In person early voting

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.
• 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. To receive a ballot by mail, you must make a written request to your municipal clerk for an absentee ballot by mail (for military or overseas= by fax, by email) or at www.myvote.wi.gov . Or you may apply in person at the clerk’s office during the In-Person Absentee Voting period listed below.
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*.
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 29, 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.
Voting an absentee ballot IN PERSON
You may request and vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office or other specified location during the days and hours specified below for casting an absentee ballot in person.
(Note: This may be no later than the Sunday before the election.)
Town of Newbold Community Center at 4608 Apperson Drive
Beginning Tuesday, October 20 through Friday, October 30, 2026 by contacting Clerk Kim Gauthier for times available at 715-362-1092 (home office) or 715-369-0855 (community center).
No in-person absentee voting may occur on the Monday 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, 2026. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.