Elections

We have received non-candidacy notifications from Village President Mark Bruner and Trustees David Berland, Chris Groenier and Mike Brusberg.  So we have the village president and 3 trustee positions open for election.   

INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR VILLAGE PRESIDENT OR VILLAGE TRUSTEE?  You can run as a write-in candidate. 

Notice of Referendum Election

APRIL 1, 2025

            NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at an election to be held in the several towns, villages, wards, and election districts of the State of Wisconsin, on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, the following question will be submitted to a vote of the people pursuant to law:

2025 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 2

 To create section 1m of article III of the constitution; relating to: requiring photographic   identification to vote in any election (second consideration).

Whereas, the 2023 legislature in regular session considered a proposed amendment to the constitution in 2023 Senate Joint Resolution 73, which became 2023 Enrolled Joint Resolution 9, and agreed to it by a majority of the members elected to each of the two houses, which proposed amendment reads as follows:

           Section 1. Section 1m of article III of the constitution is created to read:

           [Article III] Section 1m (1)  No qualified elector may cast a ballot in any election unless the elector presents valid photographic identification that verifies the elector’s identity and that is issued by this state, the federal government, a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state, or a college or university in this state.  The legislature shall by law establish acceptable forms of photographic identification, and the legislature may by law establish exceptions to the requirement under this subsection.

           (2)  A qualified elector who is unable to present valid photographic identification on election day shall be permitted to cast a provisional ballot.  A provisional ballot may not be counted unless the elector presents valid photographic identification at a later time and place as provided by the legislature by law.

           Section 2.  Numbering of new provision.  If another constitutional amendment ratified by the people creates the number of any provision created in this joint resolution, the chief of the legislative reference bureau shall determine the sequencing and the numbering of the provisions whose numbers conflict.

           Now, therefore, be it resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the foregoing proposed amendment to the constitution is agreed to by the 2025 legislature; and, be it further

            Resolved, That the foregoing proposed amendment to the constitution be submitted to a vote of the people at the election to be held on the first Tuesday of April 2025; and, be it further

           Resolved, That the questions concerning ratification of the foregoing proposed amendment to the constitution be stated on the ballot as follows:

Question 1: “Photographic identification for voting. Shall section 1m of article III of the constitution be created to require that voters present valid photographic identification verifying their identity in order to vote in any election, subject to exceptions which may be established by law?”

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT AS TO THE QUESTION

 The Wisconsin Constitution provides that “[o]nly a United States citizen age 18 or older who is a resident of an election district in this state is a qualified elector of that district who may vote in an election for national, state, or local office or at a statewide or local referendum.” Wis. Const. art. III, § 2.  The referendum question would add a new provision to Wis. Const. art. III to require that voters present valid photographic identification to exercise their rights as electors.

The proposed constitutional text would provide that acceptable photographic identification must be “issued by this state, the federal government, a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state, or a college or university in this state.” The proposal therefore would exclude identification such as out-of-state driver’s licenses and tribal identification issued by non-Wisconsin tribes.

The proposal would allow, but not require, the legislature to create exceptions to the identification requirement. Courts have held that some exceptions are required by the U.S. Constitution. The proposal would also prevent future legislatures from repealing statutory photographic identification requirements altogether.

A “yes” vote would vote to create a new article III, section 1m of the Wisconsin Constitution to require voters to present “valid photographic identification” in order to vote.

            A “no” vote would vote not to create the new constitutional provision.

                                                                        DONE in the City of Madison,

                                                                        this 5th day of March, 2025.

           Scott McDonell, Dane County Clerk

VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT

VILLAGE OF OREGON <  TOWN OF OREGON  <  TOWN OF RUTLAND  <  VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN

Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may submit a request to vote an absentee ballot to their municipal clerk.  A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen who:  will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day and has resided in the ward or municipality where they wish to vote for at least 28 consecutive days before the election. 

The elector must also be registered to vote to receive an absentee ballot.  Proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued*. 

