NEXT ELECTION - SPRING ELECTION - APRIL 4, 2023
POLLS OPEN AT 7 A.M. AND CLOSE AT 8 P.M.
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BUILDING
102 N. RUTLAND AVENUE - LOWER LEVEL
IN-PERSON ABSENTEE VOTING STARTS MARCH 21 @ CLERK'S OFFICE
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.
DROP BOX ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED FOR RETURNING BALLOTS.
YOU MAY ONLY HAND DELIVER YOUR OWN BALLOT; YOU MAY NOT HAND DELIVER A BALLOT FOR ANOTHER PERSON.
Village of Brooklyn
NOTICE OF VOTING MACHINE TESTING
Notice is hereby given that in accordance with Sec. 5.84, Wis. Stats., a test will be conducted on the electronic voting machine to be used in the Village of Brooklyn for the APRIL 4, 2023 SPRING ELECTION. The test will be conducted to determine that the voting machine will correctly count the votes cast by processing pre-audited ballots. The test will be held at the Brooklyn Community Building, 102 N Rutland Ave, Brooklyn Wisconsin on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2023 at 10 a.m. The Public is encouraged to attend.
Linda Kuhlman, Village Clerk
Posted 3-27-23
Notice of Spring Election and
Sample Ballots
April 4, 2023
Office of the Dane County Clerk
To the voters of Dane County:
Notice is hereby given of a spring election to be held in Dane County on April 4, 2023, at which the officers named below shall be nominated. 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, each in its proper column, together with the questions submitted to a vote, for a referendum, 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.
Where Optical Scan Voting is Used
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 (“ExpressVote”) to mark an optical scan ballot, the voter shall touch the screen or use the tactile pad to select the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each office for which he or she intends 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 his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote. On referendum questions, the voter shall touch the screen or use the tactile pad to select "yes" if in favor of the question, or the voter shall touch the screen or use the tactile pad to select "no" if opposed to the question.
After Voting the Ballot
After an official optical scan ballot is marked, it shall be inserted in the security sleeve, so the marks do not show. The voter may 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.
Spoiling 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.
The following is a sample of the official ballot:
Scott McDonell, Dane County Clerk
Following is a complete list of candidates for the office of Multi-Jurisdictional Judge.
For the Towns of Middleton and Verona: Todd E. Meurer
For the Villages of DeForest and Windsor: Jason Hanson
For the Village and Town of Oregon: Sheri G. Pollock
Fort the Villages of Mazomanie and Black Earth: Isaiah W. Crowe
For the Village of Dane and the Towns of Blooming Grove, Bristol, Burke, Springfield, Sun Prairie and Westport: Dennis J. Sieg
For the Villages of Cambridge, Deerfield and Rockdale: Randi Wind Milsap
Notice of Spring Election and
Sample Ballots
April 4th, 2023
OFFICE OF THE VILLAGE OF OREGON CLERK, VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN CLERK, TOWN OF RUTLAND CLERK AND TOWN OF OREGON CLERK
TO THE VOTERS OF VILLAGE OF OREGON, VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN, TOWN OF RUTLAND AND TOWN OF OREGON, DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN:
Notice is hereby given of a spring election to be held in the Village of Oregon, Village of Brooklyn, Town of Rutland, and Town Oregon on April 4th, 2023, at which the officers named below shall be nominated. 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, each in its proper column, together with the questions submitted to a vote, for a referendum, 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.
Where Optical Scan Voting is Used
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 (“Automark,” “ExpressVote,” Clear Access or “ImageCast Evolution-ICE”) to mark an optical scan ballot, the voter shall touch the screen or use the tactile pad to select the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each office for which he or she intends 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 his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote. On referendum questions, the voter shall touch the screen or use the tactile pad to select "yes" if in favor of the question, or the voter shall touch the screen or use the tactile pad to select "no" if opposed to the question.
After Voting the Ballot
After an official optical scan ballot is marked, it shall be inserted in the security sleeve, so the marks do not show. The voter may 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.
Spoiling Ballots
If a voter spoils a paper or 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.
