2024 Nov 5 Notice of General Election and Sample Ballots

TOWN OF CARY5688 ACCOLA ROADPITTSVILLE, WI 54466Notice of General Election and Sample BallotsNovember 5, 2024Office of the Town of Cary ClerkTo the voters of the Town of Cary:Notice is hereby given of a General Election to be held in the Town of Cary on November 5, 2024. Information to VotersUpon 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 forvoting 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 theirresidence 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 casttheir ballot. The vote should not be cast in any manner other than specified here. Sampleballots or other materials to assist the voter in marking their ballot may be taken into the boothand copied. The sample ballot shall not be shown to anyone so as to reveal how the ballot ismarked.A voter who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the voter's minor child or minorward.An election official may inform the voter of the proper manner for casting a vote, but the officialmay not advise or indicate a particular voting choice.Assistance for VotingA voter may select an individual to assist in casting their vote if the voter declares to thepresiding official that they are unable to read, have difficulty reading, writing, or understandingEnglish, or that due to disability are unable to cast their ballot. The selected individualrendering assistance may not be the voter's employer or an agent of that employer or anofficer or agent of a labor organization which represents the voter.Where Optical Scan Voting is UsedThe voter shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to the name of the candidate of theirchoice 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 spaceprovided for a write-in vote and fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to the write-in line. Onreferendum questions, the voter shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to "yes" if in favor ofthe question, or the voter shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to "no" if opposed to thequestion.When using an electronic ballot marking device (“Automark,” “ExpressVote,” Clear Access or“ImageCast Evolution-ICE”) to mark an optical scan ballot, the voter shall touch the screen oruse the tactile pad to select the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each office forwhich 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 awrite-in vote. On referendum questions, the voter shall touch the screen or use the tactile pad toselect "yes" if in favor of the question, or the voter shall touch the screen or use the tactile pad toselect "no" if opposed to the question.After Voting the BallotAfter an official optical scan ballot is marked, it shall be inserted in the security sleeve, so themarks do not show. The voter may insert the ballot in the voting device and discard the sleeve ordeliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit. The voter shall leave the polling place promptly.After an official touch screen ballot is cast, the voter shall leave the polling place promptly.Spoiling BallotsIf a voter spoils a paper or optical scan ballot, they shall return it to an election official whoshall issue another ballot in its place, but not more than three ballots shall be issued to any onevoter. If the ballot has not been initialed by two inspectors or is defective in any other way, thevoter 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.The following are two official ballots. Alderperson contests may differ between wards. Sampleballots from any ward can be found online at myvote.wi.gov or at the city clerk’s office.