AUGUST 13, 2024 PARTISAN PRIMARY ELECTION
DANE COUNTY BALLOT
GREEN COUNTY BALLOT
NOTICE OF REFERENDUM ELECTION
August 13, 2024
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, August 13, 2024, the following questions will be submitted to a vote of the people pursuant to law:
2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 6
Enrolled Joint Resolution
To create section 35 of article IV of the constitution; relating to: the appropriation authority of the legislature and the allocation of moneys Wisconsin receives from the federal government (second consideration).
Whereas, the 2021 legislature in regular session considered a proposed amendment to the constitution in 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 84, which became 2021 Enrolled Joint Resolution 14, 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 35 of article IV of the constitution is created to read:
[Article IV] Section 35 (1) The legislature may not delegate its sole power to determine how moneys shall be appropriated.
(2) The governor may not allocate any federal moneys the governor accepts on behalf of the state without the approval of the legislature by joint resolution or as provided by legislative rule.
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 assembly, the senate concurring, That the foregoing proposed amendment to the constitution is agreed to by the 2023 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 second Tuesday of August 2024; 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: “Delegation of appropriation power. Shall section 35 (1) of article IV of the constitution be created to provide that the legislature may not delegate its sole power to determine how moneys shall be appropriated?"
Question 2: “Allocation of federal moneys. Shall section 35 (2) of article IV of the constitution be created to prohibit the governor from allocating any federal moneys the governor accepts on behalf of the state without the approval of the legislature by joint resolution or as provided by legislative rule?”
EXPLANATORY STATEMENTS AS TO THE TWO QUESTIONS
Explanatory statement regarding Question 1:
The Wisconsin Constitution requires the legislature to appropriate funds from the state treasury only by passing a law, which requires a vote by both houses of the legislature. Wis. Const. art. VIII, § 2. Question 1 would add a new provision to say that the legislature cannot delegate this “sole” power to appropriate funds.
A “yes” vote on Question 1 would vote to create a new provision of the Wisconsin Constitution—Wis. Const. art. IV, § 35(1). That provision would prohibit the legislature from delegating its duty that it pass a law in order to appropriate money from the treasury under Wis. Const. art. VIII, § 2.
A “no” vote on Question 1 would vote not to add Wis. Const. art. IV, § 35(1) to the Wisconsin Constitution.
Explanatory statement regarding Question 2:
In times when Wisconsin receives undesignated federal funds from the U.S. government, the Wisconsin Constitution does not limit the ability of the governor to choose how the funds he accepts are divided among state and local agencies. Question 2 would add a new provision to the Constitution to prohibit the governor from choosing how to allocate such federal funds he accepts unless the legislature, through a joint resolution or some other process to be developed by the legislature, agrees with the governor’s proposed allocation of those funds.
A “yes” vote on Question 2 would vote to create a second new provision of the Wisconsin Constitution—Wis. Const. art. IV, § 35(2), which would prohibit the governor from choosing how to allocate undesignated federal monies he accepts unless the legislature, by joint resolution or other process, agrees with the governor’s proposed allocation of such funds.
A “no” vote on Question 2 would vote not to add Wis. Const. art. IV § 35(2) to the Wisconsin Constitution.
Sincerely
Done in the City of Madison,
on this 20th day of June, 2024.
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, August 8th, 2024 **
*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.
| VILLAGE OF OREGON Candie Jones, Clerk 117 Spring Street Oregon, WI 53575 Phone: 608-835-3118 Fax: 608-835-6503 In-Person Absentee Voting Hours: July 30th – Aug. 2nd (Tues - Fri) 7:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Aug. 5th -7th (Mon - Wed) 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Aug 8th & 9th (Thurs & Fri) 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
TOWN OF OREGON
Jennifer Hanson, Clerk |
| TOWN OF RUTLAND
Dawn George, Clerk |
VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN
Linda Kuhlman, Clerk |
The first day and last day to vote an absentee ballot in the Clerk’s Office of your municipality is listed above.
Notice of Partisan Primary and Sample Ballots
August 13, 2024
Office of the Dane County Clerk
To the voters of Dane County:
Notice is hereby given of a partisan primary to be held in Dane County on August 13, 2024, at which the nominees for the offices named below shall be chosen. The names of the candidates for each office, whose nominations have been certified to or filed in this office, are given under the title of the office under the appropriate party, each in its proper column, together with the questions submitted to a vote, if any, in the sample ballot below.
