NOTICE OF NONCANDIDACY

The following incumbent office holder has filed a Notice of Noncandidacy for the Spring Election to be held on Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Village Trustee – Brandi Schomisch  

Village Trustee – Andrew Gleason

This information is being posted per Wis Stat §§ 8.10(2)(am) and 120.06(6)(b)3m.

In jurisdictions where nomination papers are required, if an incumbent does not file either a notification of non-candidacy by December 24, 2021 or nomination papers and a Declaration of Candidacy by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, the filing deadline for that office is extended by 72 hours from the original deadline for all candidates except the incumbent. Wis Stat. §§ 8.10(2)(a) and 120.06(6)(b)3.

PUBLIC TEST OF ELECTRONIC VOTING EQUIPMENT TO BE USED

AT THE SPRING ELECTION ON APRIL 1, 2025 

According to Wis. Stats. 5.84(1) the electronic voting equipment must be tested at a public meeting. The DS 200 electronic tabulating machine and the Express Vote Ballot Marking machines will be tested on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at the Community Center located at 507 S. Maple St.

NOTICE OF SPRING ELECTION - Type A Election Notice

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at an election is to be held in the Village of Black Creek, on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, the following offices are to be elected to succeed the present incumbents listed.  The term for village president and village trustee begins on April 15, 2025.  All terms are for two years unless otherwise indicated.

Office                                                                   Incumbent

Village President                                                Justin Stingle

Village Trustee                                                   Brandi Schomisch

Village Trustee                                                   Rebecca Bird

Village Trustee                                                   Andy Gleason

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the first day to circulate nomination papers is December 1, 2024, and the final day for filing nomination papers is 5:00 p.m., on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, in the office of the village clerk.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that if a primary is necessary, the primary will be held on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.

VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT - Type E Election Notice

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.

You must submit a written request 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 by mail, by using the drop box located at Village Hall 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:

5 pm on the Friday preceding the election, Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

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 at the clerk's office, or other specified location, during the days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person.

Barbara Schuh, Clerk
301 N Maple St.
Black Creek, WI 54106
(920) 984-3295
By appointment only