PUBLIC NOTICE

TESTING ELECTRONIC VOTING EQUIPMENT

FOR THE FALL PRIMARY ELECTION

STATE of WISCONSIN

IOWA COUNTY

According to Wis. Stats. 5.84(1) Testing Equipment, the electronic voting equipment must be tested at a public meeting.  The DS200 and ExpressVote electronic voting systems, which utilize automatic tabulating equipment, will be tested on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2022 at 2:00 pm located at:

VILLAGE OF COBB

Lisa A. Riley, Clerk

Village Office

501 Benson Street

Cobb, WI  53526

(608)623-2777

The test is open to the public.  The test shall be conducted by processing a pre-audited group of ballots so marked as to record a predetermined number of valid votes for each candidate and on each referendum (when applicable).  The test shall include for each office one or more ballots which have votes in excess of the number allowed by law in order to test the ability of the automatic tabulating equipment to reject such votes.  An errorless count must be made before the Clerk can approve the equipment for use in the election.

Posted: Monday, August 1, 2022

Lisa A. Riley, Village Clerk/Treasurer

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VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT

Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may submit a request to vote an absentee ballot to their municipal clerk.  A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen who:

• will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day.
• has resided in the ward or municipality where they wish to vote for at least 28 consecutive days before the election.

The elector must also be registered to vote to receive an absentee ballot.  Proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued*.

Making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail

Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the primary or election or both.  You may make written application to your municipal clerk for an absentee ballot in person, by mail, by fax, by email or at MyVote.wi.gov.

Your written request must include:

1. your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote
2. the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different from the address above
3. your signature
4. a copy of your photo identification*

The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is:

5:00 p.m. on the fifth day before the election, Thursday, August 4, 2022.

*Voters who are indefinitely confined due to age, illness, infirmity, or disability may not be required to provide photo ID. If this applies to you, contact the municipal clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot.

**Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined, in the military, hospitalized, or serving as a sequestered juror.  If this applies to you, contact the municipal clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot.

Voting an absentee ballot in person

You may also request and vote an absentee ballot in the clerk's office or other specified location during the days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person.

 Lisa A. Riley, Village Clerk   (608) 623-2777

501 Benson Street, Cobb, WI  53526-9673

Monday – Thursday  8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is:

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk's office is:

Friday, August 5, 2022

No in-person absentee voting may occur on the day before the election. The municipal clerk will deliver voted ballots returned on or before Election Day to the proper polling place or counting location before the polls close on August 9, 2022.  Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.

Voting and Election Information

To check the status of your absentee ballot or to check your voter history

• Please visit: https://myvote.wi.gov/

State of Wisconsin Elections Commission

The State of Wisconsin Elections Commission has all the forms available for download at their web site. Below are links to some of the most requested forms.

• WEC Web site: elections.wi.gov
• WEC - All Forms Page: elections.wi.gov/forms

EL-121 Absentee Ballot Request

• English Absentee Ballot Request: Wisconsin Application for Absentee Ballot
• Spanish Absentee Ballot Request: Wisconsin Application for Absentee Ballot-Spanish

EL-131 Voter Registration Application

• English Voter Registration Form: http://gab.wi.gov/forms/gab-131-english
• Spanish Voter Registration Form: http://gab.wi.gov/forms/gab-131-spanish
• Hmong Voter Registration Form: http://gab.wi.gov/forms/gab-131-hmong