[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.