VILAS COUNTY
GENERAL ELECTION
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT
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 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.
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 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 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 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, October 29, 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 location during the days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person.
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR MUNICIPAL CLERK FOR HOURS OR APPOINTMENT
The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office:
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office:
Friday, October 30, 2020
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 10/30/2020 9am-5pm FACE MASKS REQUIRED | Town of Land O’Lakes Lynn Bybee PO Box 660 4331 HWY B Land O’Lakes, WI 54540 715-547-3255 Monday-Thursday 9am-3pm 10/30/2020 9am-5pm | Town of Presque Isle Lorine Walters 8306 School Loop Road Presque Isle, WI 54557 715-686-2473 Monday-Friday 10am-12pm 10/30/2020 9am-5pm Or By Appointment |
| Town of Boulder Junction Daniel Driscoll PO Box 616 5392 Park Street Boulder Junction, WI 54512 715-385-2220 M-Th 9:30am-3:30pm 10/30/2020 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 10/30/2020 9am–5pm | Town of St. Germain June Vogel PO Box 7 St. Germain, WI 54558 715-891-0699 M-F 8am-5pm By Appointment |
| Town of Cloverland Tracy Schilling PO Box 1565 5860 Perch Lake Road Eagle River, WI 54521 715-479-3434 M-F By Appointment ONLY | Town of Manitowish Waters Dana Hilbert PO Box 267 5733 Airport Road Manitowish Waters, WI 54545 715-543-8400 Monday–Friday 10am-1pm 10/30/2020 1-5pm By Appt ONLY | Town of Washington Michele Sanborn 2160 Pinewood Drive Eagle River, WI 54521 715-479-8886 M-F 5pm-7pm By Appointment |
| Town of Conover Jennifer Steiner PO Box 115 4665 HWY K East Conover, WI 54519 715-479-8688 Monday-Thursday 9am-2pm Or By Appointment | Town of Phelps Marjorie Hiller PO Box 157 4495 Town Hall Road Phelps, WI 54554 715-545-2270 Monday-Thursday 9am-3pm 10/30/2020 9am-5pm | Town of Winchester Joan Wainio 7228 CTH W Winchester, WI 54557 715-686-2123 OR 715-543-2110 M-F By Appointment ONLY |
| Town of Lac du Flambeau Nancy Edwards PO Box 68 109 Old Abe Road Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538 715-588-3358 Monday–Thursday 9am-3:30pm Friday 10/30/2020 9am-5pm FACE MASKS REQUIRED | Town of Plum Lake Sharon Brooker PO Box 280 8755 Lake Street Sayner, WI 54560 715-542-4531 Tues,Thurs,Friday 12-5pm Or By Appointment | 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 |
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 3, 2020. Any ballots received after the polls close will NOT be counted.
DAVID R. ALLEMAN – VILAS COUNTY CLERK