VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT

Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may request to vote an absentee ballot. 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.

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. 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 for an absentee ballot by mail, email or in person.

Making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail

The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is:
4:30 pm on the fifth day before the election, Thursday, October 29, 2020.

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 Montfort

 Shelly Kazda-Clerk

 102 E. Park St.

 Montfort WI 53569

 Office Hours

 Mon-Thurs. 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.

 943-6917

 The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is:
Tuesday, October 20, 2020

 The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office:
Thursday, October 29, 2020

 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 before the polls close on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.

 TRICK OR TREAT HOURS

 OCTOBER 31^ST, 2020

 2:00pm – 4:00pm

 The Village of Montfort has set Trick or Treat hours and are leaving it up to the parent’s and residents’ discretion to participate or not.  Those that choose to participate remember to  turn your porch light on.  Be careful and stay safe!

Below are a couple of recommendations from the CDC.  You can read their whole guidance at:

www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays.html#halloween

Moderate Risk Activities.

• ·        Participating in one-way trick-or-treating where individually wrapped goodie bags are lined up for families to grab and go while continuing to social distance (such as at the end of a driveway or at the edge of a yard)
• If you are preparing goodie bags, wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 second before and after preparing the bags.

Avoid these higher risk activities to help prevent the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19:

• Participating in traditional trick-or-treating where treats are handed to children who go door to door

As of September 24, all voters with a valid absentee request have had their ballots mailed to them.  They will arrive in envelopes like the one pictured.  Please read all the instructions and return it to us as quickly as possible.  Don’t forget to sign the envelope, have it witnessed and have the witness write their address below; otherwise your ballot will not count.  For more information about the election navigate over to the Election Information page.  Anyone who requests an absentee ballot can expect a 1-2 business day turnaround before their ballot will get mailed out.  If you’d like to check on the status of your ballot go to https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/.  Thank you and stay safe!

Other Election Information:

Note:  Due to a new Court Order some of these deadlines may change in the future but at this time these are the deadlines that are being advised by the Wisconsin Elections Commission. 

I want to register to vote for the November 3, 2020 Election.

·         Wisconsin does allow same day voter registration; however, we encourage you to complete the registration process ahead of time.  The deadline to register on-line or by mail is Wednesday, October 14, 2020.  You may register on-line at www.myvote.wi.gov (proof of residency required) or by completing the Voter Registration Form and submitting it along with a valid proof of residency.   Note:  You must have resided at the address you provide on your Registration Form for at least 28 consecutive days prior to an election in order to vote in the Village of Montfort.  

 ·         After October 14, you will need to register in person in the Clerk/Treasurers office, 102 E. Park Street, Montfort, WI  53569.    Hours are Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., or at your polling location on Election Day, November 3, 2020.  Registration in the Clerk/Treasurers office ends on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 4:30 p.m.

 When will I get my ballot for the November 3 Election?

 ·        The first day Absentee Ballots will be mailed is Thursday, September 17, 2020.  After that date, the office will mail ballots out within 24 hours of receiving the approved absentee request. 

How can I request an absentee ballot to be mailed?

 ·         You may request an absentee ballot by mail via myvote.wi.gov or in writing to [email protected].  Please include your name, address, phone number and photo ID.  The last day to request an absentee ballot by mail is Thursday, October 29, 2020 by 4:30pm.

  When can I return my absentee ballot?

 ·         Absentee ballots must be received by the Clerk/Treasurers office no later than 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.

 How can I return my absentee ballot?

 ·         Absentee ballots may be returned via USPS, dropped of at the Clerk’s office or put in the payment drop box located the left of the front door of the Community Building/Village Office. 

  When can I do in-person absentee voting?

 ·         In-Person absentee voting will be done at the Village Office, 102 E. Park Street, Montfort, WI  starting on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 during business hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  The last day for In-Person absentee voting will be Thursday October 29, 2020. By 4:30 p.m.

Didn’t find the answer to your question?  Please contact us at 608-943-6917.

HYDRANT FLUSHING NOTICE – 2020

 As part of our annual maintenance, Public Works employees will be flushing fire hydrants on September 10^th & 11^th between the hours of 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.  If you are on Highway 18 the hydrants will be flushed on September 12^th between the hours of 8:00 and Noon.    

Because water mains are typically looped together, you may notice that your service pressure is affected even if hydrants are being flushed several blocks away.

During the flushing process, there may be a slight discoloration of the water caused by sediment or rust being flushed from the water mains.  If you do experience discoloration in your water service, please don’t be alarmed your water will clear up once it is run for a short time.  Should you experience rusty colored water, we suggest you run the cold water from the faucet nearest to the water meter (laundry tub, outside faucet) to flush the service.  We suggest that on days we flush, you may not want to do laundry during the hours listed above.  Possible discoloration in the water can stain light colored clothing.

Please note that your water is safe for all other uses and that slightly higher amounts of chlorine are added to the system during this maintenance.

The Village performs annual flushing of hydrants for several reasons which includes;

1.     Safety – to insure proper operation of each hydrant.

2.     To clean out rust and sediment that may settle naturally in the system piping.

3.     To exercise the hydrants and to do preventive maintenance. 

If you have any questions regarding this procedure or if you would like to know where we are I the Village, please call (608) 778-9799.

Thank you for you cooperation.

Todd Griffiths

DPW Supervisor

Village of Montfort