Spring Election 2026

​Type B Notice
Spring Election
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Type B Notice for Spring Election | Rev 2021-06 | Wisconsin Elections Commission, P.O. Box 7984, Madison, WI 53707-7984 |
608-261-2028 | web: wec.wi.gov | email: [email protected]
Notice of Spring Election and
Sample Ballots
April 7, 2026
Office of the Town of Stinnett Clerk
To the voters of the Town of Stinnett
Notice is hereby given of a spring election to be held in Washburn County in the Town of Stinnett on 4/7/2026, 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, if any, in the sample ballot below.
Information to Voters
Upon entering the polling place and before being permitted to vote, a voter shall:
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state their name and address
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show an acceptable form of photo identification*
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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 or minor 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
Type B Notice
Spring Election
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Type B Notice for Spring Election | Rev 2021-06 | Wisconsin Elections Commission, P.O. Box 7984, Madison, WI 53707-7984 |
608-261-2028 | web: wec.wi.gov | email: [email protected]
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 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 next to the write-in line.
When using an electronic ballot marking device ICE to mark an optical scan ballot, the voter uses 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.
After Voting the Ballot
After an official optical scan ballot is marked. The voter may insert the ballot in the voting device The voter shall leave the polling place promptly.
Spoiling Ballots
If a voter spoils a paper or 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.
Please see Ballott
Jill Washkuhn
(Insert name and title of Clerk making this notice)
Clerks publish the Type B Notice the Monday before an election. When voting is equipment used, the notice shall include all offices and questions to be voted on at the election. The cost of this notice shall be shared §10.06(3)(e).) Posted on the Stinnett Website, at Town Hall, Tranus Lake road and Outback bar.