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TOWN OF BEAR CREEK Electronic Voting Equipment Testing Notice Notice is hereby given that a public test of the electronic voting equipment to be used at the General Election on Tuesday, November 5th, 2024 will be held at Bear Creek Town Hall E9107 Silver Creek Road at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, October 20th, 2024. Location and Hours of Polling Place The General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 5th, 2024, in the Town of Bear Creek. The following polling place location will be used: Bear Creek Town Hall E9107 Silver Creek Road Polling place will be open at 7am and will close at 8pm. Polling place is accessible to elderly and disabled voters. If you have any questions concerning your polling place, please contact the municipal clerk. Theresa Huss, Clerk 715-701-4992 Publish Oct. 24, 2024 WNAXLP

VILLAGE OF HORTONVILLE, AND TOWN OF HORTONIA OUTAGAMIE COUNTY NOVEMBER 5, 2024 GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE OF PUBLIC TEST NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, the Village of Hortonville, and Town of Hortonia will conduct the required public test of the DS200 and ExpressVote equipment to be used at the November 5, 2024 General Election. This test will be conducted at the places and times indicated below. This test is open to the public. Village of Hortonville Tuesday, October 29, 2024 9:00 A.M. Community Center 531 N. Nash St. Hortonville Jane Booth Village Clerk-Treasurer Town of Hortonia Tuesday, October 29, 2024 9:30 A.M. Hortonville/Hortonia Fire Hall 700 W. Nye St. Hortonville Lyn Marie Neuenfeldt Town of Hortonia Clerk Publish: October 24, 2024 WNAXLP

TOWN OF AUBURN PUBLIC TEST NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the public test of the Dominion ICE Voting Equipment to be used at the Election on April 2, 2024 will be conducted at the Auburn Town Hall, W1728 Sunset Drive, Campbellsport, Wisconsin at 3:00 p.m. on March 27, 2024. This public test is open to the general public, Chapter 5, Sec. 5.84 Wisconsin Statues. Bonnie Berg, CMC Town Clerk 3/21 WNAXLP

Notice of Public Test In accordance with WI State Statutes, the Public Test of the Electronic Voting Equipment will be conducted on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 2:00 pm at the Little Wolf Town Hall, for the Fall General Election, taking place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Test is open to the Public, and Handicap accessible. All interested parties are Encouraged to attend. Jackie Beyer, Clerk Town of Little Wolf Publish Oct. 24, 2024 WNAXLP

NOTICE to the Residents of the Town of Matteson The Town of Matteson will be holding its Public Test of the Electronic Voting equipment on Saturday, November 2nd, 2024 at 9:00 AM at the Matteson Town Hall for the upcoming November 5th, 2024 Election. Posted October 25, 2024. Published October 31, 2024. Mike Mehlberg, Clerk Publish Oct. 31, 2024 WNAXLP

NOTICE OF PUBLIC TEST Village of Kewaskum 1308 Fond du Lac Ave., Kewaskum, WI 53040 October 29, 2024, 10:00 A.M. Under Wisconsin State Statute 5.84(1), the Village of Kewaskum will be conducting a public test of the electronic ballot tabulation system to ascertain that it will correctly count the votes cast for all offices and on all measures at the General Election on November 5, 2024. Said test will take place on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at the Municipal Building, 1308 Fond du Lac Avenue. The test is open to the public. Tammy Butz Assistant Administrator/Clerk 10/24 WNAXLP

Town of Eden/ Village of Eden Notice of Public Test NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Test of the Voting Equipment to be used at the General Election on November 5th, 2024, will be conducted in the Town/Village Offices at 3:00 pm on Wed, October 30th, 2024. The Town/Village of Eden offices are located at 104 Pine St, Eden, WI 53019. This Public Test is open to the public pursuant to Chapter 5, Sec.5.84 of the Wisconsin Statutes. Brenda J. Gosein Municipal Clerk Town of Eden Kari Schlefke Municipal Clerk Village of Eden 10/24 WNAXLP

