Help Make Wisconsin’s Internet Better!

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What DPI is doing

Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction is collaborating with Measurement Lab (M-Lab) to collect data on internet connection speeds across Wisconsin. DPI will use M-Lab’s internet speed test data to create detailed reports and to provide maps of internet speeds across the state.

Why they’re doing it

The data will give the Governor’s Task Force on Broadband Access (and other broadband task groups) the information they need to target improvements where internet speeds and performance are poor.

Your input is critical

In order to get an accurate picture of the state’s broadband, we need a lot of accurate data. That’s where you come in. The more data M-Lab can collect, the better we can model internet connection speeds across the state.

How you can help

We ask all community members to test their internet connection speeds at home, several times if possible.  Click on this link https://speed.measurementlab.net/#/ to M-Lab to get started. Please complete your tests by March 15, 2021.

2021 Caucus

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Town of Leeds

Caucus Minutes

Saturday, January 9, 2021, 8:00 A.M.

Leeds Town Hall – N1485 Pribbenow Drive

 (Unapproved)

 

 

Present:  Alan Kaltenberg, James Foley, Mark Frank, Dan Anderson, Joan Olson

Posted:  Town Hall, Hampden-Leeds Disposal, Town Website

 

Call to order – The Caucus was called to order by Chair Frank at 8:00 a.m.

 

Elect a Chair – Frank/Kaltenberg nominated Foley to serve as chair.    

 

Procedure for Nominations – Kaltenberg /Frank motioned to take nominations from the floor. All yes, motion carried. 

 

Election of Tellers – no tellers named at this time

 

Nominations for the April 6, 2021 Ballot:

 

·         Chair – Kaltenberg/Anderson nominated Mark Frank.  Chair called for additional nominations, none received.  Nominations closed

·         Supervisor 1 – Frank/Anderson nominated Alan Kaltenberg.  Chair called for additional nominations, none received.  Nominations closed

·         Supervisor 2 – Kaltenberg/Frank nominated Dan Anderson.  Chair called for additional nominations, none received.  Nominations closed. 

·         Treasurer – Kaltenberg/Frank nominated Mark Witt.  Chair called for additional nominations, none received.  Nominations closed 

·         Clerk – Frank/Anderson nominated Joan Olson.  Chair called for additional nominations, none received.   Nominations closed.

 

 

Motion by Foley/Kaltenberg to adjourn the Town of Leeds Caucus.  No objections.  Meeting adjourned at 8:05 a.m.

 

 

Joan Olson, Clerk

608-206-7122

[email protected]

 

Jon Plumer – 42nd Assembly District Newsletter

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Hello again,

     Now that the election is behind us, my office can once again start sending weekly e-updates. I want to thank the voters of the 42nd Assembly District for putting their trust in me again and sending me back to the State Assembly. I am humbled by your support and will do my best representing you in the Assembly.

     Between now and the new year, my office will be working on getting ready for the 2021-2022 Legislative Session. My staff will be researching bill ideas and working to ensure that we are ready for a successful session. I also will be doing everything I can to support the Speaker and the Committee on Campaigns & Elections as we work through the recount process and investigating election irregularities. Wisconsinites need to know that the 2020 election was done fairly and that the results are accurate.

     Inauguration for the 2021-2022 Legislative Session will take place at the State Capitol on Monday, January 4, 2021 where I will be sworn in for my third term with my colleagues. After that, we will begin working on our priorities for the session. Shortly after, in February, the Governor will release his executive budget and the legislature will then take its turn to make changes.

     As always, please reach out to my office any time if you have questions about anything in this e-update, anything going on in state government, or if you are having an issue with a state agency. We are here to serve YOU!

 

-Jon

Read the rest of Jon’s newletter here

Location and Hours of Polling Place

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LOCATION AND HOURS OF POLLING PLACE

 At the 2021  Spring Primary to be held on February 16, 2021, in the Town of Leeds, the following polling place location will be used:  Leeds Town Hall, N1485 Pribbenow Drive, Arlington, WI 53911

                                  THIS POLLING PLACE WILL OPEN AT 7:00 A.M. AND WILL CLOSE AT 8:00 P.M.