Making an application to receive an absentee ballot by mail.

Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the primary or election or both.  You may make a written application to your municipal clerk for an absentee ballot in person, by mail, by fax, by email or at MyVote.wi.gov.  Your written request must include:  1) your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote; 2) the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different from the address above; 3) Your signature; 4) A copy of your photo identification*

The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is:

5:00 p.m. on the fifth day before the election, Thursday, March 27^th, 2025 **

*Voters who are indefinitely confined due to age, illness, infirmity, or disability may not be required to provide photo ID. If this applies to you, contact the municipal clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot.

**Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined, in the military, hospitalized, or serving as a sequestered juror.  If this applies to you, contact the municipal clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot.

Voting an absentee ballot in person

You may also request and vote an absentee ballot in the clerk's office or other specified location during the days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person.

The first day and last day to vote an absentee ballot in the Clerk’s Office of your municipality is listed above.

NOTICE OF SPRING ELECTION

LOCATION AND HOURS OF POLLING PLACE

At the Election to be held on Tuesday, April 1^st, 2025, in the Village of Oregon, Village of Brooklyn, Town of Rutland and Town of Oregon of Dane County, Wisconsin, the following polling place locations will be used for the wards indicated:                    

                       Municipality / Location                                          Wards

Village of Oregon

Oregon Village Hall, 101 Alpine Parkway, Oregon, WI  53575                                   1 - 4

Oregon Public Library, 200 N Alpine Parkway, Oregon, WI  53575                            5 - 9

People’s United Methodist Church, 103 N Alpine Parkway, Oregon, WI  53575        10 - 15

Village of Brooklyn

Brooklyn Village Hall, 210 Commercial Street, Brooklyn, WI  53521                          1 - 4

Town of Rutland

Rutland Town Hall, 785 Center Road, Stoughton, WI  53589                                     1 & 2

Town of Oregon

Oregon Town Hall, 1138 Union Road, Oregon, WI  53575                                          1 - 4

ALL POLLING PLACES WILL OPEN AT 7:00 A.M. AND WILL CLOSE AT 8:00 P.M.

and are accessible to elderly and disabled voters.

If you have any questions concerning your polling place, contact the municipal clerk.

Village of Oregon:  Candie Jones, 101 Alpine Parkway, Oregon, WI  53575

(608) 835-3118, 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Mon-Thurs.) 7:30 a.m.- 12 p.m. (Fri.)

Village of Brooklyn:  Linda Kuhlman, 210 Commercial Street, Brooklyn, WI  53521

(608) 455-4201, 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Mon-Fri.)

Town of Rutland:  Dawn George, 4177 Old Stage Road, Brooklyn, WI, 53521

(608) 455-3925, Call for appointment.

Town of Oregon:  Jennifer Hanson, 1138 Union Road, Oregon, WI  53575

(608) 835-3200, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Mon-Thurs.) Fridays by appointment.  

Notice of Meeting of the Local Board of Canvassers

At the close of voting on Election Day, pursuant to the provisions of Wis. Stat. § 19.84, the Election Inspectors at each polling place will convene as the Local Canvassing Board for the purpose of conducting the local canvass pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 7.51.  This meeting will be open to the public pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§ 19.81-89.

Notice of Meeting of the Local and Municipal Board of Canvassers (MBOC)

At the close of voting on Election Day, pursuant to the provisions of Wis. Stat. § 19.84, the Election Inspectors will convene as a joint meeting of the Local Board of Canvassers and the MBOC for the purpose of conducting the local and municipal canvasses pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§7.51 and 7.53(1). This meeting will be open to the public pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§ 19.81-89.

Posted 3/17//2025, Published 3/27/2025             

Type D Notice | Rev 2021-06 | Wisconsin Elections Commission, P.O. Box 7984, Madison, WI  53707-7984 | 608-261-2028 | web: elections.wi.gov | email: [email protected]