CITY OF WAUPACA PUBLIC TEST - ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES In accordance with State Statutes 5.84, the city of Waupaca will conduct a public test on Wednesday October 30, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. on two (2) ImageCast Evolution (ICE) Voting Machines in preparation for the Partisan Primary Election to be held on Tuesday November 5, 2024. The testing will be conducted in the Recreation Center, 407 School Street. All persons are invited to attend. /s/ Barbara J. Nowak City Clerk PUBLISH: October 24, 2024 WNAXLP

TOWN OF AUBURN PUBLIC TEST NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the public test of the Dominion ICE Voting Equipment to be used at the Election on August 13, 2024 will be conducted at the Auburn Town Hall, W1728 Sunset Drive, Campbellsport, Wisconsin at 3:00 p.m. on August 7, 2024. This public test is open to the general public, Chapter 5, Sec. 5.84 Wisconsin Statues. Bonnie Berg, CMC Town Clerk 8/1 WNAXLP

TOWN OF FARMINGTON POLLING LOCATION At the General Election to be held on November 5, 2024, in the Town of Farmington, the following polling place location will be used for all Wards (1-5): Town of Farmington Town Hall, 9422 STH 144, Kewaskum, WI 53040 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 disabled voters. If you have any questions concerning your polling place, contact the municipal clerk: Town Clerk, Patty Hoerig, 1807 County Road A, West Bend, WI 53090, 262-429-1087 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. 10/31 WNAXLP

TOWN OF DAYTON ELECTRONIC VOTING EQUIPMENT PUBLIC TEST November 5th, 2024 General Election Notice is hereby given that the Public Test of the Electronic Voting Machine to be used by the Town of Dayton at the November 5th, 2024 General Election, will be conducted at the Dayton Town Hall, N2285 Highway 22 on Tuesday, October 29th, 2024 at 10 am. The public test is one of many steps taken to validate the integrity of our elections. This Test is open to the general public. Wanda L. Hiltgen Town Clerk Town of Dayton Publish Oct. 17 & 24, 2024 WNAXLP

