[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of
the City of Bayfield 4-1-1992 (§§ 2-1-3 through 2-1-6
of the 1992 Code of Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Mayor and Council — See Ch. 72.
[Amended 4-19-2004 by Ord. No. 315]
Pursuant to the Wisconsin Statutes, there is
hereby established one set of election inspectors to conduct all elections
of the City which shall consist of at least five and not any less
than three election inspectors. However, the City/Deputy Clerk shall
have the power to increase the number of election inspectors or select
two or more sets of election inspectors to work at different times
on election day and permit the Clerk/Deputy Clerk to establish different
working hours for different election inspectors assigned to the same
polling place. The Clerk/Deputy Clerk shall determine in advance of
each election whether the number of election inspectors for such election
should be increased or provide for the selection of two sets of election
inspectors. The City/Deputy Clerk may serve as a tabulator.
A.
Annual City election. The annual City election shall
be held on the first Tuesday in April.
B.
Polling hours. The polls for all elections shall open
at 8:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. The rules for provision of voting
booths, ballots and election officials and all of the rules for conduct
of elections in Chs. 5 to 12, Wis. Stats., shall apply to elections
in the City of Bayfield.
C.
Polling places. The designated polling place for all
elected officials of the City of Bayfield shall be at the Bayfield
City Hall located at 125 South First Street.
[Amended 11-23-2021 by Ord. No. 402]
[Amended 11-23-2021 by Ord. No. 402]
Whenever three or more candidates file nomination
papers for the same elective official position, candidates for that
elective City office may be nominated by a nonpartisan primary conducted
pursuant to § 8.11(b), Wis. Stats. For the elected position
of Alderperson, which elected position has more than one member up
for election at a time and all candidates would be eligible to serve
either of the open positions, a primary may only be conducted if there
are three or more candidates per open seat, i.e., at least six candidates
for the two open Alderperson positions. Such candidate shall file
with his/her nomination papers a declaration that he/she will qualify
for the office to which he/she may be elected.
[Amended 6-6-2011 by Ord. No. 357; 7-11-2011 by Ord. No. 358; 11-23-2021 by Ord. No. 402]
A.
Wards. The City of Bayfield shall not be divided into
separate wards, and all Alderpersons shall be elected at large from,
and by, the entire City of Bayfield.
B.
Alderpersons. There shall be four Alderpersons elected
from, and by, the entire City of Bayfield.
C.
Election of Alderpersons.
(1)
Alderpersons
shall be elected to serve a two-year term.
(2)
Each
Alderperson shall be a resident of the City of Bayfield.
(4)
The
electors of the City of Bayfield may vote for up to two candidates
for the position of Alderperson at the time of election.
(5)
In the spring election scheduled to be held in the year 2022, the two Aldermanic positions up for election shall be for the positions that are currently held by the Alderpersons of the previous Aldermanic Districts 2 and 4. Thereafter, the remaining two Aldermanic positions, which are currently held by the Alderpersons of the previous Aldermanic Districts 1 and 3, shall be elected in the spring of 2023. Each new Alderperson election shall be at large, and shall be elected based upon the procedure set forth in Subsection C(3), above.
(6)
The
process for the election of Alderpersons shall continue this sequence
for each subsequent spring election, such that each year there is
an election for two Alderperson positions, which shall be for a term
of two years.
