot for every election within a calendar year.

Absentee ballots are usually available 21 days prior to the Spring Primary and Spring Election, and 30 days prior to the Fall Primary and General Election.

U.S citizens residing abroad and members of the military, spouses and children should contact the Federal Voting Assistance Program. A request can be made for a ballot by completing a Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) Standard Form 76A. FPCAs may be obtained by eligible voters from voting assistance officers within their branch of service, from a U.S. consulate or embassy, or from the Federal Voting Assistance Program website at www.fvap.gov. For more information, you may call the Federal Voting Assistance Program at 1-800-438-VOTE.

Military electors are not required to register; however, the FPCA serves as both a voter registration application and an absentee ballot request for overseas electors.

When the FPCA is complete and contains a Town of Menasha address and the applicant’s signature, mail, fax or e-mail:

Town of Menasha
Attn: Town Clerk
2000 Municipal Dr.
Neenah, WI 54956
E-mail: clerk@town-menasha.com
FAX: (920) 720-7116 **

**NOTE: If the Federal Post Card Application is submitted by FAX or e-mail, the original application, which must include an original signature from the voter, must be submitted by mail to the Clerk’s office by the deadline for absentee ballots. The FPCA does not require a witness. The original application may be submitted with the absentee ballot.

Wisconsin law requires ballots be returned by mail; the law does not allow ballots to be returned by fax.
If you do not have a return envelope, print off the postage-paid envelope template at:
www.fvap.gov/pubs/returnenvelope.pdf and secure to a No. 10 size business envelope.

Election Officials perform a very important public service by enhancing the high quality and integrity of elections. Join this team of individuals who help ensure this basic right of citizenship.

We need committed workers! If you are a qualified elector, have energy, stamina and perseverance, possess good reading skills, can print clearly, and are willing to work to serve your community, please complete the Election Inspector Application and mail it to the Town Clerk’s Office, 2000 Municipal Drive, Neenah, WI 54956. For more information call 720-7103.

Election Inspectors are given an Oath of Office for a two-year term and are paid or may volunteer their services. Lunch is provided compliments of the Town of Menasha.

Election Inspectors arrive at the polls at 6:15 a.m. to organize the polling place and must be able to remain after 8:00 p.m. until all forms are completed, unless working split shift at busier elections.

Inspectors set up election machines, prepare voting booths, register new voters, check poll lists, distribute ballots, and complete election forms.

In 2001, Wisconsin Act 109 was created to allow High School Students to work as Election Inspectors -Section 7.30 (2)(am)

Qualifications
A student qualifies to serve as an election inspector at the polling place of the student’s residence, if the student

5. Has the approval of the principal of the school in which the pupil is enrolled.

Written Authorization
Before appointment by any municipality of a pupil as an inspector under this paragraph, the municipal clerk shall obtain written authorization from the pupil’s parent or guardian and from the principal of the school where the pupil is enrolled for the pupil to serve for the entire term for which he or she is appointed. Upon appointment, the municipal clerk shall notify the principal of the school where the pupil is enrolled with the date of expiration of the pupil’s term of office.