Information to Voters
Upon entering the polling place and before being permitted to vote, a voter shall:
- state their name and address
- show an acceptable form of photo identification*
- sign the poll book**
*If a voter does not have acceptable photo identification, the voter may obtain a free photo ID for voting from the Division of Motor Vehicles.
**If the voter is unable to sign the poll book due to disability, a poll worker may write the word “exempt.”
If a voter is not registered to vote, they may register to vote at the polling place serving their residence if the voter provides proof of residence.
Where ballots are distributed to voters, the initials of two inspectors must appear on the ballot.
Upon being permitted to vote, the voter shall enter a voting booth or go to a machine and cast their ballot. The vote should not be cast in any manner other than specified here. Sample ballots or other materials to assist the voter in marking their ballot may be taken into the booth and copied. The sample ballot shall not be shown to anyone so as to reveal how the ballot is marked.
A voter who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the voter's minor child or minor ward.
An election official may inform the voter of the proper manner for casting a vote but the official may not advise or indicate a particular voting choice.
Assistance for Voting
A voter may select an individual to assist in casting their vote if the voter declares to the presiding official that they are unable to read, have difficulty reading, writing, or understanding English, or that due to disability are unable to cast their ballot. The selected individual rendering assistance may not be the voter's employer or an agent of that employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the voter. If a voter is unable to state their name and address, an assistant may also do so for the voter.
At the partisan primary, the voter shall select the party of their choice. Voting for candidates of more than one party may invalidate the ballot. The voter must cast a vote for individual candidates.
Where Optical Scan Voting is used
- If a party preference is designated, and votes are cast for ballot candidates of another party or write-in votes are cast in another party, only votes cast in the designated party will count.
- If a party preference is not designated, and votes are cast for candidates (or write-in votes are cast) in more than one party, no votes will be counted
Within the party of their choice, the voter shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to the name of the candidate of their choice for each office for which they intend to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the voter shall write in the name of the person of their choice in the space provided for a write-in vote and fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to the write-in line. On referendum questions, the voter shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to "yes" if in favor of the question, or the voter shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to "no" if opposed to the question.
When using an electronic ballot marking device (“Express Vote”) to mark an optical scan ballot, the voter shall touch the screen or use the tactile pad to select the party of their choice. The voter shall then touch the screen at the name of the candidate of their choice for each office for which they intend to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the voter shall type in the name of the person of their choice in the space provided for a write-in vote. On referendum questions, the voter shall touch the screen at "yes" if in favor of the question, or the voter shall touch the screen at "no" if opposed to the question.
Spoiled Ballots
If a voter spoils an optical scan ballot, they shall return it to an election official who shall issue another ballot in its place, but not more than three ballots shall be issued to any one voter. If the ballot has not been initialed by two inspectors or is defective in any other way, the voter shall return it to the election official, who shall issue a proper ballot in its place.
After Voting the Ballot
After an official optical scan ballot is marked, it may be inserted in the security sleeve, so the marks do not show. The voter shall then insert the ballot in the voting device and discard the sleeve or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit. If a central count system is used, the voter shall insert the ballot in the ballot box and discard the sleeve or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit. The voter shall leave the polling place promptly.
The following is a sample of the official ballot:
Scott McDonell, Dane County Clerk
The foregoing ballot contains candidates in Senate District 16 and Assembly District 47. The following is a complete list of candidates for all Senate and Assembly Districts in Dane County.
