[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of Mazomanie 6-28-1988 as Title 2, Ch. 1 of the 1988 Code. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The Village of Mazomanie is a body corporate
and politic with the powers of a municipality at common law and governed
by the provisions of Chs. 61 and 66, Wis. Stats., laws amending those
chapters, other acts of the legislature and the Constitution of the
State of Wisconsin.
[Amended 12-8-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-2]
The official newspaper of the Village of Mazomanie
shall be designated by the Village Board.
[Amended 12-8-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-2; 12-11-2007 by Ord. No.
2007-2; 8-23-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-4]
The Village Board of the Village of Mazomanie
adopts three wards divided by lines described as follows:
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Ward 1: All lands located within the following
described area:
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Beginning at a point in the center of the intersection
of Brodhead Street and US 14 within the Village of Mazomanie; thence
north along the centerline of Brodhead Street to an intersection with
the centerline of Hudson Street; thence west along the centerline
of Hudson Street to an intersection with the centerline of Bridge
Street; thence north along the centerline of Bridge Street to an intersection
with the centerline of Handel Road; thence east along the centerline
of Handel Road to an intersection with the centerline of State Street;
thence south along the centerline of State Street to an intersection
with the centerline of E. North Street; thence east along the centerline
of E. North Street to the easterly boundary line of the Village of
Mazomanie; thence east, southeasterly and south along the bordering
line of the Village of Mazomanie to its point of intersection with
US 14; thence west along the northerly line of US 14 to the Southeast
corner of Lot 1 of CSM # 07139 (Dodge County Register of Deeds); thence
north, west and south along the perimeter of said Lot 1, to the northerly
line of US 14; thence west along US 14 to the point of beginning.
Population of Ward 1 is 507 (2010 census data).
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Ward 2: All lands located within the fully described
areas:
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Beginning at a point in the center of the intersection
of Brodhead Street and US 14 within the Village of Mazomanie; thence
north along the centerline of Brodhead Street to an intersection with
the centerline of Hudson Street; thence west along the centerline
of Hudson Street to an intersection with the centerline of Bridge
Street; thence north along the centerline of Bridge Street to the
northerly boundary line of the Village of Mazomanie; thence west,
southwesterly and south along the boundary line of the Village of
Mazomanie to its point of intersection with the centerline of US 14;
thence east along the centerline of US 14 to the point of beginning.
Population of Ward 2 is 713 (2010 census data).
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Ward 3: All lands lying south of the centerline
of US 14, which lands are located within the Village of Mazomanie.
Population of Ward 3 is 432 (2010 census data).
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All electors for all elections shall be required
to be registered. The Clerk-Treasurer shall receive applications for
registration at his office during regular office hours throughout
the year, except that registration may also be completed at Village
polling places on election days upon presentation of proper identification
and proof of residency. Voter registration may also be completed at
the Library or at Wisconsin Heights High School in the office upon
presentation of proper identification and proof of residency.
[Amended 3-9-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-1]
The voting polls in the Village of Mazomanie,
Dane County, Wisconsin, shall be opened from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
for all elections after May 1, 2004.
[Added 10-8-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-4]
A.Â
Pursuant to § 7.30(1), Wis. Stats., the
Village of Mazomanie shall allow for the selection of two or more
sets of officials to work at different times on election days and
permit the Clerk-Treasurer or his/her designee to establish different
working hours for different officials assigned to the same polling
place. Alternate officials shall also be appointed in a number sufficient
to maintain adequate staffing of the polling place(s).
B.Â
Pursuant to § 7.30(3)(a), Wis. Stats., the
Clerk-Treasurer and Deputy Clerk-Treasurer, as well as the election
workers, are authorized to act as tabulators in any election.
The Village hereby elects not to be governed
by § 8.05(1), Wis. Stats. From and after the effective date
of this section, candidates for elective Village offices shall be
nominated by a nonpartisan primary conducted pursuant to § 8.05(4),
Wis. Stats. Such candidate shall file with his nomination papers a
declaration that he will qualify for the office to which he may be
elected. Candidates for Municipal Judge shall file with their nomination
papers a statement of economic interests.
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Editor's Note: This section was originally
enacted by charter ordinance.
