How to Run for Local Office

​​​​​​State Statutes require that individuals seeking election complete the Declaration of Candidacy, Campaign Registration Statement, and Circulate Nomination Papers.

These forms are available under Supporting Documents below, at the Village Clerk’s Office, or online from the Wisconsin Elections Commission website and from the State of Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Individuals interested in running for local office may begin to circulate nomination papers once they have submitted a Campaign Registration Statement and Declaration of Candidacy to the Village Clerk on or after December 1 of the year preceding the election year. The nomination papers must have not less than 20 and not more than 100 signatures from eligible Village electors.

Pursuant to Wis. Stats., Nomination Papers and Declaration of Candidacy must be completed and submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday in January of the election year. If any of the required forms are not filed by the deadline the candidate’s name will NOT be placed on the ballot.

Local Municipal Office Information

• The Village Board of Trustees consists of a Village President and six Trustees who are at-large and represent the entire village’s population.
• The Village President, and three Trustees are elected to two year terms on the first Tuesday in April of odd numbered years.
• Three Trustees are elected to two year terms on the first Tuesday in April of even numbered years.
• The seats are taken by the newly elected official on the third Tuesday in April.