The following is a sample of the official ballot:
Candie Jones, Clerk Linda Kuhlman, Clerk
VILLAGE OF OREGON VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN
Dawn George, Clerk Jennifer Hanson, Clerk
TOWN OF RUTLAND TOWN OF OREGON
Stephanie Goth, Deputy Clerk Town of Oregon.
NOTICE OF REFERENDUM
Dane County
April 4, 2023
Referendum Election Details
At an election to be held in Dane County on April, 4 2023 the following proposed Resolutions of the County Board will be submitted to a vote of the people:
2022 RES – 271
PLACING ADVISORY REFERENDUM ON THE QUESTION OF ADOPTING A NONPARTISAN SYSTEM FOR REDISTRICTING
The State of Wisconsin has a flawed system of redistricting political boundaries every 10 years. This process has resulted in what political scientists have said is among the biggest partisan gerrymanders in modern U.S. history.
Dane County successfully completed its redistricting using a nonpartisan process that produced final maps free from political considerations. This success should be a model for statewide redistricting.
Dane County voters should have the opportunity to express their opinion on redistricting processes now that both the statewide and County processes have completed and produced dramatically different results.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Dane County Board of Supervisors hereby approve that the following question be put to the voters of Dane County in an advisory referendum during the April 2023 election:
“Should the Wisconsin Constitution be amended to require a nonpartisan system for redistricting legislative and congressional districts in the state?”
Explanation
Referendum Question #1 is non-binding and does not have the force of law. The Wisconsin Constitution currently provides that the Legislature must redistrict legislative maps every ten years following the decennial census. Question #1 seeks to elicit the opinion of the voters of Dane County as to whether the Wisconsin Constitution should be amended to provide for a nonpartisan redistricting system.
2022 RES-301
AUTHORIZING ADVISORY REFERENDUM QUESTION ON AMENDMENT OF WISCONSIN CONSTITUTION TO CREATE A RIGHT TO PRIVACY
On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, eliminating people’s constitutional right to access a safe and legal abortion. This reversal of a 50-year precedent, now requires individual states to legislate to ensure access to abortion care.
Currently, Wisconsin bans abortion at any stage of pregnancy without exception for rape, incest, or health of the patient per Wisconsin Statute 940.04, which was enacted in 1849.
Polling consistently shows that the majority of people in Wisconsin, and across the United States, oppose the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
The decision to overturn Roe v. Wade not only disproportionately affects communities of color, low-income communities, people who are disabled, immigrants, young people, and members of the LGBTQ+ community, but it also sets a concerning precedent for other questions of people’s bodily autonomy and privacy.
The Wisconsin Constitution can be amended if the action is adopted by the state legislature and then ratified by the voters in a general election.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Dane County Board of Supervisors supports the right to privacy and bodily autonomy for every person, including reproductive rights and abortion, and places the following advisory referendum question on the ballot for the April 4, 2023 election:
Advisory Referendum Question: “Should the Wisconsin Legislature adopt an amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution creating a new right to privacy that would protect rights such as abortion, same-sex marriage, and interracial marriage?”
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Dane County Clerk shall take all necessary steps to implement this resolution.
Explanation
Referendum Question #2 is non-binding and does not have the force of law. On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade, which had protected a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion since 1973. The Roe decision was based upon a constitutional right to privacy. The right to use of contraceptives, inter-racial marriage and same sex marriage are all also based upon a right to privacy. Question 2 seeks to elicit the opinion of the voters of Dane County as to whether the Wisconsin Constitution should be amended to expressly provide for a right to privacy.
Done in the City of Madison on March 8, 2023
Scott McDonell, Dane County Clerk
Notice of Referendum Election
APRIL 4, 2023
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 4, 2023, the following questions will be submitted to a vote of the people pursuant to law:
2023 ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION 2
To amend section 8 (2) of article I of the constitution; relating to: conditions for release prior to
conviction, including the imposition of bail (second consideration).
