Type B Notice April 2025

Notice of Spring Election, Referendum and Sample Ballots April 1, 2025 From the Office of the Winnebago County Clerk: To the voters of CITIES OF OMRO AND OSHKOSH; THE TOWNS OF ALGOMA, BLACK WOLF , NEKIMI, NEPEUSKUN, OMRO, OSHKOSH, POYGAN, RUSHFORD, UTICA, VINLAND, WINCHESTER, AND WINNECONNE; AND THE VILLAGE OF WINNECONNE: Notice is hereby given of a spring election to be held in Winnebago County on April 1, 2025, 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 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 (” 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. 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. ____________Julie A. Barthels____________ Winnebago County Clerk The following is a sample of the official ballot: ***SPRING ELECTION*** **STATE ** State Superintendent of Public Instruction Countywide (Vote for 1) Brittany Kinser Jill Underly **JUDICIAL** Justice of the Supreme Court Countywide (Vote for 1) Brad Schimel Susan Crawford Court of Appeals Judge, District 2 Countywide (Vote for 1) Mark Gundrum State Referendum Question Countywide Question 1: “Photographic identification for voting. Shall section 1m of article III of the constitution be created to require that voters present valid photographic identification verifying their identity in order to vote in any election, subject to exceptions which may be established by law?” [ ] YES [ ] NO **COUNTY** County Executive Countywide (Vote for 1) Gordon Hintz Jon Doemel **MUNICIPAL** *CITY OF OMRO* Council Member All Wards (Vote for not more than 3) Justin Schmick James Daubert *CITY OF OSHKOSH* Mayor All Wards (Vote for 1) Matt Mugerauer Common Council All Wards (Vote for not more than 3) Karl Buelow Paul J. Esslinger Brad Spanbauer Joe Stephenson Town of Algoma Sanitary District #1 Commissioner Part of Wards 12, 13 & 14 (Vote for 1) Chad Hayes *TOWN OF ALGOMA* Town Board Chairperson All Wards (Vote for 1) Joel Rasmussen Town Board Supervisor All Wards (Vote for not more than 2) Teresa Van Aacken Michael Brooks Town of Algoma Sanitary District #1 Commissioner Part of Wards 1 - 8 (Vote for 1) Chad Hayes *TOWN OF BLACK WOLF* Town Board Chairperson All Wards (Vote for 1) Frank Frassetto Town Board Supervisor 1 All Wards (Vote for 1) Michael Pollack Town Board Supervisor 2 All Wards (Vote for 1) Beth Oswald Town Constable All Wards (Vote for 1) Daniel Valdez *TOWN OF NEKIMI* Town Board Chairperson All Wards (Vote for 1) Glen Barthels Town Board Supervisor 1 All Wards (Vote for 1) Russ Matulle Town Board Supervisor 2 All Wards (Vote for 1) Travis Duchatschek Town Clerk All Wards (Vote for 1) Tom Pollack Town Treasurer All Wards (Vote for 1) Kelsey Barthels *TOWN OF NEPEUSKUN* Town Board Chairperson All Wards (Vote for 1) Lyden Rasmussen Town Board Supervisor 1 All Wards (Vote for 1) Jim Schilder Town Board Supervisor 2 All Wards (Vote for 1) Thomas R. Krueger Town Constable All Wards (Vote for 1) Chris Harter Scott Schuster *TOWN OF OMRO* Town Board Chairperson All Wards (Vote for 1) Brian Noe Town Board Supervisor All Wards (Vote for not more than 2) David Ruedinger Steve Disterhaft Jessica Bradley Town of Algoma Sanitary District #1 Commissioner Part of Wards 2 - 4 (Vote for 1) Chad Hayes *TOWN OF OSHKOSH* Town Board Chairperson All Wards (Vote for 1) Andy Lubahn Jim Erdman Town Board Supervisor All Wards (Vote for not more than 2) Bill Demler Matt Merten Town Clerk All Wards (Vote for 1) Jeannette Merten Town Treasurer All Wards (Vote for 1) Laura Hunt *TOWN OF POYGAN* Town Board Chairperson All Wards (Vote for 1) Marty Johnson Town Board Supervisor All Wards (Vote for not more than 2) John Meyerhofer Randal Spear *TOWN OF RUSHFORD* Town Board Chairperson All Wards (Vote for 1) Thomas J. Egan Town Board Supervisor All Wards (Vote for not more than 2) Gerald Schoonover Patrick Kafer Town Clerk All Wards (Vote for 1) Peggy L. Hendricks Town Treasurer All Wards (Vote for 1) Kathryn A. Lewis Town Constable All Wards (Vote for 1) Chuck Freund *TOWN OF UTICA* Town Board Chairperson