Election Information

CALENDAR OF ELECTION AND CAMPAIGN EVENTS

JUNE 2006 - DECEMBER 2006
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Partisan Primary - September 12, 2006

General Election- November 7, 2006

JUNE

First day for candidates to circulate nomination

papers for General Election.

8.15(1)

Filing officers may send forms and notice to file July

continuing report to appropriate registrants (see July 6,

2006).

11.21(2), 11.22(3)

First day for municipal clerks to send write-in

absentee ballots to military and overseas electors for

Partisan Primary.

6.25, 7.15(1)(cs)

Last day (5:00 p.m.) for incumbents not seeking

reelection to file Notification of Noncandidacy (EB-

163) with the filing officer. (Failure to notify will

extend nomination paper deadline 72 hours for that

office.)

8.15(1)

Closing date for July continuing campaign finance

report.

11.20(8)(c)

JULY

Certain materials and supplies from the Spring

Election may be destroyed after this date if no election

contest, recount or litigation is pending.

7.23(1)

Last day for filing officers to send forms and notice to

file July continuing campaign finance report to

appropriate registrants.

11.21(2), 11.22(3)

Last day (5:00 p.m.) for candidates to file nomination

papers, declarations of candidacy, and campaign

registration statements for the General Election with

filing officer.

8.15(1), 8.20(8)(a), 8.21

Last day for governing body of municipality to pass

resolution combining wards for Partisan Primary.

5.15(6)(b)

Last day for governing body of municipality to

establish polling places for Partisan Primary.

5.25(3)

Deadline for filing officer to accept challenges to

nomination papers.

8.07, ElBd.2.07

Wis. Adm. Code

Materials and supplies from the September 14, 2004,

Partisan Primary may be destroyed.

7.23(1)

Last day for filing officers to draw names of

candidates by lot for placement on the Partisan Primary

ballot.

5.60(1)(b), 5.62(3), (4)

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DATE

STATUTE

2006

JULY

Last day for Elections Board to send Type B notice

information and certification of candidates to county

clerks for Partisan Primary.

10.01(2)(b),

10.06(1)(h)

Last day for registrants to file July continuing

campaign finance reports.

11.20(4), (7)

County clerks prepare ballots and send proofs to

Elections Board for review as soon as possible before

printing.

5.72(1), 7.10(2)

Last day for municipal governing body to provide for

the relocation of the absentee ballot processing and

voting function. (This location will remain in use thru

the November general election.)

6.855(1)

AUGUST

Filing officers may send forms and notice to file Fall

pre-primary campaign finance report to appropriate

registrants (see August 22, 2006).

11.21(2), 11.22(3)

First day for municipal clerks to send write-in

absentee ballots to military and overseas electors for

General Election.

6.25, 7.15(1)(cs)

Last day for county clerks to deliver ballots and

supplies to municipal clerks for the Partisan Primary.

7.10(1),(3)

Last day for municipal clerks to send write-in

absentee ballots to military and overseas electors for

Partisan Primary.

6.25, 7.15(1)(cs)

Municipal clerks have absentee ballots available for

voting at the Partisan Primary.

7.15(cm)

Last day for governing body of municipality to

authorize appointment of tabulators for Partisan

Primary.

7.03(3)(a)

County and municipal clerks publish Type A notice

of referenda (if required) to be held at the Partisan

Primary.

10.01(2)(c),

10.06(2)(g), (3)(c)

Municipal clerks publish Type E notice of absentee

voting instructions for Partisan Primary.

10.01(2)(e),

10.06(3)(cm)

First day for special voting deputies to conduct

absentee voting for residents in nursing homes, CBRFs,

and retirement homes for Partisan Primary.

6.875(6)

Last day for filing officers to send forms and notice to

file Fall pre-primary campaign finance report to

appropriate registrants.

11.21(2), 11.22(3)

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DATE

STATUTE

2006

AUGUST

Last day (5:00 p.m.) for electors to register by mail to

vote in Partisan Primary (except for registration in

municipal clerk's office and at polls).

