VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT

 

City of Evansville, Town of Center, Town of Porter, and Town of Union

General Election, November 3, 2026

Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may submit a request to vote on 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,
• who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 28 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*. 

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 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 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 p.m. on the fifth day before the election, Thursday, October 31, 2024.

*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.  If this applies to you, contact the municipal clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot.

V0ting 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.

City of Evansville Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., (8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on 10/30/2026) 31 S Madison Street, Evansville, WI  53536 (608) 882-2266 Leah Hurtley, City Clerk

Town of Center   By Appointment Only, 9119 W County Rd. A, Evansville, WI 53536

(608) 905-0622 Jennifer Eisenbraun, Town Clerk

Town of Porter   By Appointment Only, 9219 N. Tolles, Rd, Evansville, WI  53536

(608) 201-1996  Anne Remley-Haines, Town Clerk

Town of Union   By Appointment Only, 15531 W Green Bay Rd, Evansville, WI 53536

(608) 736-7070 Regina Riedel, Town Clerk 

The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is Tuesday October 20, 2026.

The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk's office is Friday, October 30, 2026.

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, November 3, 2026. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.