Whereas, the 2021 legislature in regular session considered a proposed amendment to the constitution in 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 107, which became 2021 Enrolled Joint Resolution 6, 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 8 (2) of article I of the constitution is amended to read:
[ Article I] Section 8 (2) All persons, before conviction, shall be eligible for release under reasonable conditions designed to assure their appearance in court, protect members of the community from serious bodily harm as defined by the legislature by law, or prevent the intimidation of witnesses. Monetary conditions of release may be imposed at or after the initial appearance only upon a finding that there is a reasonable basis to believe that the conditions are necessary to assure appearance in court, or if the person is accused of a violent crime as defined by the legislature by law, only upon a finding that there is a reasonable basis to believe that the conditions are necessary based on the totality of the circumstances, taking into account whether the accused has a previous conviction for a violent crime as defined by the legislature by law, the probability that the accused will fail to appear in court, the need to protect members of the community from serious harm as defined by the legislature by law, the need to prevent the intimidation of witnesses. and the potential affirmative defenses of the accused. The legislature may authorize, by law, courts to revoke a person's release for a violation of a condition of release.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the senate, the assembly 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 first Tuesday of April, 2023; and, be it further
Resolved, That the question concerning ratification of the foregoing proposed amendment to the constitution be stated on the ballot as follows:
QUESTION 1: "Conditions of release before conviction. Shall section 8 (2) of article I of the constitution be amended to allow a court to impose on an accused person being released before conviction conditions that are designed to protect the community from serious harm?"
QUESTION 2: "Cash bail before conviction. Shall section 8 (2) of article I of the constitution be amended to allow a court to impose cash bail on a person accused of a violent crime based on the totality of the circumstances, including the accused's previous convictions for a violent crime, the probability that the accused will fail to appear, the need to protect the community from serious harm and prevent witness intimidation, and potential affinitive defenses?"
EXPLANATION
- Explanatory statement regarding Question 1:
Under the current Wisconsin Constitution, courts may impose reasonable conditions on the release of a criminal defendant before trial for three purposes: (1) to secure the defendant’s appearance in court; (2) to protect the community from “serious bodily harm;” and (3) to prevent intimidation of witnesses. Wis. Const. art. I, § 8(2).
Question 1 would change the language of the second factor from “serious bodily harm” to “serious harm as defined by the legislature by law.” The question would thus change the type of harm to the community that a court could seek to protect against. Because the term “serious harm” would be defined by the legislature by law, what it means could evolve over time depending on legislative enactments.
A “yes” vote on Question 1 would vote to amend Wis. Const. art. I, § 8(2) to allow a circuit court to impose release conditions based on the purpose of avoiding “serious harm as defined by the legislature” rather than “serious bodily harm.”
A “no” vote on Question 1 would vote not to amend Wis. Const. art. I, § 8(2) to change the term “serious bodily harm” as a factor for determining the conditions of a defendant’s pretrial release.
- Explanatory statement regarding Question 2:
Question 2 would also change the language of Wis. Const. art. I, § 8(2), but in a different way from Question 1. Question 2 addresses the circuit court’s ability to impose the specific condition of monetary bail.
Currently, the Wisconsin Constitution allows a court to impose a monetary bail requirement only if the court finds a reasonable basis to believe that bail is necessary in order to secure the defendant’s appearance in court. Wis. Const. art. I, § 8(2).
Question 2 would expand the factors a circuit court may consider in imposing monetary bail. In cases where a defendant is accused of a “violent crime as defined by the legislature by law,” Question 2 would allow a court to impose monetary bail based on circumstances in addition to securing the defendant’s appearance in court, including accounting for a previous conviction for a violent crime, the need to protect the community from serious harm, preventing witness intimidation, and potential affirmative defenses the defendant might assert.
A “yes” vote on Question 2 would vote to amend Wis. Const. art. I, § 8(2) in cases where the defendant is accused of a violent crime to allow a court to utilize monetary bail for additional reasons in addition to securing the defendant’s appearance in court, including accounting for a previous conviction for a violent crime, the need to protect the community from serious harm, preventing witness intimidation, and accounting for the defendant’s affirmative defenses. Because the term “violent crime” would be defined by the legislature by law, what it means could evolve over time depending on legislative enactments.
A “no” vote on Question 2 would vote not to amend Wis. Const. art. I, § 8(2) to expand the factors a court considers in imposing monetary bail.