| Democratic | Republican | Constitution | Libertarian | Wisconsin Green |
| 14th Senate
Sarah Keyeski |
14th Senate
Joan A. Ballweg
|
14th Senate
None |
14th Senate
None |
14th Senate
None |
| 16th Senate
Samba Baldeh Melissa Ratcliff Jimmy Anderson
|
16th Senate
None |
16th Senate
None |
16th Senate
None |
16th Senate
None |
| 26th Senate
Kelda Helen Roys
|
26th Senate
None |
26th Senate
None |
26th Senate
None |
26th Senate
None |
| 42nd Assembly
Maureen McCarville |
42nd Assembly
Rebecca Witherspoon |
42nd Assembly
None |
42nd Assembly
None |
42nd Assembly
None
|
| 43rd Assembly
Brienne Brown |
43rd Assembly
Scott L. Johnson Dylan Kurtz
|
43rd Assembly
None |
43rd Assembly
None |
43rd Assembly
None |
| 46th Assembly
Joan Fitzgerald |
46th Assembly
Jenifer Quimby
|
46th Assembly
None |
46th Assembly
None |
46th Assembly
None |
| 47th Assembly
Randy Udell Joe Maldonado
|
47th Assembly
None |
47th Assembly
None |
47th Assembly
None |
47th Assembly
None |
| 48th Assembly
Bill Connors Avery K. Renk Andrew Hysell Rick E. Rose Goodwill Chekwube Obieze
|
48th Assembly
Lisa Rubrich |
48th Assembly
None |
48th Assembly
None |
48th Assembly
None |
| 50th Assembly
Jenna Jacobson |
50th Assembly
Rich Johnson
|
50th Assembly
None |
50th Assembly
None |
50th Assembly
None |
| 51st Assembly
Elizabeth Grabe |
51st Assembly
Todd Novak
|
51st Assembly
None |
51st Assembly
None |
51st Assembly
None |
| 76th Assembly
Francesca Hong
|
76th Assembly
None |
76th Assembly
None |
76th Assembly
None |
76th Assembly
None |
| 77th Assembly
Chuck Erickson Thad Schumacher Renuka Mayadev
|
77th Assembly
None |
77th Assembly
None |
77th Assembly
None |
77th Assembly
None |
| 78th Assembly
Shelia Stubbs Maia Pearson
|
78th Assembly
None |
78th Assembly
None |
78th Assembly
None |
78th Assembly
None |
| 79th Assembly
Lisa Subeck
|
79th Assembly
None |
79th Assembly
None |
79th Assembly
None |
79th Assembly
None |
| 80th Assembly
Mike Bare Nasra Wehelia
|
80th Assembly
Robert Relph |
80th Assembly
None |
80th Assembly
None |
80th Assembly
None |
| 81st Assembly
Alex Joers |
81st Assembly
None |
81st Assembly
None |
81st Assembly
None |
81st Assembly
None |
NOTICE - Due to the redistricting that happened in Wisconsin, the Village is in new State Senate and Assembly Districts. We are now in State Assembly District 43 (not 80) and State Senate District 15 (not 27).
NEW LAW - ABSENTEE BALLOTS MUST BE RETURNED BY MAIL OR DIRECTLY TO THE CLERK BY THE VOTER.
YOU MAY ONLY HAND DELIVER YOUR OWN BALLOT; YOU MAY NOT HAND DELIVER A BALLOT FOR ANOTHER PERSON.
Voter Information
(clicking on the blue lettering will take you directly to that website)
_______________________________________________
PHOTO ID REQUIRED STARTING IN 2016
These are acceptable for voting purposes, and can be unexpired or expired after the date of the most recent general election:
- A Wisconsin DOT-issued driver license, even if driving privileges are revoked or suspended
- A Wisconsin DOT-issued identification card
- A Wisconsin DOT-issued identification card or driver license without a photo issued under the religious exemption
- Military ID card issued by a U.S. uniformed service
- A U.S. passport
These photo IDs are also acceptable for voting purposes, but must be unexpired:
- A certificate of naturalization that was issued not earlier than two years before the date of an election at which it is presented
- A driving receipt issued by Wisconsin DOT (valid for 45 days)
- An identification card receipt issued by Wisconsin DOT (valid for 45 days)
- An identification card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe in Wisconsin
- A photo identification card issued by a Wisconsin accredited university, college or technical college that contains date of issuance, signature of student, and an expiration date no later than two years after date of issuance. Also, the university, college or technical college ID must be accompanied by a separate document that proves enrollment.
- A citation or notice of intent to revoke or suspend a Wisconsin DOT-issued driver license that is dated within 60 days of the date of the election.
Important things to know:
- There is no such thing as a "Wisconsin Voter ID Card." The new Voter Photo ID Law uses existing photo IDs for people to prove their identity before voting.
- The address on your ID doesn't have to be current. And the name on your ID doesn't need to be an exact match for your name in the poll book. (So, Richards who go by Rich, Bobs who are also Roberts and Susans with IDs for Sue can all relax.)
- Of course, there are certain requirements. Your ID should look like you. Even if you've colored your hair, shaved your beard or lost some weight, as long as your photo ID reasonably resembles you, it should be accepted.
_______________________________________________