Budget details located under agenda for Public Hearing.

Notice of Location and Hours of Polling Place

At the election to be held on November 5, 2024, in the Town of Sherry of Wood County, Wisconsin, the following polling place location will be used for the wards indicated:

                      Location                                                         Wards

                  Sherry Town Hall                                                   1

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 voters with disabilities*.

If you have any questions concerning your polling place, contact the municipal clerk.

Sandra Lobner, Municipal Clerk

9285 2^nd Street, Milladore, WI 54454

715-305-6448,  Office Hours: 8am-6pm

  Notice of Meeting of the Local Board of Canvassers

At the close of voting on Election Day, pursuant to the provisions of Wis. Stat. § 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 Wis. Stat. § 7.51.  This meeting will be open to the public pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§ 19.81-89.

  Notice of Meeting of the Local and Municipal Board of Canvassers (MBOC)

At the close of voting on Election Day, pursuant to the provisions of Wis. Stat. § 19.84, the Election Inspectors will convene as a joint meeting of the Local Board of Canvassers and the MBOC for the purpose of conducting the local and municipal canvasses pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§7.51 and 7.53(1). This meeting will be open to the public pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§ 19.81-89.

Notice of Meeting of MBOC to Process Rehabilitated Provisional Ballots

If provisional ballots have been issued and are subsequently cured by the voter before 4:00 p.m. on the Friday after the election, the MBOC must meet no later than the following Monday at 9:00 a.m. to process the cured provisional ballots.  This is a public meeting and requires applicable notice.

Posted on November 4, 2024

Sandra Lobner. Clerk, Town of Sherry

Early Voting – Town of Sherry

Tuesday October 29, 2024 from 9:30 am – noon.

Wednesday October 30, 2024 from 9::00am – noon

Location: Sherry Town Hall

Voter Registration is available as well.

Early Voting – Town of Sherry

Monday October 28, 2024 from 5:00 – 7:30pm @ Sherry Town Hall

Voter Registration is available this evening as well.

SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE

Members of the Sherry Town Board may be present establishing a quorum on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at 7:00p.m. at the Sherry Fire Station.

Purpose: To attend the Blenker-Sherry Sanitary District community meeting at 7:00 p.m. hosted by the Blenker-Sherry Sanitary District to discuss the future of the Sanitary District.

• A quorum of the town board may be present.
• No decisions related to Town Board business will be conducted.
• Other attendees include community members from Towns of Sherry and Milladore.

 Posted by Sandra Lobner, Town Clerk – October 16, 2024

SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE

Members of the Sherry Town Board may be present establishing a quorum on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at 7:00p.m. at the Sherry Fire Station.

Purpose: To attend the Blenker-Sherry Sanitary District community meeting at 7:00 p.m. hosted by the Blenker-Sherry Sanitary District to discuss the future of the Sanitary District.

• A quorum of the town board may be present.
• No decisions related to Town Board business will be conducted.
• Other attendees include community members from Towns of Sherry and Milladore.

 Posted by Sandra Lobner, Town Clerk – October 16, 2024

PSC of WI requests posting for public viewing of the expansion of the existing Arpin Substation (Sherry, WI)  and new 345 kV transmission line. This infomration will remain posted through 10/31/2024.

For your viewing: These two files are located under the September 10, 2024 Town Board Meeting as the agenda packet.

NOTICE OF REFERENDUM

Town of Sherry

November 5, 2024

 Referendum Election Details

At an election to be held in the Town of Sherry on November 5, 2024, the following proposed ordinance of the Town Board will be submitted to a vote of the people:        

The Town Board of the Town of Sherry, Wood County, Wisconsin, does hereby ordain as follows:

That, pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 60.30(1e)(a), the office of the town clerk shall be filled by appointment of a majority of the members-elect of the town board.

The term of office for the appointed position(s) shall be set by the town board, but may not exceed 3 years per § 60.30(1e)(c). The town board may re-appoint the officer(s) for additional terms. However, removal by the town board during a given term of office may only be for “cause” as defined under § 17.001 and required by § 60.30(1e)(f).

This ordinance is subject to approval by the town electors in a referendum, which is hereby called by the Town Board to be held on NOVEMBER 5, 2024, at the next general election.

The salary of the appointed position(s) shall be set by the town board and may not be reduced during the term of office.

This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its town board passage, notice after passage per § 60.80 and also its referendum approval by the town electors as required by § 60.30(1e)(b).

Adopted this 14th day of August, 2024.

Town of Sherry, Wood County, Wisconsin.

Ballot Text

The question will appear on the ballot as follows:

Shall the person holding the office of Town Clerk in the Town of Sherry be appointed by the town board?           

Explanation

A vote “Yes”, indicates support for an appointment of the Town Clerk.

A vote “No”, indicates NO support for an appointment of the Town Clerk. The position will remain an elected position.

                                                         Done in the Town of Sherry, on August 14, 2024                                                                                                         Sandra Lobner, Clerk

Type E Notice 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 October 31, 2024**.
*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.
   Sandra Lobner, Clerk
   9285 2nd Street Milladore, WI 54454
   715-305-6448 Availability: Mon-Fri and weekends 8am-8pm
The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is: October 22, 2024
The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is: November 3, 2024
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 November 5, 2024. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.

Sandra Lobner, Clerk, Town of Sherry posted on August 26, 2024