High School Poll Workers - Town of Delavan

Nomination Forms Due 1.7.2025 by 5pm: NOTICE OF SPRING ELECTIONTOWN OF DELAVANApril 1, 2025 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election is to be held in the Town of Delavan on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, the following offices to be elected to succeed the present incumbents listed. The Term for all offices is for the years listed beginning, Tuesday, April 15, 2024, to succeed the following incumbents: OFFICE INCUMBENT TERM Town Board Chairperson Mary Knipper 2 Years Town Board Supervisor Ben Nixdorf 2 Years Town Board Supervisor Leah Flitcroft 2 Years Sanitary District Commissioner Tom Miller 6 Years Municipal Judge Edward Thompson 4 Years NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the first day to circulate nomination papers is December 1, 2024 and nomination papers must be filed at the Delavan Town Hall in the Clerk’s Office, 5621 Town Hall Road, Delavan, Wisconsin by 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 7, 2025. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that if a primary is necessary, the primary will be held on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. Michele Starin Town of Delavan Clerk Declaration of Candidacy & Nomination Paperwork Deadline Tuesday, January 7, 2025 @5pm Please note that if you plan to be on the ballot, each of the following forms must be completed and filed on time by a candidate for municipal office in order for the candidate’s name to be placed on the ballot for the February 18, 2025 Spring Primary (if necessary) and the April 1, 2025 Spring Election. ELIS-7 Ballot Access Checklist for Municipal Candidates CF-1 Campaign Registration Statement – As an incumbent, you need only AMEND your current registration, indicating the office sought and the new primary and election dates. Wis. Stat. §§ 11.0202(1)(a), 11.0101(1). EL-162 Declaration of Candidacy – Complete and submit the Declaration of Candidacy to me by no later than 5p.m. on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 or the candidate’s name will not be placed on the ballot. If the form is faxed or emailed, the original document must follow, postmarked no later than January 7, 2025. Wis. Stat. §§ 8.10(5), 8.21, 8.30(4), Wis. Admin. Code EL § 6.04. EL-169 Nomination Paper for Nonpartisan Office – Submit your nomination papers to me by no later than 5p.m. on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 or the candidate’s name will not be placed on the ballot. Only original nomination papers (no photocopies, faxes, or emailed documents) will be accepted. Nomination papers may not be circulated before December 1, 2024. Wis. Stat. § 8.10(2), Wis. Admin. Code EL § 6.04(2). General information for local government candidacy: https://elections.wi.gov/candidates/local-candidates#230548828-1556562227

High School Poll Workers

Did You Know that High School Students (16+) Can Work as Election Inspector?

Wisconsin law allows qualified students to serve as Election Inspector. It's a great way for students to become involved in their communities and learn about government.

Qualifications:

Are 16 or 17 years of age
Are enrolled in grades 9 to 12 in a public, private or tribal school
Have at least a 3.0 grade point average or the equivalent
Have the written approval of their parent or guardian
Have the written approval of the principal of the school in which they are enrolled, if the student has less than a 3.0 grade point average
Reside in the municipality.
Students may serve only at polling places that serve their residence.

Steps to Become a Student Election Inspector

Municipal clerk shall obtain written authorization from the student's parent or guardian.
Clerk obtains written authorization from the principal of the school where the student is enrolled
- Student must have a 3.0 grade point average to qualify to serve

Restrictions

A student may only serve as a poll worker at a polling place if at least one inspector, other than the chief inspector, is a qualified elector of the municipality
A student may not serve as chief inspector at a polling place
A student serving as a poll worker may not challenge any person offering to vote.
Other duties students may have the opportunity to perform:
- Registering voters
- Recording voters' names on the voter list
- Issuing ballots
- Assisting voters with special needs
- Counting votes