VILAS COUNTY
SPRING ELECTION
APRIL 7, 2026
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 include 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 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, April 2, 2026**
*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.
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, March 24, 2026
The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office:
Friday, April 3, 2026
TOWN/CITY CLERKS
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Town of Arbor Vitae Emily Biertzer 10675 Big Arbor Vitae Drive Arbor Vitae, WI 54568 715-356-3120 Monday-Friday 9am-3pm April 3, 2026 9am-5pm
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Town of Land O’Lakes Lynn Jolin 4331 CTH B Land O’Lakes, WI 54540 715-547-3255 Monday-Thursday 9am-3pm April 3, 2026 BY APPT |
Town of Presque Isle Lori Thomas 8306 School Loop Road Presque Isle, WI 54557 715-686-2473 Monday-Thursday 9am-12:30 April 3, 2026 BY APPT
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Town of Boulder Junction Daniel Driscoll 5392 Park Street Boulder Junction, WI 54512 715-385-2220 Monday-Thursday 9:30am-3:30pm April 3, 2026 9:30am-5pm |
Town of Lincoln Shelly Sauvola 1205 Sundstein Road Eagle River, WI 54521 715-479-7000 Monday – Friday 9am-3pm April 3, 2026 9am–5pm
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Town of St. Germain Felicia Szott St Germain Community Center 545 Hwy 155 Room 5 St. Germain, WI 54558 715-542-8024 Ext 1 BY APPT or April 3, 2026 9am-1pm
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Town of Cloverland Tracy Schilling 5860 Perch Lake Road Eagle River, WI 54521 715-479-3434 Monday-Thursday 9:00am-noon April 3, 2026 BY APPT
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Town of Manitowish Waters Heather Suffron 5733 Airport Road Manitowish Waters, WI 54545 715-543-8400 Monday–Friday 10am-1pm April 3, 2026 10am-5pm |
Town of Washington Nancy Sobralski 2301 Town Hall Road Eagle River, WI 54521 715-479-8886
BY APPT ONLY |
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Town of Conover Kendra Lederer 4665 HWY K East Conover, WI 54519 715-479-8688 Monday-Thursday 9am-2pm APRIL 3, 2026 BY APPT |
Town of Phelps Sheryl Ward 4495 Town Hall Road Phelps, WI 54554 715-545-2270 Tuesday & Thursday noon-5pm APRIL 3, 2026 9am-5pm
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Town of Winchester Erin Newton 7228 CTH W Winchester, WI 54557 715-686-2123 Monday-Friday April 3, 2026 BY APPT |
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Town of Lac du Flambeau Sue Schoonover 109 Old Abe Road Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538 715-588-3358 Monday & Wednesday noon-3pm Tuesday & Thursday 9am – noon APRIL 3, 2026 9am-5pm
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Town of Plum Lake Teresa Arnold 8755 Lake Street Sayner, WI 54560 715-542-4531 Wednesday & Thursday 10am-2pm APRIL 3, 2026 BY APPT |
City of Eagle River Becky Bolte 525 East Maple Street Eagle River, WI 54521 715-479-8682 Monday – Friday 8am-4:30pm APRIL 3, 2026 8:30am – 5pm
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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 APRIL 7, 2026. Any ballots received after the polls close will NOT be counted.
KIMBERLY OLKOWSKI – VILAS COUNTY CLERK
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