[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Barton as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 10-11-1994 by Ord. No. 94-08]
As provided in § 5.15, Wis. Stats., the Town shall be divided into four wards, the boundaries of which are designated on the Town Ward Map which is hereby adopted by reference and shall be on file in the Town Clerk's office.
All primary, general, special and other elections in and for each of the wards of the Town shall be held in the Town Hall, 3482 Town Hall Road, Kewaskum, Wisconsin.
[Amended 10-8-1996 by Ord. No. 96-05; 10-20-2015 by Ord. No. 15-2003]
The polls for all elections in the Town, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be opened at 7:00 a.m. and closed at 8:00 p.m. each election day.
Pursuant to § 6.46, Wis. Stats., poll lists shall be preserved by the Town Clerk until destruction or other disposition is authorized under § 7.23, Wis. Stats., and shall be open to public inspection. The Town Clerk shall have control of the poll list within the Town and shall prepare and revise the list as necessary.
Pursuant to § 7.32, Wis. Stats., the Town Clerk is hereby authorized to reduce the number of election officials for any given election to not fewer than three.
Pursuant to § 7.30, Wis. Stats., the Town Clerk is hereby authorized to select and employ up to three tabulators for any Spring, Fall or special election at which the Clerk anticipates that there will be a large number of votes cast or a large number of paper ballots. The Clerk may also tabulate votes at any such election, except those elections when the Clerk is a candidate, but shall receive no additional remuneration therefor.
[Adopted 7-21-2020 by Ord. No. 20-003]
The Town of Barton Town Board, Washington County, Wisconsin, has the specific authority under § 7.30(1), Wis. Stats, to adopt this article.
This article, adopted by a majority of the Town Board on a roll call vote with a quorum present and voting and proper notice having been given, provides for the selection of two or more sets of officials to work at different times on each election day as follows
A. 
There may be two shifts for election workers on election days. The first shift shall commence at 6:30 a.m. and end at 1:30 p.m. The second shift shall commence at 1:30 p.m. and end with completion of all required election day duties that follow the closure of the polls; or
B. 
There may be three shifts for election workers for certain elections at the discretion of the Town Clerk. The first shift shall commence at 6:30 a.m. and end at 11:30 p.m. The second shift shall commence at 11:30 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m., and the third shift shall commence at 4:00 p.m. and end with the completion of all required election day duties that follow the closure of the polls.