3 candidates file nomination papers for 4 positions on Elk Mound Village Board
By LeAnn R. Ralph
ELK MOUND — Three candidates have filed nomination papers for four positions on the Elk Mound Village Board in the April 4 election, and one of the candidates has filed nomination papers for two positions.
The positions held by Greg Kipp (village president), Bob Bachman (village trustee), Jesse Jenson (village trustee) and Terry Stamm (village trustee) are up for election in April.
Kipp filed a notification of non-candidacy for the village president position by the deadline, which was 5 p.m. December 24.
Jenson also filed a notification of non-candidacy for a village trustee position by the deadline.
Stamm filed nomination papers for both the village president position and the village trustee position by the January 3 deadline.
Incumbent Robert Bachman filed nomination papers for a village trustee position as well.
In addition, Patricia Hahn filed nomination papers for a trustee position.
Village trustees serve two-year terms.
Hahn, who served as village clerk-treasurer for more than 40 years, retired at the end of December and had spent the previous year working with new clerk-treasurer Karin Wolf to help make the transition.
Kipp, who has served a number of two-year terms on the village board, was appointed as village president by the village board last spring following the unexpected death of Village President Steven Abraham on February 27.
Cynthia Abraham was subsequently appointed as village trustee to fill Kipp’s unexpired term.
Write-in candidates must file an intent to run as a write-in candidate with the village clerk by the deadline of 5 p.m. the Friday before the election.
By state law, votes for write-in candidates can only be counted if the write-in candidate has filed an intent to run as a write-in candidate with the village clerk by the deadline.
If there are any village board positions open after the April 4 election, the village board has the option to solicit letters of interest to serve on the village board and can then appoint someone to fill the open position.
The village board could also decide to leave any positions open until the next election for that position.