[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Prescott
as Secs. 2-1-3 to 2-1-7 of the former City Code. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Mayor and Council — See Ch. 120.
Notice of all elections, stating the prescribed polling hours,
shall be given by publication in the official newspaper at least 10
days before the election.
The designated polling place for all wards of the City of Prescott
shall be at the Prescott City Hall, Pierce County, Prescott, Wisconsin.
Whenever three or more candidates file nomination papers, candidates
for elective City offices may be nominated by a nonpartisan primary
conducted pursuant to § 8.11, Wis. Stats. Such candidate
shall file with his nomination papers a declaration that he will qualify
for the office to which he may be elected.
Pursuant to the Wisconsin Statutes, there is hereby established
one set of election officials to conduct all elections in the wards
of the City which shall consist of seven election inspectors. However,
the City Clerk shall have the power to limit the number of election
officials. The Clerk shall determine in advance of each 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 Clerk shall further redistribute
duties among the remaining officials.
[Amended 6-27-2011 by Ord. No. 05-11]
A.
Ward 1: Beginning at the East corporate boundary line of the City
of Prescott on U.S. Highway 10; thence southwesterly to Dexter Street;
thence Southwesterly along Dexter Street to Walnut Street; thence
southwesterly to Linden Road; thence southwesterly along Linden Road
to Ash Street; thence southwesterly along Ash Street to Flora Street
South; thence southwesterly along Flora Street to Monroe Street; thence
southwesterly along Monroe St. South; thence northeasterly along Jefferson
Street/State Road 35 to the East corporate boundary line.
B.
Ward 2: Beginning at the East corporate boundary line of the City
of Prescott south of Jefferson Street/State Road 35; thence southwesterly
along Jefferson Street/State Road 35 to the St. Croix/Mississippi
River to an imaginary line parallel to Orange Street; thence southeasterly
to the CBQ railroad crossing; thence northeasterly along Kinnickinnic
Street to Dakota Street South; then southeasterly along Dakota Street
South to Walnut Street; thence northeasterly along Walnut Street to
Linden Road; thence southwesterly along Linden Road to Ash Street;
thence northwesterly along Ash Street to Flora Street South; thence
southwesterly along Monroe Street South to Jefferson Street.
C.
Ward 3: Beginning at the Mercord Mill Parking lot northwesterly along
US Hwy 10; thence northeasterly along U.S. Highway 10 to Hilton Street;
thence southeasterly along Hilton Street to Pearl Street; thence southeasterly
along Pearl Street to St. Croix Street; thence southeasterly along
St. Croix Street to Monroe Street; thence southwesterly along Monroe
Street to Walnut Street; thence southwesterly along Walnut Street
to Dakota Street South; thence northwesterly along Dakota Street South
to Kinnickinnic Street; thence northwesterly along Kinnickinnic Street
to the point of beginning.
D.
Ward 4: Beginning at the intersection of Dexter Street and U.S. Highway
10; thence southwesterly along U. S. Highway 10 to Campbell Street;
thence southeasterly along Campbell Street to St. Croix Street; thence
northeasterly along St. Croix Street to Monroe Street; thence southeasterly
along Monroe Street to Walnut Street; thence northeasterly along Walnut
Street to Dexter Street; thence northwesterly along Dexter Street
to point of beginning.
E.
Ward 5: Beginning at Easterly corporate boundary line of the City
of Prescott; thence north of U.S. Highway 10 to North corporate boundary
line; thence southwesterly along North corporate boundary line, except
that part of the City of Prescott lying north of the north line of
the S 1/2 of the S 1/2 Section 3, T26N, R20W to the St. Croix River;
thence southeasterly along the St. Croix River to U.S. Highway 10
car bridge; thence northwesterly along U.S. Hwy 10 to Hilton Street;
thence northeasterly along Hilton Street to Pearl Street; thence southeasterly
along Pearl Street to St. Croix Street; then northeasterly along St.
Croix Street to Campbell Street; thence northwesterly along Campbell
Street to U.S. Highway 10; thence northeasterly along U. S. Highway
10 to the point of beginning.
F.
Ward 6: Part of the City of Prescott lying north of the north line
of the S 1/2 of the S 1/2 of Section 3, T26N, R20W; commonly known
as St. Croix Bluffs Subdivision.
If the City is conducting an election for another party, and
the other party underestimates the amount of electronic ballots needed
by greater than 100, compensation for election officials will be triple
their regular rate for the time spent tallying election returns. All
charges shall be reimbursed by the third party.
