Two newcomers and registered write-in to oppose incumbent
By Kellen Olshefski
SLN Staff
Throughout the majority of the the Geneva Lake West area voters will determine during Tuesdays election whether incumbents retain their seats or new faces will fill their roles in local town and village governments.
The Village of Sharon will see some new faces on its village board with three seats open.
Two of the seats will certainly see some turnover as Daniel Rambatt filed papers for non-candidacy, indicating he will not be running for re-election and the seat of Robert Sachs, who resigned late last year, still remains open.
Running in the spring election will be Carl Fritz and Robert Carlson. Incumbent Pamela Schutt is re-running for her elected seat.
In addition to the three candidates who filed papers, Charles Schutt has also filed as a registered write-in, vying for one of the three seats.
In the Village of Walworth, four will face off for three open seats.
Village Trustees Kent Johnson, LeRoy Nordmeyer and Ed Snyder IV, are all running for re-election to their seats. In addition, Randy Maynard has thrown his hat into the ring, at the encouragement of Walworth citizens, and will join their names on the April ballot.
Likewise, in the Village of Fontana, four will be vying for three seats
In the Village of Fontana, Village Trustees Rick Pappas, David Prudden are all running for re-election. Likewise, in Fontana, the incumbents will be vying for their seats against Stan Livingston, who filed nomination papers and a declaration of candidacy earlier this year.
In the Village of Williams Bay, all three incumbents, Jim Killian, David Jameson and Gregory Trush, are running for re-election. No one else filed election papers with the clerk and all three are running unopposed.
Additionally, in the villages of Sharon and Fontana the seat of the municipal judge will be up for election, held by Denise Gibbons in Sharon and David Jensen in Fontana. The term is four years. Both are running unopposed in their respective communities.
Wisconsin’s voter ID law will be in effect in next Tuesday’s election. That means voters must be prepared to do three things – state their name, show an accepted photo ID and sign the poll book – before receiving a ballot.
Accepted photo IDs include, for example, a state-issued driver’s license or ID card, a passport or a military ID card.
All polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Voters should check with the clerk’s office in their community for information regarding specific polling places.
