Elections

NEXT ELECTIONS
There is no February 20, 2024, Spring Primary in the Village of Cleveland.
Spring Election and Presidential Preference Primary – April 2, 2024
Partisan Primary – August 13, 2024
General Election – November 5, 2024


CANDIDATE Q & A

The Village Board provided questions to each Village Trustee candidate and offered to post his or her response on this webpage.  Their answers are provided below as a link to a pdf, and are listed in the same order as the names will appear on the ballot.  The answers have not been changed in any way from the original except the format was modified so the answers on each response appear in the same font and spacing.

Jarrod Jackett, 750 Wilson Ave
Rob Burkhard, 848 Maple St
Kyle J Wallander, 782 Linden St
Becky Paasch, 1232 Franklin Dr
Jon Hoffman, 346 Lincoln Ave (response pending)

Last updated 03/17/24 3:17pm


NOTICE OF PUBLIC TEST

The Public Test of the optical scan tabulating equipment to be used at the Spring Election and Presidential Preference Primary on April 2, 2024, will be conducted on Monday, March 25, 2024, at 9:00 am at the Cleveland Village Hall, 1150 W Washington Ave, Cleveland, Wisconsin. This Public Test is open to the public.

Dated March 15, 2024
Stacy Grunwald, Clerk-Treasurer


NOTICE OF POLLING PLACE AND HOURS

TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2024

The Village of Cleveland polling place is accessible to elderly and disabled voters.

The location and hours are:

Cleveland Village Hall, 1150 W Washington Ave, Cleveland, Wisconsin
OPEN AT 7:00 AM AND CLOSED AT 8:00 PM

Dated March 15, 2024
Stacy Grunwald, Clerk-Treasurer


RUNNING FOR LOCAL OFFICE

Interested in running for Village Trustee ?  While the deadline has passed to have your name printed on the ballot, you can run as a registered write-in candidate.  Simply file the Campaign Finance Registration Statement below in the Clerk’s Office by 12noon on Friday, March 29, 2024:

  • Campaign Finance Registration Statement (CF-1).  File in the Clerk’s Office when the first funds or in-kind contributions are received or expended for your election.  Due in the Clerk’s Office by 12 noon on Friday, March 29, 2024.

A write-in candidate MUST BE REGISTERED for a vote for that candidate to count, since there are at least three candidate names on the ballot for the three available seats.

Please call Village Clerk-Treasurer Stacy Grunwald at (920) 693-8181 if you have any questions.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE

The minimum qualifications to hold local office are:

  • United States Citizenship
  • At least 18 years of age
  • Satisfy residency requirement for Village Board
  • May not have been convicted of a felony in any court in the United States unless pardoned of the conviction.  For additional information, review the Memorandum on Convicted Felons Running for Office dated September 13, 2019.

Last updated 01/02/24 6:30pm


DETERMINATION OF BALLOT ORDER

Ballot order for the office of Village Trustee was determined in a public process at the Clerk’s Office, Cleveland Village Hall, 1150 W. Washington Ave., Cleveland, Wisconsin, at 10:15 AM on Monday, January 8, 2024.  The order names will appear on the ballot is as follows:

POSITION ON BALLOT CANDIDATE
First Position Jarrod Jackett
Second Position Rob Burkhard
Third Position Kyle J. Wallander
Fourth Position Becky L. Paasch
Fifth Position Jon Hoffman

Dated January 8, 2024
Stacy Grunwald, Clerk-Treasurer


REGISTER TO VOTE

Stop at the Clerk’s Office and register to vote if you have never voted in Wisconsin before, or have changed your name or address since the last time you voted.  The Wisconsin Voter Registration Application form is below:

Fillable Form: Wisconsin Voter Registration Application

Printable Form: Wisconsin Voter Registration Application

Not sure if you are already registered? Go to https://myvote.wi.gov/en-US/RegisterToVote and enter your name and date of birth. You will be told if you are in the system and at which address. If all is correct, no need to register again!


ABSENTEE VOTING NOTICE

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, and who has resided at the voting address for at least 28 consecutive days before the election. The elector must be registered and provide proof of identification* before an absentee ballot may be issued.  

You must make a request for an absentee ballot in writing.

Contact the Clerk’s Office by mail, email, or fax and request an application for an absentee ballot, or submit a written request that includes your Cleveland street address; the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, a copy of your photo identification*; and your signature. (Email requests do not require a signature.)  You can also submit the request through the My Vote Wisconsin website at https://myvote.wi.gov (the fastest process to send you the ballot). Unless you are indefinitely confined, a request may include all elections for the calendar year in which the request is submitted.

Application for Absentee Ballot
Application for Absentee Ballot (Fillable)

Making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail:

The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot by mail is 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 28, 2024**.

*Voters who are indefinitely confined due to age, illness, infirmity, or disability may not be required to provide photo ID. If this applies to you, contact the Clerk’s Office regarding deadlines for requesting an absentee ballot.

**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 Clerk’s Office regarding deadlines for requesting an absentee ballot.

Voting an absentee ballot in person:

In-person absentee ballots cannot be issued earlier than 14 days prior to the date of election.

  • The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the Clerk’s Office is Tuesday, March 19, 2024.
  • The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the Clerk’s Office is Friday, March 29, 2024, no later than 11:00 am. (The Clerk’s Office will open at 9:00 am on this Friday)

When ballots are available, you may vote an absentee ballot in person during Village Hall open hours, or by calling 920-693-8181 to make an appointment. Voting will take place at the Cleveland Village Hall, 1150 W. Washington Ave., Cleveland. Absentee ballots cannot be taken from Village Hall to be voted and returned later.

No in-person absentee voting may occur on the day before an election.

Any ballots received after polls close on an election day will not be counted.


ELECTION RESULTS

April 4, 2023, Spring Election
495 Ballots Cast: 443 in-person; 52 by absentee ballot
54.4% Turnout of Registered Voters
For local Spring Election results, click here: Vote Totals by Candidate

February 21, 2023, Spring Primary
231 Ballots Cast: 207 in-person; 24 by absentee ballot
25.7% Turnout of Registered Voters
For local Spring Primary results, click here: Vote Totals by Candidate