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Ordinance_establishing_split_shifts_for_election_officials 7.30 (1) * Ordinance establishing split shifts for election officials.

STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County

The Town Board of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, has the specific authority under s. 7.30 (1), Wis. stats., to adopt this ordinance.

This ordinance, adopted by a majority of the town board on a roll call vote with a quorum present and voting and proper notice having been given, provides for the selection of 2 [ or more] sets of officials to work at different times on each election day as follows:

A.   There shall be 2 shifts for election workers on all election days. The first shift shall commence at ___ a.m. and end at ___ p.m. The second shift shall commence at ___ p.m. and end with completion of all required election day duties that follow the closure of the polls.

B.   [optional**] The town board shall for each election appoint one additional election inspector to serve between the hours of ___ a.m. and ___ _.m. and one additional election inspector to serve between the hours of ___ _.m. and ___ p.m. [poll closing time] at [the or each] polling place in the town. Each additional election inspector shall serve as a greeter to answer questions and to direct electors to the proper locations for registration and voting and shall be available to substitute for other election officials who must leave the room during the voting process.

This ordinance is effective on publication or posting.

The town clerk shall properly post or publish this ordinance as required under s. 60.80, Wis. stats.

Adopted this ________ day of ________, 20__.

[Signatures of town board]

Attest: [Signature of town clerk]

*Note: Section 7.30 (1), Wis. stats., requires 7 inspectors for each polling place at each election except that in municipalities where voting machines are used, the municipal governing body may reduce the number of inspectors to 5. However, s. 7.32, Wis. stats., allows the governing body, by resolution, to reduce the number of election officials at a polling place to not less than 3. See the form:

  7.32 * Resolution changing number of election officials.

**Note: Section 7.30 (1) (b), Wis. stats., allows each municipality to appoint one additional inspector to serve at each polling place without regard to party affiliation who shall serve as a greeter to answer questions and to direct electors to the proper locations for registration and voting and who shall be available to substitute for other election officials who must leave the room during the voting process.