6.28(1)

Closing date for Fall pre-primary campaign finance

report.

11.20(8)(a)

Municipal or county clerk must publish notice of

public test of electronic voting equipment at least 48

hours before the test.

5.84(1)

SEPTEMBER

First day for municipal or county clerk to conduct

public test of electronic voting equipment.

5.84(1)

Materials and supplies from the November 2, 2004,

General Election may be destroyed.

7.23(1)

Last day for registrants to file Fall pre-primary

campaign finance report.

11.20(2)

Last day (5:00 p.m.) for electors (except for military

electors) to request absentee ballots by mail for

September primary.

6.86(1)(b)

Last day (5:00 p.m.) for military electors who are

NOT away from their voting residence due to active

duty to request absentee ballots by mail for the

September primary.

6.86(1)(c)

Last day for governing body of municipality to

establish location of polling places for General

Election.

5.25(3)

Last day for governing body of municipality to pass

resolution combining wards for General Election.

5.15(6)(5)

Last day (5:00 p.m.) for special voting deputies to

make arrangements with nursing home, CBRF, and

retirement home administrators for establishing one or

more dates for conducting absentee voting for

Partisan Primary.

6.875(6)

County clerks publish Type B notice of voting

instructions and facsimile ballots for Partisan Primary.

10.01(2)(b),

10.06(2)(j)

County clerks publish Type C notice of referenda (if

required).

10.01(2)(c)

Municipal clerks publish Type D notice of the location

and hours of polling places for the Partisan Primary.

10.01(2)(d)

Last day (5:00 p.m.) for special voting deputies to

conduct absentee voting for residents in nursing

homes, CBRFs, and retirement homes for Partisan

Primary.

6.875(6)

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DATE

STATUTE

2006

SEPTEMBER

Last day (5:00 p.m.) for electors who have not

previously registered to vote in Partisan Primary to

register in the municipal clerk's office.

6.29(2)(a)

Last day (5:00 p.m.) for electors to make application

in person to the municipal clerk for absentee ballots to

vote in the Partisan Primary (except for hospitalized

electors and sequestered jurors).

6.86(1)(b)

Last day (5:00 p.m.) for military electors who ARE

away from their voting residence due to active duty

to request absentee ballots by mail for the September

primary.

6.86(1)(b)

Deadline (5:00 p.m.) for sequestered jurors to apply

for absentee ballots and for hospitalized electors to

make application by agent for absentee ballots for

Partisan Primary.

6.86(1)(b), (3)(c)

PARTISAN PRIMARY for Governor, Lt. Governor,

Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Treasurer,

United States Senator, Representative in Congress, State

Senator, Representative to the Assembly, District

Attorney, County Partisan Offices, and Referenda (if

required).

5.02(18)

Election inspectors report results of Partisan Primary

to proper clerks immediately upon completion of

ward/election district canvass.

7.51(4)(b), 7.60(1)

Municipal clerks deliver tally sheets, inspectors'

statements, ballots, and applicable absentee

envelopes to county clerk by 4:00 p.m.

7.51(5)

Municipal clerks (in municipalities that canvass

absentee ballots at an alternate location) deliver tally

sheets, inspectors' statements, ballots, and applicable

absentee envelopes to county and clerk by 4:00 p.m.

7.51(5), 7.52

County Board of Canvassers begin canvass of

Partisan Primary not later than 9:00 a.m.

7.60(3)

Last day to receive Partisan Primary ballots from

military electors who ARE away from their voting

residence due to active duty. Ballots must be

postmarked no later than September 12, 2006, the date

of the Partisan Primary.

6.221(3)(a), (b)

Last day for county clerks to deliver statement of

county canvass of Partisan Primary for state and federal

offices to Elections Board.

7.60(5)

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DATE

STATUTE

2006

SEPTEMBER

Last day for Elections Board to send Type B notice

information and certification of candidates for General

Election to county clerks.

