[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Belleville as Secs. 2-1-2, 2-1-4 and 2-1-5 of the 1994 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The voting polls in the Village of Belleville, Dane and Green Counties, Wisconsin, shall be opened from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. for all elections. The polling place shall be the Belleville Village Hall.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
[Amended by Ord. No. 2006-08-03; 3-16-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-03-01]
Pursuant to the Wisconsin Statutes, there is hereby established one set of election officials to conduct all elections in the six wards of the Village of Belleville which shall consist of not fewer than one chief and six election inspectors deemed sufficient to handle the vote. However, the Village Clerk/Treasurer shall have the power to limit the number of election officials and to employ election workers in shifts. The Village Clerk/Treasurer shall determine in advance of each general and special election whether the number of election officials for such election should be reduced from the number prescribed by the Wisconsin Statutes, and if such a reduction is so determined, the Village Clerk/Treasurer shall further redistribute duties among remaining officials.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2001-07-01; Ord. No. 2006-08-03; 3-16-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-03-01; 6-20-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-06-01; 8-15-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-08-01]
A. 
Wards established. There are hereby established pursuant to law three election wards in the Village of Belleville defined and described as follows:
(1) 
Election Ward No. 1 shall be that part of the Village of Belleville located in Dane County, Wisconsin, which includes all lands lying north of the Sugar River and to the western edge of Lake Belle View, the Village boundary to the northwest, the northeastern boundary of the Village ending at and including the blocks north of Third Avenue, and including properties southwest of STH 69 ending at the southern edge of the Sugar River.
Note: Ward 1 description by census block number: Part of Tract BNA 0126. Block numbers: 3036, 3039, 3044, 3050 to 3067, 3070, 3071, 3073, 3075, 3147, 3148, 3152 and 3154 to 3156. Population: 938.
(2) 
Election Ward No. 2 shall be that part of the Village of Belleville located in Dane County, Wisconsin, that includes all lands lying south and west of the Sugar River and Lake Belle View and north of the Dane/Green County line, extending to the Village boundary to the west, and the boundary east from STH 69 and south from Third Avenue.
Note: Ward 2 description by census block number: Part of Tract BNA 0126. Block numbers: 3074, 3076, 3078 to 3081, 3087 to 3089, 3091 to 3113, 3117 to 3138, 3141 to 3145 and 3149. Population: 910.
(3) 
Election Ward No. 3 shall be all of the Village of Belleville located in Green County.
Note: Ward 3 description by census block number: Part of Tract 960100. Block numbers: 2009 to 2012, 2023 to 2036 and 2038.
B. 
Polling places. Wards 1, 2 and 3 created above are hereby combined for voting purposes, so as to share the common polling place which would be the Village Hall. All Dane and Green County ballots will use one voting machine, which distinguishes Ward 1 and 2 (Dane County) ballots from Ward 3 (Green County).
C. 
Separate ballot boxes. Wards 1 and 2 shall use common ballots at any election, except where separate ballots are required under §§ 5.58 to 5.64, Wis. Stats., and separate ballots shall be maintained for any electors of one or more of the combined wards who are ineligible to vote for any office or referendum for which other electors in the combined wards may vote. Separate ballots will be maintained for Ward 3 (Green County).