Candidates to start filing for village, town, school seats

Candidates for political offices in Fredonia  can begin circulating petitions on Dec. 1 to run in the spring 2021 election.

Seats up for re-election on April 6 on the Fredonia Village Board are held by Village President Don Dohrwardt and three trustee seats held by John Long, Bill McLarty and Dan Gehrke.

In the Town of Fredonia, seats held by Chairman Lance Leider and supervisors Chris Janik and Mark Schubert will be on the ballot. 

Terms for  both village and town seats are two years.

Three Northern Ozaukee School Board seats will be on the ballot. Two are held by Town of Belgium representative Tim Burmesch and Village of Fredonia representative Steve Burmesch. Each seat is for a three-year term.

A vacant at-large seat also will be on the ballot to fill the remaining year of that term.

A description of school district boundaries can be obtained at the school district office.

Petitions must be returned by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5. If a primary is necessary, it will be held Feb. 16. 

Incumbents must file a notice of non-candidacy by 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 25, Christmas Day, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission calendar. 

If they don’t, the filing deadline for other candidates will be extended three days to 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8.