Genoa, Wisconsin Public Records

Registration must be completed at least 20 days before an election, though Wisconsin also allows same-day voter registration at the polling place on Election Day with proof of residence. Acceptable proof includes a Wisconsin driver's license, state ID card, utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, or other government document showing the voter's current name and address. First-time voters who registered by mail may need to provide photo ID at the polls. Wisconsin law requires all voters to present acceptable photo identification at the polling place - such as a Wisconsin driver's license or ID card, U.S. Passport, military ID, or tribal ID. The Village of Genoa does not hold separate municipal elections for mayor or village board, as it operates under a simplified village governance structure. Village board trustees and the village president are elected in spring nonpartisan elections typically held in April of odd-numbered years. Information about local candidates and any village referenda can be obtained from the Village Clerk or the Vernon County Clerk. Residents can look up their assigned polling place, view sample ballots, check voter registration status, and find absentee ballot information by visiting myvote.wi.gov and entering their name and date of birth. Wisconsin allows absentee voting both in-person and by mail. Voters wishing to vote absentee by mail must submit a written request to the Vernon County Clerk's Office. Absentee ballot requests can be made online through myvote.wi.gov, and ballots must be returned by 8:00 p.m. On Election Day to be counted. In-person absentee voting is available at the Vernon County Clerk's office in Viroqua beginning two weeks before Election Day. Wisconsin does not have a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Genoa voters are published by the Wisconsin Elections Commission (https://elections.wi.gov/). Local voters will also decide county-level offices such as County Board supervisors, County Clerk, Register of Deeds, Treasurer, Sheriff, Clerk of Circuit Court, and District Attorney, depending on term schedules. Any local school board seats and referenda for the De Soto Area School District, which serves the village, may also appear on the ballot. Public election records in Wisconsin include voter registration lists, available to the public for lawful purposes through myvote.wi.gov and requests to Vernon County Clerk; campaign finance reports filed by candidates and committees, accessible through the Wisconsin Ethics Commission at ethics.wi.gov; candidate nomination papers and declarations of candidacy filed with the Vernon County Clerk or the state; and precinct-level election results, which are posted online by the Vernon County Clerk and the Wisconsin Elections Commission shortly after elections are certified.