10.01(2)(b),

10.06(1)(i)

Last day for chairperson of the State Elections Board

to certify the results of the Partisan Primary.

7.70(3)(a)

Filing officers draw names of candidates by lot for

placement on the General Election ballot no later than

the third day after completion of the Primary canvass.

5.60(1)(b)

County clerks prepare ballots and send proofs to

Elections Board for review as soon as possible before

printing

5.72(1), 7.10(2)

OCTOBER

Filing officers may send forms and notice to file Fall

pre-election campaign finance report to appropriate

registrants (see October 16, 2006).

11.21(2), 11.22(3)

Last day for county clerks to deliver ballots and

supplies to municipal clerks for the General Election.

7.10(1), (3)

Last day for municipal clerks to send write-in

absentee ballots to military and overseas electors for

General Election.

6.25, 7.15(1)(cs)

Municipal clerks have ballots available for absentee

voting at the General Election.

7.10(3), 7.15(1)(c), (cm)

Last day for governing body of municipality to

authorize appointment of tabulators for General

Election.

7.30(3)(a)

Municipal clerks publish Type E notice of absentee

voting instructions for General Election.

10.01(2)(e),

10.06(3)(cm)

County and municipal clerks publish Type A notice

of referenda (if required) to be held at the General

Election.

10.01(2)(c),

10.06(2)(g), (3)(c)

Last day for filing officers to send forms and notice to

file Fall pre-election campaign finance report to

appropriate registrants.

11.21(2), 11.22(3)

First day for special voting deputies to conduct

absentee voting for residents in nursing homes, CBRFs,

and retirement homes for General Election.

6.875(6)

Last day (5:00 p.m.) for electors to register by mail to

vote in General Election (except for registration in the

municipal clerk's office and at polls).

6.28(1)

Closing date for Fall pre-election campaign finance

report.

11.20(8)(a)

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DATE

STATUTE

2006

OCTOBER

Municipal or county clerk must publish notice of

public test of electronic voting equipment at least 48

hours before the test.

5.84(1)

First day for municipal or county clerk to conduct

public test of electronic voting equipment.

5.84(1)

Last day for registrants to file Fall pre-election

campaign finance report.

11.20(2), (3)

NOVEMBER

Municipal clerks contact county political parties or

party committeepersons to solicit nominations for

election inspectors and special voting deputies.

6.875(4), 7.30(4)

Last day (5:00 p.m.) for electors (except military

electors) to request absentee ballots by mail for

General Election.

6.86(1)(b)

Last day (5:00 p.m.) for military electors who are

NOT away from their voting residence due to active

duty to request absentee ballots by mail for General

Election.

6.86(1)(b

Last day (5:00 p.m.) for special voting deputies to

make arrangements with nursing home, CBRF, and

retirement home administrators for establishing one or

more dates for conducting absentee voting for

General Election.

6.875(6)

County clerks publish Type B notice of voting

instructions and facsimile ballots for General Election.

10.01(2)(b), 10.02,

10.06(2)(m)

County clerks publish Type C notice of referenda (if

required).

10.01(2)(c),

10.06(2)(m)

Municipal clerks publish Type D notice of locations

and hours of polling places for General Election.

10.01(2)(d),

10.06(3)(d)

Last day (5:00 p.m.) for electors who have not

previously registered to vote at the General Election

to register in the municipal clerk's office.

6.29(2)

Last day (5:00 p.m.) for electors to make application

in person to the municipal clerk for absentee ballots to

vote in the General Election (except hospitalized electors

and sequestered jurors).

6.86(1)(b)

Last day (5:00 p.m.) for special voting deputies to

conduct absentee voting for residents in nursing

homes, CBRFs, and retirement homes for General

Election.

6.875(6)

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DATE

STATUTE

2006

NOVEMBER

Deadline (5:00 p.m.) for sequestered jurors to apply

for an absentee ballot and for hospitalized electors to

make application by agent for absentee ballots for

General Election.

