VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT
Any qualified elector who is unable 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 ago or older on Election Day and who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 28 consecutive days before the 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 that an application for absentee ballot be sent to you for the primary or election or both. You may also request an absentee ballot by letter, email 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, your signature and a copy of your photo identification. You may make application for an absentee ballot by mail, email or in person 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 p.m. on the fifth day before the election, Thursday, August 8, 2024. 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 location, during the days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot.
The deadline for voting an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is 5 PM on the Friday before the election, August 9, 2024. No in-person voting may occur on the day before the election. The municipal clerk will deliver voted ballots returned on or before the Election Day to the polling place, 28788 Buckley Avenue, Warrens, Wis., before the polls close on August 13, 2024. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.
See attached copy of SAMPLE BALLOT for Official Primary, Partisan Office and Referendum August, 13, 2024.
Contact Town of Scott Clerk James Van Wychen, 3365 Auger Road, Warrens, WI, phone (608) 387-4714 for absentee ballots or additional questions on the August 13, 2024 Primary Ballot.
You can also view the ballot in an easier to read format on the MyVote.Wi.Gov website. Look for the “What’s on My Ballot” tab and enter your address to see the August Primary Ballot for the Town of Scott.