12PT TYPE B NOTICE FALL GENERAL
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Type B Notice
Fall General Election
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Type B Notice for General Election | Rev 2021-04 |
Wisconsin Elections Commission | P.O. Box 7984, Madison, WI 53707-7984 | 608-261-
2028mailto:web:%20gab.wi.gov | web: elections. wi.gov | email: elections@wi.gov
Notice of General Election and Sample Ballots
November 3, 2026
Office of the Kenosha County Clerk
To the voters of Kenosha County
Notice is hereby given of a general election to be held in the several wards in County of
Kenosha, on Tuesday, 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*
• 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. If a voter is unable to state their name and
address, an assistant may also do so for the voter.
Type B Notice
Fall General Election
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Type B Notice for General Election | Rev 2021-04 |
Wisconsin Elections Commission | P.O. Box 7984, Madison, WI 53707-7984 | 608-261-
2028mailto:web:%20gab.wi.gov | web: elections. wi.gov | email: elections@wi.gov
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 (“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.
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.
After Voting the Ballot
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:
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Regi Waligora, Kenosha County Clerk
Source: Village of Somers website. First collected Oct 16, 2026.