[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Allouez as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 6-7-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-11 (§ 2.09 of the Village Code)]
Pursuant to §§ 7.52 and 7.53(2m), Wis. Stats.,
the Village Board of the Village of Allouez hereby creates a Municipal
Board of Absentee Canvassers and authorizes the centralized counting
of absentee ballots on election days as follows:
A.
The Municipal Board of Absentee Ballot Canvassers shall be composed
of the Municipal Clerk-Treasurer, or a qualified elector of the municipality
designated by the Clerk-Treasurer, and two other qualified electors
of the municipality appointed by the Clerk-Treasurer for a term of
two years commencing on January 1 of each odd-numbered year. The Clerk-Treasurer
may appoint additional inspectors under § 7.52(1)(b), Wis.
Stats., to assist the Municipal Board of Absentee Ballot Canvassers
in canvassing absentee ballots under this section.
B.
The Village of Allouez declares that, in lieu of canvassing absentee
ballots at polling places under § 6.88, Wis. Stats., the
Municipal Board of Absentee Ballot Canvassers shall canvass all absentee
ballots at all elections held in the municipality.
C.
The Municipal Clerk-Treasurer shall give at least 48 hours'
notice of any meeting of the Municipal Board of Absentee Ballot Canvassers
under this section.
D.
The Municipal Clerk-Treasurer, no later than the closing hour of
the polls, shall post at his or her office and on the Internet at
a site announced by the Clerk-Treasurer before the polls open, and
shall make available to any person upon request, a statement of the
number of absentee ballots that the Clerk-Treasurer has mailed or
transmitted to electors and that have been returned by the closing
hour on election day.
