VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT

GENERAL ELECTION

November 5, 2024

 

Any qualified elector who is unable to or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may submit a request to vote on 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.
• has resided in the ward or municipality where they wish to vote for at least 28 consecutive days before the election.

The elector must also be registered to vote to receive an absentee ballot. Proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued*.

 

Making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail:

Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the election. You may make written application to your municipal clerk for an absentee ballot in person, by mail, by fax, by email, or at MyVote.wi.gov.

Your written request must include:

1. your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote
2. the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different from the address above
3. your signature
4. *a copy of your photo identification if you have not previously voted by absentee ballot

Town of Richmond voters, send your application by mail to:

Cindy Hafferkamp, Town Clerk

W9046 County Road A

Delavan, WI  53115

 

The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is:

5:00 p.m. on the fifth day before the election, Thursday, October 31, 2024**.

*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.

 

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.

Cindy Hafferkamp, Town Clerk

608-883-2269 or 608-312-9674

Town of Richmond

Town Hall Address: W9046 County Road A

Delavan, WI 53115

In-Person Absentee Voting Hours:

Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 5 – 7 p.m.

Saturday, November 2, 2024, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

 

The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is:

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

 

The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is:

Friday, November 1, 2024

No in-person absentee voting may occur on the day before election. The municipal clerk will deliver voted ballots returned on or before Election Day to the polling place before the polls close at 8:00 p.m. on August 13, 2024. Any ballot received after the polls close will not be counted.

Cindy Hafferkamp

Clerk, Town of Richmond