VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT GENERAL ELECTION

TYPE E NOTICE TUESDAY April 7, 2026

 

Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may submit a request to vote an absentee ballot to their municipal clerk. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen who

• Will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day.
• Has resided in the ward or municipality where they wish to vote for at least 28 consecutive days before the election.

The elector must also be registered to vote to receive an absentee ballot. Proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued*.

Making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail

Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the primary or election or both. You may make a written application to your municipal clerk for an absentee ballot by mail, by fax, by email or at MyVote.wi.gov. Or you may apply in person at the clerk's office only during the In-Person Absentee Voting period listed below.

Your written request must include:

1. Your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote
2. The address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different from the address above.
3. Your signature
4. A copy of your photo identification*

The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is: 5:00 PM on the fifth day before the election Thursday April 2, 2026

 

Voters who are indefinitely confined due to age, illness, infirmity, or disability may not be required to provide photo ID. If this applies to you, contact the municipal clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot.

***Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined, in the military, hospitalized, or serving as a sequestered juror. lfthis applies to you, contact the municipal clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot.

Voting an absentee ballot in person

You may also request and vote an absentee ballot in the clerk's office or other specified location during the days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person at your municipality, See Below for your municipality as hours and dates may be different.

The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk's office is:

****This is a Shared Notice *Check with your Municipal Clerk for dates and hours for absentee voting in the Clerk's Office

No in-person absentee voting may occur on April 6th, 2026 the day before the election

 

The municipal clerk will deliver voted ballots returned on or before Election Day to the proper polling place or counting location before the polls close on April 7, 2026 at 8:00pm. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.