Absentee Balloting for the May 2020 Special Election

Voting by absentee ballot – Special Election – May 12, 2020

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 US citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on election day, who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 10 consecutive days before the election. The elector must also be registered in order to receive an absentee ballot. Proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued.

You must make a request for an absentee ballot in writing or online at MyVote.wi.gov.

Contact your municipal clerk and request an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the primary or election or both. You may also submit a written request in the form of a letter, or you may apply for an absentee ballot online at MyVote.wi.gov. Your written request must list your mailing address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different and your signature. You may make application to your municipal clerk for an absentee ballot in person, by mail, by fax, by email or at MyVote.wi.gov.

Making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail

The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is: 5 pm on Thursday, May 7, 2020

Note: Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined to home or a care facility, in the military, hospitalized, or serving as a sequestered juror. If this 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 locations during the days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person.

Town of Eau Galle
William Peavey, Clerk
715-497-4331
285 Co. Rd. BB
Baldwin, WI 54002

Hours: 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Wednesday

The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is: March 26, 2020

The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is: May 10, 2020

No in-person absentee voting may occur on 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 Tuesday May 12, 2020. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.