Public Hearing: Comprehensive Plan Update: TOWN OF RICHMOND, WISCONSIN ST. CROIX COUNTY  NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Town of Richmond Plan Commission will be conducting a public hearing on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 6:00 PM at the Richmond Town Hall located at 1428 100th Street, New Richmond, WI 54017, to consider an update to the Town of Richmond Comprehensive Plan described as follows:   Update chapters within the Comprehensive Plan document including Demographic Information, Resident Survey Results, Housing, Transportation, Utilities and Community Facilities, Agricultural/Natural Resources/Cultural Resources, Economic Development, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Land Use, and Implementation Plan     Pertinent Plan update information is available at the following link:https://sccwi.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8578/Town-of-Richmond-Comprehensive-Plan-Draft  And for viewing at the New Richmond Carleton A. Friday Memorial Library located at 155 East 1st Street, New Richmond, WI  54017   If you have questions about the Comprehensive Plan Update, please contact John Hilgers, St. Croix County, Senior Planner, at 715-386-4672 or [email protected].   Interested persons may submit written or oral comments related to this matter any time prior to the hearing, or at the hearing. Written comments will be distributed to the Town Plan Commissioners for review and consideration.   Please submit written comments by mail or email to:  Pat Earley, Town of Richmond Clerk Mail:  1453 County Road GG, New Richmond, WI 54017 Email: [email protected]   ATTEST: Pat Earley, Town Clerk, Town of Richmond 

Town of Richmond to Utilize Badger Books

In 2017, Wisconsin Elections Commission staff developed an electronic poll book application for use in Wisconsin elections. The Badger Book is the only electronic poll book authorized for use in Wisconsin and is the only e-poll book application with direct WisVote integration. Badger Books are not connected to the internet.

The Badger Book is only an electronic version of the paper poll book and as such, performs only those functions. It is used to check in voters, process Election Day Registrations (EDRs), and record absentee participation.

Badger Books are not voting machines – you can’t cast votes on them. Voting will continue to be done on paper ballots. They are not vote tabulators – they don’t count votes. The vote tabulation process will not change.

After Election Day, a data file generated from the Badger Book is used to upload election participation and Election Day Registration information into WisVote so voters may see their participation more quickly in MyVote.

The Town Board approved the purchase of Badger Books in November of 2021. They will be used for the August and November elections in 2022.

Residents with questions about the electronic poll books should please contact the Town Clerk at 715-808-1795 or by email at [email protected]