How to Run for Local Office
Notice of Town of Oregon Spring 2021 Election
Elections for local offices are held the first Tuesday in April every year. Elected offices for the Town of Oregon include the Town Board (one Chairperson and four Town Supervisors). Constable and Joint Municipal Judge. Town Board terms run for two years and are staggered, with the Chairperson, two Supervisors and Constable elected in odd years and two Supervisors elected in even years. The Joint Municipal Judge term is 4 years, with the current term beginning on May 1, 2019.
Candidates for Town of Oregon elected offices are selected by the Nomination Paper method. Candidates may begin circulating nomination papers no earlier than December 1st in the year preceding the election. Completed Nomination Papers (with at least 20 signatures of Town residents), a Campaign Registration Statement, and Declaration of Candidacy must all be turned in to the Clerk by 5:00 P.M. on the first Tuesday in January (or Wednesday, if Tuesday is a holiday). If more than two candidates turn completed nomination papers for the same office, a primary election will be held on the third Tuesday of February.
Placement (order) of candidate names on the ballot will be determined by a random drawing at a time and location noticed by the Clerk.
Detailed instructions for candidates can be found on the Ballot Access Checklist linked below, which is updated each year.
· Campaign Registration Statement
· Declaration of Non-Candidacy
In addition to the above, Municipal Judge candidates must also complete and submit a Statement of Economic Interests (SEI) to the Wisconsin Ethics Commission office using the website https://sei.wi.gov, no later than the third day following the deadline for nomination papers, or the candidate’s name will not appear on the ballot. Wis. Stat. §§ 8.10(5), 8.30(3), 19.43(4).
For more information on running for local office, see https://elections.wi.gov/candidates/local/non-partisan
For more information on campaign finance reporting requirements, see https://ethics.wi.gov/Pages/CampaignFinance/CampaignFinance.aspx