2023 ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION
Relating to: providing for an advisory referendum on the question of requiring able-bodied, childless adults to look for work in order to receive taxpayer-funded welfare benefits.
Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the following question be submitted,
for advisory purposes only, to the voters of this state at the spring election to be held in April 2023:
"Shall able-bodied, childless adults be required to look for work in order to receive taxpayer-funded welfare benefits?"
EXPLANATION
Explanatory statement regarding Question 3, the advisory question:
This is an advisory referendum and would not change Wisconsin law. Wisconsin and federal law currently define various programs available to those with financial need based on criteria such as age, familial status, and disability, among other criteria. Most of those programs are limited to children, families with children, pregnant women, disabled persons, or those 65 or older, who Wisconsin law does not consider “able-bodied” for public assistance purposes. See, e.g., Wis. Stat. § 49.79(1)(am) (defining age limits for “able-bodied” under food stamp program).
Two programs currently available to “able-bodied, childless adults” are Wisconsin’s BadgerCare Plus medical assistance program and the FoodShare program, also known as SNAP or food stamps. However, those programs are subject to certain federal requirements and restrictions that either would be inconsistent with the requirement about which the referendum asks or, in some cases, already include such a requirement.
BadgerCare Plus’s medical assistance program is subject to federal Medicaid restrictions, and federal law does not allow for work-based requirements for such programs absent a federal waiver. See 42 U.S.C. § 1396a(a)(10)(A). Currently, there is no federal waiver in force that would allow Wisconsin to impose work requirements on this program. Wisconsin’s FoodShare statute contains requirements that able-bodied, childless adults be employed or participate in an employment and training program, see Wis. Stat. § 49.79(9), but that requirement has been suspended by the federal government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A “yes” vote on Question 3, the advisory referendum, would make no change to Wisconsin law.
A “no” vote on Question 3, the advisory referendum, also would make no change to Wisconsin law.
DONE in the __________ of _________________,
this ________ day of ________________, 2020.
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(Signature of 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 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, Friday, March 31st, 2023 **
*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: March 21st – March 24th (Tues - Fri) 7:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. March 27th -29th (Mon - Wed) 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. March 30th & 31st (Thurs & Fri) 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
TOWN OF OREGON Jennifer Hanson, Clerk 1138 Union Road Oregon, WI 53575 Phone: 608-835-3200 Fax: 608-835-2235 In-Person Absentee Voting Hours: March 21st -23rd (Tues. & Thurs.) 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. March 27th -29th (Mon – Wed.) 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. March 30th & 31st (Thurs & Fri.) Call for appointment |
| TOWN OF RUTLAND Dawn George, Clerk 4177 Old Stage Road Brooklyn, WI 53521 Phone: 608-455-3925 In-Person Absentee Voting Hours: March 21st – 31st - CALL FOR APPOINTMENT |
VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN Linda Kuhlman, Clerk 210 Commercial Street Brooklyn, WI 53521 Phone: 608-455-4201 Fax: 608-455-1385 In-Person Absentee Voting Hours: March 21st-24th (Tues.-Fri.) 7:30am- 5:00 p.m. March 27th-31st (Mon.-Fri.) 7:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. |
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
VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN
April 4, 2023
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at an election to be held in the Village of Brooklyn, on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, the following offices are to be elected to succeed the present incumbents listed. The term for Village Trustee begins on April 18, 2023. All terms are for two years.
Office Incumbent
Village President Mark Bruner
Village Trustee Mike Brusberg
Village Trustee Brandon Arndt
Village Trustee Jacob Bachim
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the first day to circulate nomination papers is December 1, 2022 and the final day for filing nomination papers is 5:00 p.m., on Tuesday, January 4, 2023 in the office of the Village Clerk.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that if a primary is necessary, the primary will be held on Tuesday, February 15, 2023.
Acceptable Photo ID will be required to vote at this election. If you do not have a photo ID, you may obtain a free ID for voting from the Division of Motor Vehicles.
Done in the Village of Brooklyn,
on this 11th Day of November, 2022
Linda Kuhlman, Village Clerk-Treasurer
Posted 11/11/2022
Published 11/17/2022
Voter Information
(clicking on the blue lettering will take you directly to that website)
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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.
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