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CITY OF GILLETT Outstanding Provisional Ballots: 1
OFFICIAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given; the Election Inspectors / Board of Canvassers for the City of Gillett will meet at 6:45 PM on Thursday, April 7, 2022 to review and tally Election Day results.
Notice is further herby given; the number of outstanding provisional ballots for the April 5, 2022 – Spring Election will be posted on the City of Gillett website – www.cityofgillett.com and in the office of the City Clerk at the City of Gillett Municipal Building, 150 N McKenzie Ave, Gillett, WI 54124 after the polls have closed on Election night.
Dated this 6th day of April, 2022
Chelsea Anderson
Clerk
April 5, 2022
SPRING PRIMARY ELECTION
Reporting Information – Official Notice
As of 8:00 PM…
Outstanding Provisional Ballots: 1
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Notice of Spring General, Municipal, School District
Notice of Spring General, Municipal, School District,
Referendum Election and Sample Ballots
April 5, 2022
Office of the Oconto Clerk
To the voters of Oconto County:
Notice is hereby given of a spring election to be held in Oconto County on April 5, 2022, at which the officers named below shall be nominated. 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, each in its proper column, together with the questions submitted to a vote, for a referendum, if any, in the sample ballot below.
Information to Voters
Upon entering the polling place and before being permitted to vote, a voter shall:
*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 the voter is unable to sign the poll book due to disability, a poll worker may write the word “exempt.”
Where ballots are distributed to voters, the initials of two inspectors must appear on the ballot.
Upon being permitted to vote, the voter shall enter a voting booth or go to a machine and cast their ballot. The vote should not be cast in any manner other than specified here. Sample ballots or other materials to assist the voter in marking their ballot 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.
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 advise or indicate a particular voting choice.
Assistance for Voting
A voter may select an individual to assist in casting their vote if the voter declares to the presiding official that they are unable to read, have difficulty reading, writing, or understanding English, or that due to disability are unable to cast their 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.
Where Paper Ballots are Used
The voter shall make a mark (X) in the square next to the name of the candidate of their choice for each office for which they intend 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 their choice in the space provided for a write-in vote. On referendum questions, the voter shall make a mark (X) in the square next to “yes” if in favor of the question, or the voter shall make a mark (X) in the square next to “no” if opposed to the question.
Where Optical Scan Voting is Used
The voter shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to the name of the candidate of their choice for each office for which they intend 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 their choice in the space provided for a write-in vote and fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to the write-in line. On referendum questions, the voter shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to “yes” if in favor of the question, or the voter shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to “no” if opposed to the question.
When using an electronic ballot marking device (“ImageCast Evolution-ICE”) to mark an optical scan ballot, the voter shall touch the screen or use the tactile pad to select 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 or use the tactile pad to select “yes” if in favor of the question, or the voter shall touch the screen or use the tactile pad to select “no” if opposed to the question.
Where Touch Screen Voting is Used
The voter shall touch the screen or us the tactile pad to select the name of the candidate of their choice for each office for which they intend 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 their 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.
After Voting the Ballot
After an official paper ballot is marked, it shall be folded so the inside marks do not show, but so the printed endorsements and inspectors’ initials on the outside do show. The voter shall deposit the voted ballot in the ballot box or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit and shall leave the polling place promptly.
After an official optical scan ballot is marked, it shall be inserted in the security sleeve, so the marks do not show. The voter may 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.
After an official touch screen ballot is cast, the voter shall leave the polling place promptly.
Spoiling Ballots
If a voter spoils a paper or optical scan ballot, they 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.
The voter may spoil a touch screen ballot at the voting station before the ballot is cast.
Notice of Location and Hours of Polling Place
At the primary to be held on April 5, 2022, in the County of Oconto, the following polling place locations will be used for the wards indicated:
City of Gillett W1-3
Chelsea Anderson (920) 855-2255
150 N. McKenzie Avenue, Gillett, WI 54124
All polling places will open at 7:00 A.M. and will close at 8:00 P.M.
All polling places are accessible to elderly and voters with disabilities*.
If you have any questions concerning your polling place, contact the municipal clerk.
Notice of Meeting of the Local and Municipal Board of Canvassers (MBOC)
At the close of voting on Election Day, pursuant to the provisions of Wis. Stat. § 19.84, the Election Inspectors will convene as a joint meeting of the Local Board of Canvassers and the MBOC for the purpose of conducting the local and municipal canvasses 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.
Notice of Meeting of MBOC to Process Rehabilitated Provisional Ballots
If provisional ballots have been issued and are subsequently cured by the voter before 4:30 p.m. on the Friday after the election, the MBOC must meet no later than the following Monday at 9:00 a.m. to process the cured provisional ballots. This is a public meeting and requires applicable notice.
Notice of Hearing Zoning Board of Appeals Dollar General
Public Hearing
Zoning Board of Appeals
Thursday, January 20, 2022 at 5:30 pm
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
150 N McKenzie Ave., Gillett, WI
AGENDA
Council may deviate from agenda as needed
- Open Public Hearing- The purpose of the hearing is to consider the request of Dollar General to rezone the properties located at 112 W. Pine St. Gillett, WI, 217 N. McKenzie Ave. Gillett, WI, and 209 N. McKenzie Ave. Gillett, WI from residential to commercial. Public Input
- Discussion and Possible Action on closing public hearing
- Discussion and possible action on rezoning 112 W. Pine St. Gillett, WI, 217 N. McKenzie Ave. Gillett, WI, and 209 N. McKenzie Ave. Gillett, WI
- Set next meeting date
- Adjourn
Public Hearing
Zoning Board of Appeals
January 6, 2022 at 5:00 pm
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
150 N McKenzie Ave., Gillett, WI
AGENDA
Council may deviate from agenda as needed
- Open Public Hearing- The purpose of the hearing is to consider the request of Dollar General to rezone the properties located at 112 W. Pine St. Gillett, WI, 217 N. McKenzie Ave. Gillett, WI, and 209 N. McKenzie Ave. Gillett, WI from residential to commercial. Public Input
- Discussion and Possible Action on closing public hearing
- Discussion and possible action on rezoning 112 W. Pine St. Gillett, WI, 217 N. McKenzie Ave. Gillett, WI, and 209 N. McKenzie Ave. Gillett, WI
- Set next meeting date
- Adjourn
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Zoning Board of Appeals
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CITY OF GILLETT
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
The City of Gillett Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a hearing on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 5:30 pm at City Hall, 150 N McKenzie Avenue, Gillett, Wisconsin. This hearing is open to the public.
The purpose of the hearing is to consider the request of Dan Buell to rezone his property located next to 312 East Washington Street, parcel number 2310422257578A1, from residential to commercial.
Chelsea Anderson
Clerk
City of Gillett
