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, 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.

TO OBTAIN AN ABSENTEE YOU MUST MAKE A REQUEST IN WRITING:
Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for absentee ballot be sent
to you for the election. 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 voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the
address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different, and your signature. You
must include a copy of an acceptable form of Photo ID. You may make application for
an absentee ballot by mail, email or in person.

THE DEADLINE FOR MAKING APPLICATION TO RECEIVE AN ABSENTEE BALLOT BY MAIL
IS 5:00 P.M. ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2025 FOR MOST ELECTORS.
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.
You may also request and vote an absentee ballot on or after FEBRUARY 4, 2025 in
person in the Clerk’s office by appointment.

THE LAST DAY TO VOTE AN ABSENTEE BALLOT IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE IS FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 14. 

No in-person absentee voting or voter registration may occur on the day before the
election. If a ballot is received after polls close on February 18, it cannot be counted.

Pat Earley, Clerk
clerk@townofrichmondwi.gov
715-808-1795