VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT
2026 PARTISAN PRIMARY – AUGUST 11, 2026

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, AUGUST 6, 2026 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 July 28, 2026 in person in
the Clerk’s office by appointment.