TOWN of ARENA -VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT
           (Type E notice)
Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day
TUESDAY, April 7, 2026 for the Spring Election may submit a request to vote an absentee ballot to their municipal clerk. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who:
- will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day,
- 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. Proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued.
You must make a request for an absentee ballot in writing or online at MyVote.wi.gov.
To request and absentee ballot please submit a written request in the form of a letter OR apply for an absentee ballot online at MyVote.wi.gov. Your written request must include:
1.your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote
2.the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different from the address above
3. your signature
4.a copy of your photo identification*

The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is:
        5:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 2, 2026

*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 municipal clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot.
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 Town of Arena Clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot.

Town of Arena In-Person Absentee Voting Town Office: 148 US Highway 14

   Saturday, April 4, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  (COMPLETED ABSENTEE BALLOTS MAY ALSO BE                   DROPPED OFF AT THIS TIME)

If you have questions or need an appointment to vote In-Person contact:
Julie Jensen (608) 358-9614                    Evy Halverson (608) 753-2462
(Deputy Clerk/Chief Election Inspector)        (Deputy Clerk/Chief Election Inspector) Cheryl Schmidt (608) 686-3448
(Town of Arena Clerk)
No in-person absentee voting may occur on the day before the election.
Any ballots received after the polls close at 8:00, Tuesday, April 7, 2026 will not be counted. 

           Town of Arena

 NOTICE OF PUBLIC TEST OF ELECTRONIC VOTING EQUIPMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the public test of the DS200 Precinct Ballot Scanner (tabulator) and the Express Vote voting equipment for the Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Spring Election for the Town of Arena will be run on Monday, March 30, 2026, at 9:00 AM. The test will take place at the Town of Arena office located at 148 US Highway 14, Arena WI.

If you have any questions concerning the testing of the voting machine, please contact:

Cheryl Schmidt, Town of Arena Clerk (608-686-34480)

Julie Jensen, Deputy Clerk (608-358-9614)

Evy Halverson, Deputy Clerk (608-753-2462)

Notice of Public Test
Dated: March 5, 2026



                       Town of Arena
Notice of Location and Hours of Polling Place at the Spring Election to be held on April 7, 2026, in the Town of Arena, Iowa County, WI,

the following polling place locations will be used for the wards indicated:
Location
Town of Arena Office 
148 US Highway 14
Arena, WI 53503
     Wards 1,2,3

The polling place will open at 7:00 A.M. and will close at 8:00 P.M.
The polling place is accessible to elderly and voters with disabilities*. If you have any questions concerning your polling place, contact:
Cheryl Schmidt, Town of Arena Clerk
148 US Highway 14
608-686-3448

Evy Halverson, Deputy Clerk
 608-753-2462
Julie Jensen, Deputy Clerk         
608-358-9614 ________________________________________ Notice of Meeting of the Local and Municipal Board of Canvassers (MBOC)
At the close of voting on Election Day, pursuant to the provisions of Wis. Stat. § 19.84, the Election Inspectors will convene as a joint meeting of the Local Board of Canvassers and the MBOC for the purpose of conducting the local and municipal canvasses pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§7.51 and 7.53(1).

This meeting will be open to the public pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§ 19.81-89. Notice of Meeting of MBOC to Process Rehabilitated Provisional Ballots If provisional ballots have been issued and are subsequently cured by the voter before 4:00 p.m. on the Friday after the election, the MBOC must meet no later than the following Monday at 9:00 a.m. to process the cured provisional ballots.

This is a public meeting and requires applicable notice.

Type D Notice of Polling Hours and Location Posted: April 1,2026 

2026 Spring Election Results

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