Notice of Spring Election & Sample Ballot
Notice of Spring Election and Sample Ballots
April 7, 2026
To the voters of Trempealeau County: Notice is hereby given of a spring election to be held in Trempealeau County on April 7, 2026, at which the officers named below shall be chosen. The names of the candidates for each office, whose nominations have been certified to or
filed in this office, are given under the title of the office, each in its proper column, together with the questions submitted to a vote, for a referendum, if any, in the sample ballot below.
Information to Voters
Upon entering the polling place and before being permitted to
vote, a voter shall:
state their name and address
show an acceptable form of photo identification*
sign the poll book**
*If a voter does not have acceptable photo identification,
the voter may obtain a free photo ID for voting from the
Division of Motor Vehicles.
**If the voter is unable to sign the poll book due to
disability, a poll worker may write the word “exempt.”
If a voter is not registered to vote, they may register to vote at
the polling place serving their residence if the voter provides
proof of residence.
Where ballots are distributed to voters, the initials of two
inspectors must appear on the ballot.
Upon being permitted to vote, the voter shall enter a voting
booth or go to a machine and cast their ballot. The vote should
not be cast in any manner other than specified here. Sample
ballots or other materials to assist the voter in marking their
ballot may be taken into the booth and copied. The sample
ballot shall not be shown to anyone so as to reveal how the
ballot is marked.
A voter who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by
the voters minor child or minor ward.
An election official may inform the voter of the proper manner
for casting a vote but the official may not advise or indicate a
particular voting choice.
Assistance for Voting
A voter may select an individual to assist in casting their vote if
the voter declares to the presiding official that they are unable
to read, have difficulty reading, writing, or understanding
English, or that due to disability are unable to cast their ballot.
The selected individual rendering assistance may not be the
voters employer or an agent of that employer or an officer or
agent of a labor organization which represents the voter.
Where Optical Scan Voting is Used
The voter shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to the
name of the candidate of their choice for each office for which
they intend to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not
appear on the ballot, the voter shall write in the name of the
person of their choice in the space provided for a write-in vote
and fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to the write-in line.
On referendum questions, the voter shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to if in favor of the question, or
the voter shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to if
opposed to the question.
When using an electronic ballot marking device (“Automark,”
“ExpressVote,” Clear Access or “ImageCast Evolution-ICE”) to
mark an optical scan ballot, the voter shall touch the screen
or use the tactile pad to select the name of the candidate of his
or her choice for each office for which he or she intends to
vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on
the ballot, the voter shall type in the name of the person of his
or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote. On
referendum questions, the voter shall touch the screen or use
the tactile pad to select if in favor of the question, or the
voter shall touch the screen or use the tactile pad to select
if opposed to the question.
After Voting the Ballot
The voter may insert the ballot in the voting device or deliver
the ballot to an inspector for deposit. If a central count system
is used, the voter shall insert the ballot in the ballot box. The
voter shall leave the polling place promptly.
After an official touch screen ballot is cast, the voter shall
leave the polling place promptly.
Spoiling Ballots
If a voter spoils a paper or optical scan ballot, they shall
return it to an election official who shall issue another ballot in
its place, but not more than three ballots shall be issued to any
one voter. If the ballot has not been initialed by two inspectors
or is defective in any other way, the voter shall return it to the
election official who shall issue a proper ballot in its place.
Note to Voter
To see all sample ballots for Trempealeau County, visit:
Trempealeau County
/s/ Mary Martin, Trempealeau County Clerk