This location is accessible to the elderly and disabled voter.  For assistance, please ring doorbell (bell is located to the right of the front door).  If you have any questions concerning your polling place, contact the Town Clerk.

                                                                    Joan Olson

                                                         N1485 Pribbenow Drive

                                                            Arlington, WI  53911

                                                                   608-206-7122

                                                                By appointment  

                                                                M-F 8am – 6 pm

 

                                        Notice of Meeting of the Local Board of Canvassers

At the close of voting on Election Day, pursuant to the provisions of Wis. Stat. § 19.84, the Election Inspectors at each polling place will convene as the Local Canvassing Board for the purpose of conducting the local canvass pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 7.51.  This meeting will be open to the public pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§ 19.81-89.

 

Voting By Absentee Ballot Information

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  VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT 

Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may submit a request to vote an absentee ballot to their municipal.  A qualified elector isany U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 28 consecutive days before the election.  The elector must also be registered in order to receive an absentee ballot.  Proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued. 

 

You must make a request for an absentee ballot in writing or online at MyVote.wi.gov. 

Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you

for the primary or election or both.  You may also submit a written request in the form of a letter or

you may apply for an absentee ballot at MyVote.wi.gov.  Your written request must list your

voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee

ballot should be sent, if different, and your signature.  You may make application to your municipal

clerk for an absentee ballot in person, by mail, by fax, by email or at MyVote.wi.gov.

 

Making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail

 

The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is:  5 pm on the fifth day before the election.

Note:    Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely

confined to home or a care facility, in the military, hospitalized, or serving as a sequestered juror.  If

this applies to you, contact the municipal clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot.

 

Voting an absentee ballot in person

 

You may also request and vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office or other specified location

during the days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person.

 

Town of Leeds

Joan Olson, Clerk

N1485 Pribbenow Drive, Arlington, WI 53911

608-206-7122 

Contact the Clerk for an appointment, between the hours of 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.

 

 

No in-person absentee voting may occur on the day before the election. 

The municipal clerk will deliver voted ballots returned on or before Election Day to the proper polling place or counting location before the polls close on February 16, 2021.  Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.

 

Public Notice – Election Voting Equipment Testing

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PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Test of the Electronic Voting Equipment to be used at the 2021 Spring Primary on February 16, 2021 will be conducted at the Leeds Town Hall, N1485 Pribbenow Drive, Arlington, WI  53911 on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 1:00 P.M.

 

Joan Olson, Clerk

Town of Leeds

Voter Information

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All you need to know about registering to vote and requesting an absentee ballot is available on the My Vote Wisconsin website.  Click Here 

Absentee Ballot Information

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VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT

 

Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may submit a request to vote an absentee ballot to their municipal.  A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 10 consecutive days before the election.  The elector must also be registered in order to receive an absentee ballot.  Proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued. 

 

You must make a request for an absentee ballot in writing or online at MyVote.wi.gov. 

Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you

for the primary or election or both.  You may also submit a written request in the form of a letter or

you may apply for an absentee ballot at MyVote.wi.gov.  Your written request must list your

voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee

ballot should be sent, if different, and your signature.  You may make application to your municipal

clerk for an absentee ballot in person, by mail, by fax, by email or at MyVote.wi.gov.

 

Making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail

 

The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is:  5 pm on the fifth day before the election.

Note:    Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely

confined to home or a care facility, in the military, hospitalized, or serving as a sequestered juror.  If

this applies to you, contact the municipal clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot.

 

Voting an absentee ballot in person

 

You may also request and vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office or other specified location

during the days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person.

 

Town of Leeds

Joan Olson, Clerk

N1485 Pribbenow Drive, Arlington, WI 53911

608-206-7122 

Contact the Clerk for an appointment, between the hours of 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.

 

 

 

No in-person absentee voting may occur on the day before the election. 

The municipal clerk will deliver voted ballots returned on or before Election Day to the proper polling place or counting location before the polls close.  Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.