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Candidates - Getting on the Ballot
If you are interested in running for elective office, the first date to circulate papers is December 1 in the year prior to the expiration of the term. The last date to file the nomination papers with the Clerk’s Office is 5:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday in January. You must file the nomination papers in person; they cannot be mailed. Nomination papers are available in the Clerk’s Office and below.
For questions regarding the below information, please contact City Clerk Molly Schneider at mschneider@ci.delafield.wi.us, or (262) 646-6220.
Listed below are links to the related forms for Mayor, Municipal Judge, and Alderpersons.
- Type A Notice of a Spring General Election (PDF)
- Form 1 - Letter to Candidates (PDF)
- Form 2 - Receipt of Election Forms (PDF)
- Form 3 - Nomination Papers EL-169 (PDF)
- Form 4 - Declaration of Candidacy EL-162 (PDF)
- Form 5 - Declaration of Non-Candidacy - For Incumbents Only (PDF)
- Form 6 - Campaign Finance Registration Statement CF-1 (PDF)
- Form 7 - Campaign Financing Information (PDF)
- Form 8 - Placement of Signs (PDF)
- Form 9 - Disclaimers and Disclaimer Formats (PDF)
- Form 10 - Ballot Access Checklist ELIS-7 (PDF)
ALDERMANIC DISTRICTS
What Ward am I in? - The City is comprised of 14 wards and 7 Districts. The Districts are made up of the following wards:
- District 1 - Wards 1 and 2
- District 2 - Wards 3 and 4
- District 3 - Wards 7 and 8
- District 4 - Wards 5 and 6
- District 5 - Wards 9 and 10
- District 6 - Wards 11 and 12
- District 7 - Wards 13 and 14
- More information about the wards and districts
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Campaign Finance Overview - Local Candidate (PDF)
Local Candidates should visit the Local Campaign Finance page on the Wisconsin Elections Commission website.
VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTION PARTICIPATION DATA
BADGER Voters is a website offered by the Wisconsin Elections Commission designed to allow users to request, receive a quote, purchase, and download Wisconsin voter registration and election participation data from the Statewide Voter Registration System. Users can complete this entire process online and independently 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
Wisvote Voter Data Requests/Voter List Requests Information