Town of Akan

Address: 12249 State Highway 171, Blue River, WI 53518

Office Phone: 608-536-3432

Town of Akan

Wisconsin

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ELECTION WORKERS

The Town of Akan is looking for election workers. Pay is $10 an hour and there is the option to work a single or a double shift.

If this is something that peaks your interest please fill out the form below and return to the Clerk. 

ELECTION WORKER APPLICATION

POLLING PLACE

THE POLLING PLACE WILL OPEN FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M.

If you have any questions concerning your polling place, please contact the municipal clerk.

The Town of Akan Poll complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act

ELECTOR INFORMATION

Wisconsin now requires a photo ID to Vote.

For more information click on the image below.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT VOTING

VOTER INFORMATION
VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT

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12249 State Highway 171, Blue River, WI 53518

Election Workers

The Town of Akan is looking for Election Inspectors (sometimes called “poll workers”) to work at the polls every election.

Will I be paid?

Election Inspectors are paid $10/hour for their services on Election Day.

What do Election Inspectors do?

Election Inspectors are responsible for administering election procedures during each election.

You will be helping to:

  • Organize the polling place before the polls open
  • Register voters and issue ballots to registered voters
  • Provide instructions and assistance to voters
  • Explain use of the voting equipment
  • Assemble returns and close the polling place

What is the Time Commitment?

Inspectors can work from 6:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. or 2:00 p.m. until the completion of their duties. (Approx. 10:00 p.m.)

What kind of training will I receive?

Training sessions are provided before each election. This training will provide all of the necessary information and knowledge to be a successful Election Inspector.

What are the qualifications to be an Election Inspector?
You must:

  • Be a qualified elector of the municipality in which the polling place is established
  • Be a citizen 18 years or older
  • Be able to speak, read and write fluently the English language
  • Work well in a team environment and enjoy people and service to others
  • Not be a candidate for any office to be voted on at the polling place on that election

Can I be excused from my regular job to be an Election Inspector?

Wisconsin law requires every employer to grant an unpaid leave of absence to each employee who is appointed to serve as an election inspector, if the employee who serves as an election inspector provides his or her employer with at least seven (7) days’ notice. The leave is for the entire 24-hour period of each Election Day in which the employee serves in his or her official capacity as an election inspector. Upon request of any employer, municipal clerks must verify appointments.

Apply Today!


To apply for a poll worker position please fill out the form below.

Appointed: Work every election for the 2 year term

Alternate: Work only when called/Work only 1 Election

Please use the comment section to note if you are available to be called at the last minute. Also if you are applying to work only 1 election please state the election date you are available.

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By submitting this form you certify that you are a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years of age and a resident of Richland County.

VOTER INFORMATION

Upon entering the polling place, an elector shall give his or her name and address before being permitted to vote. Upon being permitted to vote, the elector will state a paper ballot or voting machine preference. An election inspector will issue a signed paper ballot and direct the elector to a booth; or a election inspector will direct the elector to the voting machine. The elector shall retire alone to a voting booth or voting machine and cast his or her ballot except that an elector who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the elector’s minor child or minor ward. An election official may inform the elector of the proper manner for casting a vote, but the official may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular voting choice.

At the election, where touch screen voting systems are used, the elector shall depress the button next to the name of the candidate for whom he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the elector shall write the name on a paper ballot, or type in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote.

The vote should not be cast in any other manner. The elector may spoil a TOUCH SCREEN ballot at the voting station, but not more than three ballots shall be issued to any one elector. Sample ballots or other materials to assist the elector in casting his or her vote 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.

After an official TOUCH SCREEN ballot is marked, or after the paper ballots are marked and deposited in the appropriate ballot boxes, the elector shall leave the polling place promptly.

An elector may select an individual to assist in casting his or her vote if the elector declares to the presiding official that he or she is unable to read, has difficulty reading, writing or understanding English or that due to disability is unable to cast his or her ballot. The selected individual rendering assistance may not be the elector’s employer or an agent of that employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector.

Voters must sign the poll book to obtain a ballot. The poll book now contains a signature block for each voter. Only one poll book needs to be signed. Voters unable to sign the poll book because of a physical disability are exempt from this requirement. If this applies to you, tell the election officials that you are unable to sign because of a disability. Election officials will write “exempt” in your signature block.

Hospitalized voters may appoint an agent to pick up their ballot from the clerk’s office.

To check the status of your absentee ballot or check your voter history

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.

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 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:

Thursday prior to the election

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.

Jessica Laeseke, 608-604-7634

25089 Five Points Drive, Blue River, WI 53518

Available after 5:30pm or Call to set up an appointment

No in-person absentee voting may occur on a weekend or legal holiday.

The municipal clerk will deliver voted ballots returned on or before Election Day to the proper polling place or counting location before the polls. Any ballots received after the polls close will be counted by the board of canvassers if postmarked by Election Day and received no later than 4:00 p.m. on the Friday following the election.