REGISTRATION CHANGES
- The residency requirement has changed from 10 to 28 consecutive days.
- An elector can no longer use a corroborating witness.
- Voters are required to provide their most recent address where they were previously registered to vote.
- Student proof of residency - complex - see Proof of Residence form
- Special Registration Deputy's (SRDS) can only be appointed by a municipal clerk.
- Registration ends at 5:00 p.m. or the close of business, whichever is later, on the Friday before Election Day and begins again on Election Day. No registration can take place on the Saturday, Sunday or Monday before the election.
- Clerks must make themselves available at least until 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before the election.
- New GAB-131 has statement that falsifying information is a felony.
PROOF OF RESIDENCE - WISCONSIN'S NEW VOTER PHOTO ID LAW
As of June 2011, Wisconsin law no longer allows " corroborating witnesses" to provide proof of residence. Voters who are required to provide proof of residence must provide one of the documents listed below.
Voters must provide proof of residence if they are:
- First-time registrants in Wisconsin, and they are registering by mail.
- Registering in the clerk's office during the "Closed Registration" period less than 20 days before the election.
- Registering at the polls on Election Day.
All proof of residence documents must include the voter's current address.
- A current and valid Wisconsin driver license or identification card.
- Any other official identification card or license issued by a Wisconsin governmental body or unit.
- Any identification card issued by an employer in the normal course of business and bearing a photo of the card holder, but not including a business card.
- A real estate tax bill or receipt for the current year or the year preceding the date of the election.
- A university, college, or technical college identification card (must include photo) ONLY if the voter provides a fee receipt dated within the last 9 months or the institution provides a certified housing list to the municipal clerk.
- A gas, electric, or telephone service statement (utility bill) for the period commencing not earlier than 90 days before Election Day. Electronic statements may be used only if printed.
- Bank statement. Electronic statements may be used only if printed.
- Paycheck
- A check or other document issued by a unit of government.
- An affidavit on public or private social service agency letterhead identifying a homeless voter and describing the individual's residence for voting purposes.
- Residential lease. (not valid if registering by mail)
Most documents that qualify as photo identification will also qualify as proof of residence, if they contain the voter's current address.
However, only a current and valid (unexpired) driver license or state ID card with the voter's current address qualifies as proof of residence. For proof of identification you may use a driver license or state ID card that has expired since the date of the most recent November general election, whether or not it contains a current address. The same is true for passports, military ID cards, and tribal IDs.
SStarting with the 2012 February Primary and all subsequent elections thereafter, Wisconsin Voters must show an acceptable photo ID before receiving and casting a ballot.
PLEASE NOTE: There is no such thing as a separte "Voter ID" ard. Instead, other forms of photo ID can be used. If you already have a driver license with photo, you don't need (and cannot get) a state ID card simply in order to vote. Anyone with a valid driver license with photo or state ID card with photo, or any of the documents listed below, already has the photo ID they need for voting purposes.
The following photo IDs are acceptable for voting purposes, and can be unexpired or expired after the date of the most recent general election (currently, the November 2, 2010 election):
- A Wisconsin DOT-issued driver license, even if driving privileges are revoked or suspended
- A Wisconsin DOT-issued identification card
- Military ID card issued by a U. S. uniformed service.
- A U. S. passport
The following photo IDs are also acceptable for voting purposes, but must be unexpired:
- A cerficiate of naturalization that was issued not earlier than two years before the da te of an election at which it is presented.
- A driving receipt issued by Wisconsin DOT (valid for 60 days)
- An identification card receipt issued by Wisconsin DOT (valid for 60 days)
- An identification card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe in Wisconsin
- A photo identification card issued by a Wisconsin accredited university or college that contains the following:
Date of Issuance, Signature of Student, Expiration date no later than two years after date of issuance, The university or college ID must be accompanied by a separate document that proves enrollment for the current school term
For detailed information about the Voter PHoto ID law, please visit the Government Accountability Board website http://gab.wi.gov or call 1-866-VOTE-WIS or contact the G.A. B Help Desk at 608-261 or TTY 1-800-947-3529
Town of Montrose has a population of 1,156 and a registered voting population (03/16/2011) of 709 and estimated voting residents 866
2012 Election Dates
February 21 2012 Spring Primary
April 3 2012 Spring Election/Presidential Preference Vote
August 14, 2012 Partisan Primary
November 6, 2012 General Election
If you would like more information on the Wisconsin elections, go to www.elections.state.wi.us
New state voter registration rules require all municipalities - towns, villages and cities - to keep track of voter information in Wisconsin's new Statewide Voter Registration System (SVRS).
For more information about voter registration and upcoming elections, contact the Montrose Town Clerk at 608-424-3848.
ELECTION RESULTS
TOWN OF MONTROSE
February 21 2012
Circuit Court Judge - Branch 11
Roger A. Allen 31
Francois X. Sullivan 21
Ellen K Berz 39
Write In 1
Oregon Referendum Question 1 Yes 4 No 4
Oregon Referendum Question 2 Yes 5 No 3
No Provisional Ballots
One Absentee Ballot Received and Counted
No Outstanding Absentee Ballots
Results are unofficial until Dane County Caucus has been completed.