0142.1 - ELECTORAL PROCESS

Board elections are held during the spring election on the first Tuesday in April in a manner that is consistent with State law.

Declaration of Candidacy

Any qualified elector desiring election to the Board must file a Declaration of Candidacy with the Board Clerk, using forms provided by the District, no later than 5:00 PM on the first Tuesday in January. Qualified candidates shall then be placed on the ballot. 

All non-incumbent candidates must also file nomination papers as per guidelines from the Wisconsin Elections Commission.

Incumbent Board members may file a Declaration of Non-Candidacy by 5:00 PM on the second Friday preceding the deadline for filing ballot access documents, as specified in the preceding paragraph, to avoid an extension of time for filing such papers.
 
If an incumbent fails to file a Declaration of Candidacy and nomination papers by the 5:00 PM deadline on the first Tuesday in January, candidates may file a declaration of candidacy and nomination papers within seventy-two (72) hours of the Tuesday deadline.

The order of names on the ballot shall be determined by lot, in the event more than one (1) person seeks office from a representative area.

Declaration of Non-Candidacy

If an incumbent files a Declaration of Non-Candidacy no later than 5:00 PM on the second Friday preceding the Tuesday deadline, there is no extension of the Tuesday deadline.

When the first Tuesday in January is a holiday the deadline becomes 5:00 PM the next day.

In addition, if an incumbent files written notification that the incumbent is not a candidate for reelection to their office or fails to file a declaration of candidacy within the time prescribed by this bylaw, the District Clerk shall promptly provide public notice of that fact on the District's website or, if the District does not maintain a website, by posting notices in at least three (3) different locations within the District.

Revised 10/19/23
Revised 11/20/23
Revised 03/03/25

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