6.86(1)(b), (3)(c)

Deadline (5:00 p.m.) for military electors who ARE

away from their voting residence due to active duty

to request absentee ballots by mail for General

Election.

6.86(10(b),

GENERAL ELECTION for Governor, Lt. Governor,

Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Treasurer,

United States Senator, Representative in Congress, State

Senator, Representative to the Assembly, District

Attorney, and County Partisan Offices, and Referenda

(if required).

5.02(5)

Election inspectors report results of General Election

to proper clerks immediately upon completion of

ward/election district canvass.

7.51(4)(b), 7.60(1)

Municipal clerks deliver tally sheets, inspectors'

statements, ballots, and applicable absentee

envelopes to county clerk by 4:00 p.m.

7.51(5)

Municipal clerks (in municipalities that canvass

absentee ballots at an alternate location) deliver tally

sheets, inspectors' statements, ballots, and applicable

absentee envelopes to county and clerk by 4:00 p.m.

7.51(5), 7.52

County Board of Canvassers begin canvass of

General Election not later than 9:00 a.m.

7.60(3)

Municipal clerks shall conduct a post-election audit of

voting equipment following procedures prescribed by

the Elections Board.

7.08(6)

Last day for Elections Board to send Type A notice of

Spring Primary on February 20, 2007, and Spring

Election on April 3, 2007, to county clerks.

10.01(1), (2)(a),

10.06(1)(a)

Last day to receive General Election ballots from

military electors who ARE away from their voting

residence due to active duty. Ballots must be

postmarked no later than November 7, 2006, the date of

the General Election.

6.221(3)(a), (b)

Last day for county clerks to deliver statement of

county canvass of General Election for state and federal

offices to Elections Board.

7.60(5)

First day for municipal clerks to send write-in

absentee ballots to military electors for 2007 Spring

6.25, 7.15(1)(cs)

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Primary.

DATE

STATUTE

2006

NOVEMBER

County clerks publish Type A notice of Spring

Primary on February 20, 2007, and Spring Election on

April 3, 2007.

10.01(2)(a),

10.06(2)(a)

Municipal clerks publish Type A notice of local

Spring Primary on February 20, 2007, and Spring

Election on April 3, 2007.

10.01(2)(a),

10.06(3)(a), (4)(a)

Last day for county political parties or party

committeepersons to submit list of nominees for

election inspectors and special voting deputies to

municipalities.

6.875(4), 7.30(4)(b), (c)

County clerks issue certificates of election after

expiration of time to file petition for recount and appeal

of recount.

7.60(6)

DECEMBER

First day for candidates to circulate nomination

papers for 2007 Spring Election.

8.05(3)(a), (4)(b),

8.10(2)(a)

First day for governing body of municipality to set the

date for a town or village caucus.

8.05(1)(a)

First day for governing body of municipality to appoint

election inspectors and special voting deputies.

6.875(4), 7.30(4)(a)

Municipal clerks certify the approximate number of

electors in municipality to county clerks.

5.66(1)

Filing officers may send forms and notice to file

January continuing campaign finance report to

appropriate registrants.

11.21(2), 11.22(3)

Certain materials and supplies from Partisan Primary

may be destroyed after this date if no election contest,

recount, or litigation is pending. (Ballots, materials and

supplies pertaining to a federal election must be retained

for 22 months.)

7.23

Last day (5:00 p.m.) for incumbents not seeking

reelection to file Notification of Noncandidacy

(EB-163) with the filing officer. (Failure to notify will

extend nomination paper deadline 72 hours for that

office.)

8.10(2)(a), 120.06(6)(b)

Last day for governing body of a municipality to

appoint election inspectors and special voting

deputies.

6.875(4), 7.30(4)(a),

(b)1

Closing date for January continuing campaign

finance report.

11.20(8)(b)

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Rev. 6/19/06

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