ELECTION SCHEDULE FOR 2026:
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 - General Election
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 - Primary Special Election for Waukesha County Executive (if needed)
Tuesday, December 15 - Special Election for Waukesha County Executive
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TOWN OF OTTAWA
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
TEST OF ELECTRONIC
TABULATING AND VOTING EQUIPMENT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the public testing of the electronic tabulating and voting equipment to be used at the General Election on November 3, 2026, in the Town of Ottawa, will be conducted at the Ottawa Town Hall, located at W360 S3337 State Road 67, Dousman, WI, on Monday, October 26, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. This public test is open to the general public.
Lori J. Geyman, Clerk
Town of Ottawa
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NOVEMBER 3rd GENERAL ELECTION VOTING
In-Person Absentee Voting starts Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Ottawa Town Hall
Monday to Thursday, 8 to 4 and Friday, 8 to noon.
Last day to vote absentee at the clerk's office is Friday, October 30, 2026
Election day, November 3, 2026 - polls are open from 7 AM to 8 PM.
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Notice of General Election and Sample Ballots
November 3, 2026
Office of the Waukesha County Clerk
To the voters of Waukesha County
Notice is hereby given of a general election to be held in the several wards in Waukesha County, on November 3, 2026, at which the officers named below shall be chosen. The names of the candidates for each office to be voted for, whose nominations have been certified to or filed in this office, are listed under the title of the office and under the appropriate party or other designation, together with any referendum questions submitted to a vote, 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* e 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.
**lf 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.
Type B Notice for General Election I Rev 2021-04 |
Wisconsin Elections Commission I P.O. Box 7984, Madison, WI 53707-7984 | 608-261-2028 | web: elections. wi.gov I email: elections@wi.gov
Where Optical Scan Votinq is Used
The voter shall fill in the oval 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 next to the write-in line. On referendum questions, the voter shall fill in the oval next to "yes" if in favor of the question, or the voter shall fill in the oval 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 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 touch the screen next to "write-in" and type in the name of the person of their choice. 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.
Spoilinq 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 voter may spoil a touch screen ballot at the voting station before the ballot is cast.
After Votinq the Ballot
After an official paper ballot is marked, it shall be folded so that the inside marks do not show, but so the printed endorsements and inspectors' initials on the outside do show. The voter shall then deposit their folded ballot in the proper ballot box or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit and leave the polling place promptly.
After an official optical scan ballot is marked, it may be inserted in a security sleeve so the marks do not show. The voter shall then insert the ballot in the voting device 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 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:
Type B Notice for General Election I Rev 2021-04 |
Wisconsin Elections Commission I P.O. Box 7984, Madison, WI 53707-7984 | 608-261-2028 | web: elections. wi.gov I email: elections@wi.gov