All Wards (Vote for 1) Leonard Schmick Town Board Supervisor 1 All Wards (Vote for 1) Ben Sawall Chuck Kuhrt Town Board Supervisor 2 All Wards (Vote for 1) Grant C. Stettler Town Clerk All Wards (Vote for 1) Jenny Sonnleitner Town Treasurer All Wards (Vote for 1) Pamela Sawall Trisha Hunter Town Constable All Wards (Vote for 1) Ralph Kalies *TOWN OF VINLAND* Town Board Chairman All Wards (Vote for 1) Donald O’Connell Town Board Supervisor 1 All Wards (Vote for 1) Todd Devens Town Board Supervisor 2 All Wards (Vote for 1) Bob Marquart Mike McNamee Town Clerk/Treasurer All Wards (Vote for 1) Karen Brazee Town of Neenah Sanitary District #2 Commissioner Part of Ward 2 (Vote for 1) Edmund King Matt Schmeichel *TOWN OF WINCHESTER* Town Board Chairperson All Wards (Vote for 1) Matthew Olson Town Board Supervisor 1 All Wards (Vote for 1) Andy Miller Town Board Supervisor 2 All Wards (Vote for 1) Dave Pavlik Town Clerk All Wards (Vote for 1) Holly Stevens Town Treasurer All Wards (Vote for 1) Connie Kreutzberg *TOWN OF WINNECONNE* Town Board Chairperson All Wards (Vote for 1) Eric Lang Town Board Supervisor All Wards (Vote for 1) Earl T . Peterson Russ Van Gompel *VILLAGE OF WINNECONNE* Village President All Wards (Vote for 1) Chris Boucher Village Trustees All Wards (Vote for not more than 2) Steve Foster Brian J. Miller Mary Kay Krings **SCHOOL DISTRICTS** *BERLIN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT* School Board Member Town of Nepeuskun - Part of Ward 1 Town of Rushford - Part of Wards 1 & 2 (Vote for not more than 3) Mike Shattuck Sara Podoll Nick Bartol *NEENAH JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT* School Board Member Town of Vinland - Part of Wards 1 & 2 (Vote for not more than 3) Tara Brzezinski Tom Hanby Lauri Asbury Eric Fredrickson Kenneth McNeil, Sr . *SCHOOL DISTRICT OF NEW LONDON* School Board Member Town of Winchester - Part of Ward 2 (Vote for not more than 2) Patricia R. Toney Andy Thorpe Holly Schweitzer *SCHOOL DISTRICT OF OMRO* School Board Member City of Omro - All Wards City of Oshkosh - Part of Ward 15 Town of Algoma - Part of Wards 1 & 7 Town of Nekimi - Part of Ward 2 Town of Nepeuskun - Part of Ward 1 Town of Omro - All of Wards 1, 3 & 4; Part of Ward 2 Town of Poygan - Part of Wards 1 & 2 Town of Rushford - Part of Wards 1 & 2 Town of Utica - Part of Wards 1, 2 & 3 Town of Winneconne - Part of Ward 3 (Vote for not more than 4) Trevor L. Krueger Eric Thon Brian Loos Shane Carter *OSHKOSH AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT* School Board Member City of Oshkosh - All of Wards 2 - 14 & 16 – 29; Part of Wards 1 & 15 Town of Algoma - All of Wards 2 – 6 & 8; Part of Wards 1 & 7 Town of Black Wolf - Wards 1-3 Town of Nekimi – All of Ward 1; Part of Ward 2 Town of Oshkosh - All of Wards 3 & 4: Part of Ward 2 Town of Utica - Part of Wards 1 - 3 Town of Vinland - Part of Wards 1 & 2 (Vote for not more than 2) Molly Smiltneek Michael Ford Jacob Wolf Oshkosh Area School District Referendum Question Question: Shall the Oshkosh Area School District, Winnebago County, Wisconsin be authorized to issue pursuant to Chapter 67 of the Wisconsin Statutes, general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $197,800,000 for the public purpose of paying the cost of a school building and facility improvement project consisting of: - construction of a new middle school at the existing Jacob Shapiro Elementary School site and removal of the current building; - construction of additions and renovations at Carl Traeger, Franklin and Oakwood Elementary Schools; - renovations at the Perry Tipler Middle School building to convert it into a pre-kindergarten center and recreation department offices; - construction of an addition and renovations for an auditorium at North High School; - renovations at Read, Emmeline Cook and Lakeside Elementary Schools to add air conditioning; - district-wide site improvements; and acquisition of furnishings, fixtures and equipment? [ ] YES [ ] NO *RIPON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT* School