How to run for Village Trustee FAQ’s:
Am I Eligible to Run for Village Trustee? If you answer yes to the following:
Citizen of the United States of America , Resident of the Village of Lake Delton , 18 years of age or older, not a convicted felon and effective in 2006 you must be a registered voter of the Village of Lake Delton
What do I do first?
December 1 is the first day to register with Clerk-Treasurer-Coordinator and fill out paperwork (EB-1, EB-169, EB-162) before you accept donations or begin campaigning or circulating papers for the spring election.
What is the earliest date to circulate nomination papers?
Papers for the spring election, may not be circulated prior to December 1
When is the deadline for filing nomination papers?
They must be filed no later than 5 p.m. on the first Tuesday in January preceding the election
What is the minimum number of signatures required?
(Get 20% extra) 120
Do I need to file campaign finance reports? If you don’t anticipate accepting contributions, making disbursements, incurring loans, or other obligations exceeding $1,000.00 and you don’t anticipate accepting contributions exceeding $100.00 from one source in a calendar year, then you may be exempt from filing campaign finance reports.
Who can sign my nomination papers:
· Each signer must live within the Village of Lake Delton
· Electors must sign their own name unless unable to do so because of physical disability.
· A person may not sign for his or her spouse, or for any other person, even when they have been given a power of attorney by that person.
· Only one signature per person for the same office is valid.
· A complete address, including municipality of residence for voting purposes, and the street and number, if any, of the residence, (or postal address if it is located in the jurisdiction that the candidate seeks to represent), shall be listed for each signature on the nomination paper.
· The date of the signature must be included.
· The elector must be 18 years of age at the time the paper is signed.
These are the forms you will get from the
Village Clerk-Treasurer-Coordinator:
Can I purchase a copy of voter’s names and mailing address for Village of Lake Delton, can I get that from the Municipal Clerk?
No, you will need to contact the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. Contact information listed below.
NOTICE OF ORDER OF THE WISCONSIN STATE ELECTIONS BOARD on Voter Data Request.
Voter Data Request Form (GAB-361)
To receive a cost estimate, contact the GAB (608) 261-2028
, by fax at 608-267-0500 or
by e-mail at gabhelpdesk@wi.gov
Requests are processed only when payment has been received. Payment may be by cash or check; make checks payable to “Wisconsin Government Accountability Board” for the amount of the estimate.
Send requests and payment to the following address:
Government Accountability Board Elections Division Voter Data Requests 212 E Washington Ave PO Box 7984 Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7984
As of August 2006, the price for data from the Statewide Voter Registration System (SVRS) is $25 plus $5 per 1000 voters (rounded to the nearest thousand). The system is constantly updated, so it is necessary to query the system before a price for a file can be provided. The price for the entire state list is capped at $12,500.
