Elections

2026 ELECTION SCHEDULE

  • Tuesday, February 17 – Spring Primary (if necessary)
  • Tuesday, April 7 – Spring Election
  • Tuesday, August 11 – Partisan Primary
  • Tuesday, November 3 – General Election/Gubernatorial

🗳️ Important Dates to Remember for 2026 Spring Election

If you are an incumbent and decide against running, you must fill a Notification of Non-Candidacy form by Friday December 26, 2025, at 5:00 PM. Wis. Stats. §8.10(2)(a), 120.06(6)(b).

All candidates must file a campaign finance statement (CF-1) as soon as possible if you are seeking re-election; this must be filed with the Clerk’s Office by 5:00 PM on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.

December 1st is the first date to circulate nomination papers.  Wis. Stats. §8.05(3)(a), (4)(b), 8.10(2)(a).

For the Village of Cleveland, 20 to 100 signatures are required to obtain ballot access for the office of Village Trustee.  It is good practice to obtain more than the minimum number of signatures required, in the event any of the signatures are declared invalid.

The deadline for candidates to file, with the Village Clerk, nomination papers, declarations of candidacy, and campaign registration statements is the 1st Tuesday in January, January 6, 2026, by 5:00 PM.  Wis. Stats. §8.05(3)(a), (4)(b), 8.10(2)(a), (5), 8.21.

Contact Information

For assistance or questions:

Village Clerk’s Office
📍 Address: 1150 W Washington Ave, Cleveland WI 53015
📞 Phone: (920) 693-8181

 

CANDIDATE INFORMATION:

Jon Hoffman, incumbent, has filed his Declaration of Candidacy (dated December 4, 2025)
Becky L. Paasch, incumbent, has filed a Notification of Noncandidacy (dated December 26, 2025)
Rob Burkhard, incumbent, has filed his Declaration of Candidacy (dated January 2, 2026)

 

REGISTER TO VOTE

Stop at the Clerk’s Office and register to vote if you have never voted in Wisconsin before, or have changed your name or address since the last time you voted.  The Wisconsin Voter Registration Application form is below:

Fillable Form: Wisconsin Voter Registration Application
Printable Form: Wisconsin Voter Registration Application

Not sure if you are already registered? Go to MyVote and select the My Voter Info Tab. At the Search for My Voter Record section, enter your name and date of birth. You will be told if you are in the system and at which address. If all is correct, no need to register again!

Wisconsin requires Photo IDs to vote!  For more information on acceptable form of photo ID please visit Bring it Wisconsin.

ABSENTEE VOTING NOTICE

Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may request to vote an absentee ballot. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, and who has resided at the voting address for at least 28 consecutive days before the election. The elector must be registered and provide proof of identification* before an absentee ballot may be issued.  

You must make a request for an absentee ballot in writing.

Contact the Clerk’s Office by mail, email, or fax and request an application for an absentee ballot, or submit a written request that includes your Cleveland street address; the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, a copy of your photo identification*; and your signature. (Email requests do not require a signature.)  You can also submit the request through the My Vote Wisconsin website at https://myvote.wi.gov (the fastest process to send you the ballot). Unless you are indefinitely confined, a request may include all elections for the calendar year in which the request is submitted.

Application for Absentee Ballot
Application for Absentee Ballot (Fillable)

Making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail:

The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot by mail is 5pm on the fifth day preceding an Election Day.

*Voters who are indefinitely confined due to age, illness, infirmity, or disability may not be required to provide photo ID. If this applies to you, contact the Clerk’s Office regarding deadlines for requesting an absentee ballot.

**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 Clerk’s Office regarding deadlines for requesting an absentee ballot.

Voting an absentee ballot in person:

In-person absentee ballots cannot be issued earlier than 14 days prior to the date of election.

Voting will take place at the Cleveland Village Hall, 1150 W. Washington Ave., Cleveland. Absentee ballots cannot be taken from Village Hall to be voted and returned later.

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

Any ballots received after polls close on Election Day will not be counted.

ELECTION RESULTS

April 1, 2025, Spring Election
610 Ballots Cast: 557 in-person; 53 by absentee ballot
63.3% Turnout of Registered Voters
For Spring Election results, click here: Vote Totals by Candidate

February 18, 2025, General Election and Referendum
99 Ballots Cast: 81 in-person; 18 by absentee ballot
10.4% Turnout of Registered Voters
For Spring Primary Election results, click here: Vote Totals by Candidate

November 5, 2024, General Election and Referendum
870 Ballots Cast: 655 in-person; 215 by absentee ballot
88.3% Turnout of Registered Voters
For General Election results, click here: Vote Totals by Candidate

August 13, 2024, Partisan Office and Referendum
327 Ballots Cast: 295 in-person; 32 by absentee ballot
36.8% Turnout of Registered Voters
For local Partisan Office and Referendum results, click here: Vote Totals by Candidate

April 2, 2024, Spring Election and Presidential Preference Vote
389 Ballots Cast: 337 in-person; 52 by absentee ballot
44.1% Turnout of Registered Voters
For local Spring Election results, click here: Vote Totals by Candidate

April 4, 2023, Spring Election
495 Ballots Cast: 443 in-person; 52 by absentee ballot
54.4% Turnout of Registered Voters
For local Spring Election results, click here: Vote Totals by Candidate

February 21, 2023, Spring Primary
231 Ballots Cast: 207 in-person; 24 by absentee ballot
25.7% Turnout of Registered Voters
For local Spring Primary results, click here: Vote Totals by Candidate