Board Member Town of Nepeuskun - Part of Ward 1 Town of Utica - Part of Wards 1 & 3 (Vote for not more than 3) Jessica Stollfuss Kelly Nielsen Stefanie Meeker Chris Gatzke *ROSENDALE-BRANDON SCHOOL DISTRICT* School Board Member Town of Nekimi - Part of Ward 2 Brandon Area (Vote for 1) Joe Sullivan Rosendale Area (Vote for not more than 2) Samantha Breister David Grade *WINNECONNE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT* School Board Member City of Oshkosh - Part of Ward 1 Town of Omro - Part of Ward 2 Town of Oshkosh - All of Ward 1; Part of Ward 2 Town of Poygan - Part of Wards 1 & 2 Town of Vinland – Part of Wards 1 & 2 Town of Winchester – All of Wards 1, 3 & 4; Part of Ward 2 T own of Winneconne – All of Wards 1, 2 & 4; Part of Ward 3 Village of Winneconne - All Wards (Vote for not more than 2) Meghan M. Keller Kati Calewarts Mark D. Kunde WNAXLP POLLING PLACES AND HOURS – APRIL 1, 2025 ALL POLLING PLACES WILL OPEN AT 7:00 A.M. AND WILL CLOSE AT 8:00 P .M. ALL POLLING PLACES ARE ACCESSIBLE TO ELDERLY AND DISABLED VOTERS. City of Omro Future Site of Omro City Hall – 125 West Huron Street City of Oshkosh District 1, Ward 1 Our Savior’s Lutheran Church – 1860 Wisconsin Street District 2, Wards 2, 25, 26 & 27 Sunnyview Christian Church – 175 East County Road Y District 3, Wards 3 & 4 Sunnyview Christian Church – 175 East County Road Y District 4, Wards 5 & 6 St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church – 1100 East Murdock Avenue District 5, Ward 7 American Legion -1332 Spruce Street District 6, Ward 8 Saint John’s Church – 808 North Main Street District 7, Ward 9 UW-Oshkosh Campus Reeve Memorial Union – 748 Algoma Blvd District 8, Ward 10 Oshkosh Public Library – 106 Washington Avenue District 9, Ward 11 Senior Center – 200 North Campbell Road District 10, Ward 12 Father Carr’s Place 2B – Mother Teresa Center - 1062 North Koeller St District 11, Wards 13 & 14 Calvary Lutheran Church – 2580 West 9th Avenue District 12, Wards 15, 16, 17 & 24 Living Water Lutheran Church – 1585 South Oakwood Road **District 13, Wards 18, 19 & 23 Senior Center – 200 North Campbell Road District 14, Wards 20 & 21 First English Lutheran Church – 1013 Minnesota Street District 15, Wards 22 & 28 Wittman Field Regional Airport – 525 West 20th Avenue Town of Algoma Town Hall – 15 North Oakwood Road Town of Black Wolf Town Hall – 380 East Black Wolf Avenue Town of Nekimi Town Hall – 3790 Pickett Road Town of Nepeuskun Town Hall – 1475 County Road E Town of Omro Town Hall – 4205 Rivermoor Road Town of Oshkosh Town Hall – 230 East County Road Y Town of Poygan Town Hall – 8693 Town Hall Road Town of Rushford Town Hall – 3413 County Road K Town of Utica Town Hall – 1730 County Road FF Town of Vinland Town Hall – 6085 County Road T Town of Winchester Town Hall – 8522 Park Way Town of Winneconne Town Hall – 6494 County Road M Village of Winneconne Winneconne Municipal Center – 30 South First Street ** New Polling Place** Given under our hands this 31st day of March 2025: Julie A. Barthels, Clerk, Winnebago County Barbara Van Clake, Clerk, City of Omro Beth Jackson, Clerk, Town of Poygan Diane Bartlett Clerk, City of Oshkosh Peggy Hendricks, Clerk, Town of Rushford Katie Reinbold, Clerk, Town of Algoma Jenny Sonnleitner, Clerk, Town of Utica Alex Snyder, Clerk, Town of Black Wolf Karen Brazee, Clerk, Town of Vinland Tom Pollack, Clerk, Town of Nekimi Holly Stevens, Clerk, Town of Winchester Rebecca L. Pinnow, Clerk, Town of Nepeuskun Yvonne Zobel, Clerk, Town of Winneconne Dana Woods, Clerk, Town of Omro Ann Wasinger, Clerk, Village of Winneconne Jeannette Merten, Clerk, Town of Oshkosh At the close of voting on Election Day, pursuant to the provisions of Wisconsin State Statutes 19.84, the Election Inspectors at each polling place will convene as the Local Canvassing Board for the purpose of conducting the local canvass pursuant to Wisconsin State Statutes 7.51. This meeting will be open to the public pursuant to Wisconsin State Statutes 19.81-89.