Absentees are not issued through this office. The following is provided for your information only.
Please note: 2011 Act 227 prohibits a voter who has voted and returned an absentee ballot from voting at the polling place on election day.
Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on election day may request to vote an absentee ballot. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on election day and who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote for 28 consecutive days before the election. The elector must also be registered.
Request by E-Mail, Online or by Fax
A voter may request that a ballot be sent to them by sending an e-mail or fax to their municipal clerk. Registered voters can also request an absentee ballot at https://myvote.wi.gov by clicking "Vote Absentee." This request must be made no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday before the election in order for an absentee ballot to be mailed to you.
Request by Mail
Download the Application For Absentee Ballot. Complete the form and mail it to your municipal clerk's office. The application must be received by the clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday before the election in order for an absentee ballot to be mailed to you.
REMEMBER you must be registered at the address you are requesting the absentee ballot for.
Please note: Absentee requests for ballots sent by mail must be accompanied by a copy of an acceptable form of voter ID. Once you have sent the Municipal Clerk’s Office a photocopy of your ID, you will not need to send copies with future requests. Please contact your municipal clerk with any questions about the absentee process. Make sure your vote counts!
Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined at home or a care facility, in the military, hospitalized, or serving as a sequestered juror. If this applies to you, contact your municipal clerk.
You can also personally go to the clerk’s office and vote absentee.
BY MAIL: The deadline for making application to vote absentee by mail is 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday preceding the election. (For military, indefinitely confined electors and sequestered jurors the deadline remains at 5:00 p.m. the Friday before an election).
IN PERSON: In-Person Absentee Voting dates and hours are set by individual municipalities. Please visit MyVote Wisconsin to search for In-Person Absentee voting locations in your municipality.
For further information on absentee voting visit the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s Absentee Voting page.
