Election updates – get one of these!

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If you haven’t already done so, now is a great time to go on myvote.wi.gov to request that an absentee ballot be sent to you both for the partisan primary on August 11, and for the general election in November. 

If you have any trouble at all with the system, call or text the town clerk at 608-424-3848 for help or an alternate method of making the request.  It is much easier to issue ballots efficiently if requests are made earlier rather than later. Months ahead of time is great; at least 5 or 6 weeks ahead of time is very good. We have made a great start.  As of today 22% (165) of our registered voters (766) have requested and been mailed ballots for the August primary.  The more of us who get mailed ballots, the safer election day will be for our intrepid election inspectors, and for all in person voters, so please keep those absentee requests coming.

Open Book and Board of Review – 2020

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https://townofmontrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Notice-of-Open-Book-and-Board-of-Review-

2020.docxOpen Book will be held at the town hall on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. 

Board of Review will be held at the town hall on Thursday, August 13, 2020, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.

If you have any questions about your assessment, our assessor, Bruce Gardiner, encourages you to call him before Open Book.  You can reach him at 608-943-8009.  

 

Absentee voting

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Now would be a good time to double check on your absentee voting application.  The easiest way is to look yourself up on myvote.wi.gov.  If you have no application on file for the upcoming elections this year (August 11 partisan primary; November 3 presidential), you can go ahead and apply there. Many people who voted absentee in April requested absentee ballots only for that election, and may be unaware that they may need to submit another application for the rest of the elections this year.

Paper applications are also available at the town hall.  There is a supply on the main door, so if you have a friend or neighbor who is not at ease with the online process, you can swing by the town hall and pick up a application.   Any questions at all, call or text the town hall (608-424-3848) or email the clerk at montrose@chorus.net.  We hope to continue our record of excellent voter turnout it Montrose!

Bookmobile returning to Paoli

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The bookmobile is returning to Paoli, although with shorter hours and only to pick up holds.  It will be here Tuesdays from 2:30 to 3.  You can get more information from the Friends of the Bookmobile website – Friends of the Bookmobile <tcox@dcls.info>.

Fire/EMS District Meeting

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The Fire and EMS District Meeting will be held at the Belleville EMS building on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.  

Annual Meeting Indefinitely Postponed

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The Town Board has decided that, because of the current health emergency, the Annual Meeting of Electors cannot be held as scheduled on April 21, 2020.  The Annual Meeting is indefinitely postponed.

Montrose Election Results

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Here’s how you voted on April 7, 2020.

Democratic Presidential Primary:  Biden, 221; Sanders, 111; Warren, 6; Yang,1.

Republican Presidential Primary:  Trump, 106; Uninstructed Delegation, 3.

Wisconsin Supreme Court:  Karofsky, 329; Kelly, 129.

District 4 Court of Appeal:  Graham, 280 (unopposed)

Dane County Circuit Court Br. 7:  Hanrahan, 284 (unopposed)

Dane County Board of Supervisors:  Downing, 302 (unopposed)

Belleville School District:  Remy, 229; Kubly, 194; Treder, 194.

Verona Area School District, Portion 3:  Navarro-Haffner, 68 (unopposed)

Verona Area School District At Large:  Biddle, 51; Ross, 23.

Oregon School District Area 2:  Mehring, 10; Garrison, 7.

Oregon School District Area 3:  LeBrun unopposed

New Glarus School District:  Eichelkraut, 3; Stuessy, 3; Geib, 2; Hendrickson, 1.

Crime Victims Rights Referendum:  Yes, 287; No, 136.

Town Referendum to appoint the Town Clerk:  Yes, 251; No, 153.

Town Referendum to appoint the Town Treasurer; Yes, 225; No, 144.