NOTICE OF REFERENDUM City of Stevens Point November 5, 2024 At an election to be held in the City of Stevens Point on November 5, 2024, the following proposed Resolution of the City Council will be submitted to a vote of the people: STATE OF WISCONSIN CITY OF STEVENS POINT PORTAGE COUNTY RESOLUTION NO. 36425 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A REFERENDUM FOR THE CITY OF STEVENS POINT TO HIRE ADDITIONAL FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL WHEREAS, the State of Wisconsin has imposed limits on town, village, city, and county property tax levies under Wis. Stat. § 66.0602; and WHEREAS, Wis. Stat. § 66.0602 limits the increase in 2025 to the local property tax levy to no more than the greater of (a) 0% of last year’s actual levy or (b) a percentage equal to the percentage change in equalized value due to new construction less improvements removed plus other exceptions like new debt service; and WHEREAS, the City of Stevens Point is presently served by 46 full-time Fire Department personnel and 9 additional personnel are required to enhance services; and WHEREAS, the increased costs necessary to add the additional required personnel to support the City’s public safety needs would exceed the City’s maximum allowable levy; and WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Stevens Point, Portage County believes it is in the City’s best interest to exceed the state levy limit as described above in greater percentage than allowed by statute in order to increase the number of fire department personnel. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Stevens Point, Portage County, do hereby support an increase in the city tax levy for tax year 2024 (collected in 2025) to exceed the state levy limit. The Common Council intends that the levy increase be applied on an ongoing basis thereafter by including it in the base used to calculate the limit going forward. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Common Council directs that the question of increasing the city tax levy for tax year 2024 (to be collected in 2025) by 9.7%, which would increase the city levy by $1,858,853 over the past year’s levy, for a city tax levy of $21,022,293, shall be submitted to the electors in a referendum election to be held on November 5, 2024, in the following form: Referendum Question Under state law, the increase in the levy of the City of Stevens Point for the tax to be imposed for the next fiscal year, 2025, is limited to 1.951%, which results in a levy of$20,047,293. Shall the City of Stevens Point be allowed to exceed this limit and increase the levy for the next fiscal year, 2025, for the purpose of hiring additional fire department personnel, by a total of 4.864%, which results in a levy of $21,022,293, and on an ongoing basis, include the increase of $975,000 for each fiscal year going forward? The results of the referendum shall be binding upon the City of Stevens Point and certified to the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, as required by Wisconsin Statutes Section 66.0602(4); and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Common Council directs that the following Explanatory Statement of the vote to be used where required: Explanatory Statement and Effect of Vote The City of Stevens Point is presently served by 46 full-time Fire Department personnel. In order to add additional full-time staff to maintain current levels of service, the City’s costs would exceed the maximum allowable levy. A “yes” vote allows the Common Council to exceed the state-imposed levy limits to provide additional funding to pay for additional fire department personnel. The increased levy would apply on an ongoing basis thereafter by including it in the base used to calculate the limit going forward. The total estimated increase in the City portion of the tax rate is 9.7%. A “no” vote does not allow the Common Council to exceed the state-imposed levy limits to provide additional funding to pay for additional fire department personnel. The Fire Department would continue to be staffed in the same manner it is presently staffed. The total estimated increase in the City portion of the tax rate is 4.5%. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk shall provide the County Clerk with a certified copy of this Resolution so as to ensure that the referendum question can be placed on the November 5, 2024 election ballot for all wards within the City of Stevens Point. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of Stevens Point on the 19th day of August, 2024. The question will appear on the ballot as follows: Under state law, the increase in the levy of the City of Stevens Point for the tax to be imposed for the next fiscal year, 2025, is limited to 1.951%, which results in a levy of $20,047,293. Shall the City of Stevens Point be allowed to exceed this limit and increase the levy for the next fiscal year, 2025, for the purpose of hiring additional fire department personnel, by a total of 4.864%, which results in a levy of $21,022,293, and on an ongoing basis, include the increase of $975,000 for each fiscal year going forward? Yes No EXPLANATION: The City of Stevens Point is presently served by 46 full-time Fire Department personnel. In order to add additional full-time staff to maintain current levels of service, the City’s costs would exceed the maximum allowable levy. YES VOTE A “yes” vote allows the Common Council to exceed the state-imposed levy limits to provide additional funding to pay for additional fire department personnel. The increased levy would apply on an ongoing basis thereafter by including it in the base used to calculate the limit going forward. The total estimated increase in the City portion of the tax rate is 9.7%. NO VOTE A “no” vote does not allow the Common Council to exceed the state-imposed levy limits to provide additional funding to pay for additional fire department personnel. The Fire Department would continue to be staffed in the same manner it is presently staffed. The total estimated increase in the City portion of the tax rate is 4.5%. Done in the City of Stevens Point, on October 31, 2024. Kari Yenter, City Clerk WNAXLP

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, who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 28 consecutive days before the election. The elector must also be registered in order to receive an absentee ballot. Proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued. You must make a request for an absentee ballot in writing or online at MyVote.wi.gov. 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 also submit a written request in the form of a letter, or you may apply for an absentee ballot online at MyVote.wi.gov. Your written request must list your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different, and your signature. You may make application to your municipal clerk for an absentee ballot in person, by mail, by fax, by email or at MyVote.wi.gov. Making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is: March 29th, 2024 @ 5:00 p.m. Note: Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined to home or a care facility, 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. Village of Iola Ph: (715) 445-2913 • 180 S. Main St., Iola, WI 54945 The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is / was: Dates & Hours: (no appointments needed) Monday – Friday Beginning March 19th, 2024, thru March 29th, 2024; Hours: 8:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Appointments needed: for: Weekends or Daily Non-Business Hours the dates of March 19th thru March 29th, 2024. Please call the clerk's office at (715) 445-2913 to schedule a time. The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk's office: March 29th, 2024 @ 5:00 p.m. without an appointment 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 April 2nd, 2024. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted. Publish March 21, 2024 WNAXLP

PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF MANAWA VOTING MACHINE TEST Notice is hereby given that the public test of the Automatic Tabulating Equipment to be used at the General Election to be held on November 5, 2024 in the City of Manawa will be conducted in the Manawa Municipal Building at 500 S. Bridge Street, Manawa, Wisconsin at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, October 28, 2024. The test is open to the general public. Logan Hass, City Clerk Publish Oct. 24, 2024 WNAXLP