Candidates - Getting on the Ballot

If you are interested in running for elective office, the first date to circulate papers is December 1 in the year prior to the expiration of the term. The last date to file the nomination papers with the Clerk’s Office is 5:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday in January. You must file the nomination papers in person; they cannot be mailed. Nomination papers are available in the Clerk’s Office and below.

Listed below are links to the related forms for Mayor, Municipal Judge, and Alderpersons.

• Form 1 - Letter to Candidate (PDF)
• Form 2 - Receipt of Election Forms (PDF)
• Form 3 - Nomination Papers EL-169
• Form 4 - Declaration of Candidacy EL-162
• Form 5 - Declaration of Non-Candidacy - For Incumbents Only
• Form 6 - Campaign Finance Registration Statement CF-1
• Form 7 - Campaign Financing Information (PDF)
• Form 8 - Placement of Signs (PDF)
• Form 9 - Disclaimers (PDF)
• Form 10 - Formats for Disclaimers (PDF)
• Form 11 - Ballot Access Checklist  ELIS-7
• Form 12 - City Economic Interest (PDF)

district maps

• District 1 Map
• District 2 Map
• District 3 Map
• District 4 Map
• District 5 Map

Campaign Finance

Campaign Finance Overview - Local Candidate (PDF)

Local Candidates should visit the Local Campaign Finance page on the Wisconsin Elections Commission website.

Voter Registration and Election Participation Data

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