Notice of Spring Election and Sample Ballot April 1, 2025
Office of the Barron County Clerk To the voters of Barron County:
Notice is hereby given of a spring election to be held in Barron County on April 1st, 2025, at which the officers named below shall be nominated. The names of the candidates for each office, whose nominations have been certified to or filed in this office, are given under the title of the office, each in its proper column, together with the questions submitted to a vote, for a referendum, 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/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.
Where Optical Scan Voting is Used
The voter shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow 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 or connect the arrow next to the write-in line. On referendum questions, the voter shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to “yes” if in favor of the question, or the voter shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to “no” if opposed to the question.
When using an electronic ballot marking device, ExpressVote, 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 his or her choice for each office for which 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 a write-in vote. On referendum questions, the voter shall touch the screen or use the tactile pad to select “yes” if in favor of the question, or the voter shall touch the screen or use the tactile pad to select “no” if opposed to the question.
After Voting the Ballot
After an official optical scan ballot is marked, it shall be inserted in the security sleeve, so the marks do not show. The voter may insert the ballot in the voting device and discard the sleeve or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit. The voter shall leave the polling place promptly.
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.
The following is a sample of the official ballot:
SAMPLE BALLOT FOR MY NEXT ELECTION
2025 Spring Election
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Town Of Bear Lake – Ward 1 Rice Lake School District
Here’s what will be on the ballot for the next election.
Sample Ballot for My Next Election Rice Lake School District
State Superintendent Of Public Instruction
Vote For One
Brittany Kinser
Jill Underly
Write In
Justice Of The Supreme Court
Vote For One
Brad Schimel
Susan Crawford
Write In
Court Of Appeals Judge District 3
Vote For One
Lisa K. Stark
Write In
Bear Lake Town Board Chairperson
Vote For One
Drew Minkel
Paul Toft
Write In
Bear Lake Town Board Supervisor 1
Vote For One
Steven Schultz
Write In
Bear Lake Town Board Supervisor 2
Vote For One
Matthew Gannon
David Wellsandt
Write In
Rice Lake Area School District School Board Member
Vote For Not More Than Four
Phil Henkel
Josh Royes
Lannah Schulz
Lori Zahrbock
Andrew Kopp
Miriam M. Vavra
Write In
Write In
Write In
Write In
State of Wisconsin Referendum
Vote for one
Photographic identification for voting. Shall section 1m of article III of the constitution be created to require that voters present valid photographic identification verifying their identity in order to vote in any election, subject to exceptions which may be established by law?
Yes
No
2025 Spring Election
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Town Of Bear Lake – Ward 1 Cumberland School District
State Superintendent Of Public Instruction
Vote For One
Brittany Kinser
Jill Underly
Write In
Justice Of The Supreme Court
Vote For One
Brad Schimel
Susan Crawford
Write In
Court Of Appeals Judge District 3
Vote For One
Lisa K. Stark
Write In
Bear Lake Town Board Chairperson
Vote For One
Drew Minkel
Paul Toft
Write In
Bear Lake Town Board Supervisor 1
Vote For One
Steven Schultz
Write In
Bear Lake Town Board Supervisor 2
Vote For One
Matthew Gannon
David Wellsandt
Write In
Cumberland School District School Board Member
Vote For Not More Than Two
Jonelle R. Gideo
Michael Furseth
Eric Stone
Nancy Keeler
Write In
Write In
State of Wisconsin Referendum
Vote for one
Photographic identification for voting. Shall section 1m of article III of the constitution be created to require that voters present valid photographic identification verifying their identity in order to vote in any election, subject to exceptions which may be established by law?
Yes
No