Village of Elm Grove, WI Chapter 19 Elections

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Elm Grove 2-12-1968; as amended through 2-14-1972. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 19-1 Method of conduct.

[Amended 12-11-2000]

All Village elections shall be held and conducted in accordance with Chs. 5 through 12, Wis. Stats.

§ 19-2 Poll hours.

Pursuant to § 6.78, Wis. Stats., the poll hours for all elections in the Village of Elm Grove shall be from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

§ 19-3 Election wards.

[Amended 12-11-2000; 7-11-2001; 9-27-2021; 5-23-2022]

A. There shall be eight wards in the Village of Elm Grove, each of which is identified as follows:

(1) Ward 1. Ward 1 shall include the area bounded by the following: starting at the northeast corner of W Bluemound Road and Pilgrim Parkway. North on Pilgrim Parkway to Cascade Drive. East on Cascade Drive to Berkshire Drive. South on Berkshire Drive to Westover Road. East on Westover Road to Highland Drive. South on Highland Drive to Watertown Plank Road. West on Watertown Plank Road to Terrace Drive. South on Terrace Drive to W Bluemound Road. West on W Bluemound Road to Pilgrim Parkway.

(2) Ward 2. Ward 2 shall include the area bounded by the following: starting at the northeast corner of Cascade Road and Pilgrim Parkway. North on Pilgrim Parkway to W North Avenue. East on W North Avenue to Highland Drive. South on Highland Drive to Hillside Road. East on Hillside Road to Woodlawn Circle. East on Woodlawn Circle to Juneau Boulevard. West on Juneau Boulevard to Highland Drive. North on Highland Drive to Westover Road. West on Westover Road to Berkshire Drive. North on Berkshire Drive to Cascade Drive. West on Cascade Drive to Pilgrim Parkway.

(3) Ward 3. Ward 3 shall include the area bounded by the following: starting at the northeast corner of W Bluemound Road and Terrace Drive. North on Terrace Drive to Watertown Plank Road. East on Watertown Plank Road to Highland Drive. North on Highland Drive to Juneau Boulevard. East on Juneau Boulevard to Elm Grove Street. South on Elm Grove Street to Watertown Plank Road. West on Watertown Plank Road to Brinsmere Drive. South on Brinsmere Drive to Wisconsin Avenue. West on Wisconsin Avenue to Rosedale Drive. South on Rosedale Drive to W Bluemound Road. West on W Bluemound Road to Terrace Drive.

(4) Ward 4. Ward 4 shall include the area bounded by the following: starting at the northeast corner of W Bluemound Road and Rosedale Drive. North on Rosedale Drive to Wisconsin Avenue. East on Wisconsin Avenue to Brinsmere Drive. North on Brinsmere Drive to Watertown Plank Road. East on Watertown Plank Road to the Canadian Pacific Railroad Line. South on the Canadian Pacific Railroad Line to N 124th Street. South on N 124th Street to W Bluemound Road. West on W Bluemound Road to Rosedale Drive.

(5) Ward 5. Ward 5 shall include the area bounded by the following: starting at the Canadian Pacific Railroad Line west of the intersection of Watertown Plank Road and Legion Drive. Northeast on Watertown Plank Road to the intersection of Blue Ridge Boulevard and Stephen Place. Southeast on Stephen Place to Longwood Avenue. South on Longwood Avenue to W Grove Terrace. East on W Grove Terrace to N 124th Street. South on N 124th Street to the Canadian Pacific Railroad Line. West on the Canadian Pacific Railroad Line to Watertown Plank Road.

(6) Ward 6. Ward 6 shall include the area bounded by the following: starting at the northeast corner of Watertown Plank Road and Elm Grove Street. North on Elm Grove Street to Juneau Boulevard. West on Juncau Boulevard to Legion Drive. North on Legion Drive to Elmhurst Parkway. East on Elmhurst Parkway to Longwood Avenue. North on Longwood Avenue to Walnut Road. East on Walnut Road to N 124th Street. South on N 124th Street to W Grove Terrace. West on W Grove Terrace to Longwood Avenue. North on Longwood Avenue to Stephen Place. West on Stephen Place to Watertown Plank Road. West on Watertown Plank Road to Elm Grove Street.

(7) Ward 7. Ward 7 shall include the area bounded by the following: starting at the northeast corner of Juneau Boulevard and Woodlawn Circle. North on Woodlawn Circle to Hillside Drive. North on Hillside Drive to Highland Drive. North on Highland Drive to W North Avenue. East on W North Avenue to Arrowhead Court. South on Arrowhead Court to Dunwoody Drive. West on Dunwoody Drive to Bobby Lane. South on Bobby Lane to Hollyhock Lane. Northwest on Hollyhock Lane to Underwood River Parkway. West on Underwood River Parkway to San Fernando Drive. South on San Fernando Drive to Underwood Creek. South on Underwood Creek to Juneau Boulevard. West on Juneau Boulevard to Woodlawn Circle.

(8) Ward 8. Ward 8 shall include the area bounded by the following: starting at the northeast corner of the intersection of Juneau Boulevard and Underwood Creek. North on Underwood Creek to San Fernando Drive. North on San Fernando Drive to Underwood River Parkway. West on Underwood River Parkway to Hollyhock Lane. Southeast on Hollyhock Lane to Bobby Lane. North on Bobby Lane to Dunwoody Drive. East on Dunwoody Drive to Arrowhead Court. North on Arrowhead Court to W North Avenue. East on W North Avenue to N 124th Street. South on N 124th Street to Walnut Road. West on Walnut Road to Longwood Avenue. South on Longwood Avenue to Elmhurst Parkway. West on Elmhurst Parkway to Legion Drive. South on Legion Drive to Juneau Boulevard. West on Juneau Boulevard to Underwood Creek.

B. Wards in the Village of Elm Grove shall be combined into two reporting units as follows:

(1) Wards 1 through 4.

(2) Wards 5 through 8.

C. Wards are also defined on a ward map on file in the Village Clerk's office.

§ 19-4 Polling place.

[Added 7-11-2001]

All elections shall be held at Village Hall, 13600 Juneau Blvd., Elm Grove, Wisconsin.

§ 19-5 Board of Absentee Ballot Canvassers.

[Added 7-25-2022]

A. Composition. The Municipal Board of Absentee Ballot Canvassers shall be composed of the Municipal Clerk, or a qualified elector of the municipality designated by the Clerk, and two other qualified electors of the municipality appointed by the Clerk. The members of the Board of Absentee Ballot Canvassers shall serve for a two-year term commencing on January 1 of each odd-numbered year.

B. Canvassing of absentee ballots. In lieu of canvassing absentee ballots at polling places under § 6.88, Wis. Stats., the Board of Absentee Ballot Canvassers shall, at each election held in the Village, canvass all absentee ballots received by the Municipal Clerk by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.

C. At every election held in the Village, the Board of Absentee Ballot Canvassers shall, any time after the opening of the polls, publicly convene to count the absentee ballots for the Village. The Village Clerk shall give at least 48 hours' notice of any meeting under this subsection.