VILAS COUNTY VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT NOVEMBER 8, 2016
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 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.
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 also submit a written request in the form of a letter. 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 may make application for an absentee ballot by mail, email or in person.
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, November 3, 2016
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 in person. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR MUNICIPAL CLERK FOR HOURS OR APPOINTMENT.
TOWN/CITY CLERKS
Town of Arbor Vitae Mary Reuland 10675 Big Arbor Vitae Drive Arbor Vitae, WI 54568 715-356-3120 Monday – Friday 9am-3pm 11/4/16 9am-5pm
Town of Land O’Lakes Lynn Bybee PO Box 660 4331 HWY B Land O’Lakes, WI 54540 715-547-3255 M-Th 9am-3pm 11/4/16 9am-5pm
Town of Presque Isle Lorine Walters 8306 School Loop Road Presque Isle, WI 54557 715-686-2473 M-F 10am-12pm 11/4/16 9am-5pm Or By Appointment
Town of Boulder Junction Kendra Moraczewski PO Box 616 5392 Park Street Boulder Junction, WI 54512 715-385-2220 M-Th 9:30am-3:30pm 11/4/16 9:30am-5pm
Town of Lincoln Shelly Sauvola PO Box 9 1205 Sundstein Road Eagle River, WI 54521 715-479-7000 Monday -Friday 9am-3pm 11/4/16 9am–5pm
Town of St. Germain Thomas Martens PO Box 7 St. Germain, WI 54558 715-542-3813 M-F 8am-5pm By Appointment
Town of Cloverland Julie Priefer PO Box 1565 5860 Perch Lake Road Eagle River, WI 54521 715-479-3434 M-F 9am-4pm By Appointment
Town of Manitowish Waters Dana Hilbert PO Box 267 5733 Airport Road Manitowish Waters, WI 54545 715-543-8400 Monday – Friday 10am-1pm 11/4/16 1-5pm By Appointment
Town of Washington Michele Sanborn 2160 Pinewood Drive Eagle River, WI 54521 715-479-1669 M-F 5pm-7pm By Appointment
Town of Conover Katherine Mitchell PO Box 115 4665 HWY K East Conover, WI 54519 715-479-8688 M-F 8-8:20am T,W,Th 9:30-2 Or By Appointment
Town of Phelps Marjorie Hiller PO Box 157 4495 Town Hall Road Phelps, WI 54554 715-545-2270 Tues & Thurs 8am-5pm 11/4/2016 8am – 5pm
Town of Winchester Ruth Allis 1147 Harris Lake Road West Winchester, WI 54557 715-686-7103 Tuesdays 10am-2pm Or By Appointment
Town of Lac du Flambeau Nancy Edwards PO Box 68 109 Old Abe Road Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538 715-588-3358 Monday – Friday 9am-3:30pm
Town of Plum Lake Sharon Brooker PO Box 280 8755 Lake Street Sayner, WI 54560 715-542-4531 M,T,Th,F 1-5pm
City of Eagle River Debbie Brown PO Box 1269 525 East Maple Street Eagle River, WI 54521 715-479-8682 Monday – Friday 8am-4:30pm
The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is: PLEASE CONTACT YOUR MUNICIPAL CLERK
The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office: Friday, NOVEMBER 4, 2016
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 NOVEMBER 8, 2016. Any ballots received after the polls close will NOT be counted.
DAVID R. ALLEMAN – VILAS COUNTY CLERK