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.  You may also submit a written request in the form of a letter or 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, your signature and a copy of an acceptable form of photo ID.

You may make application to your municipal clerk for an absentee ballot by mail, fax, email or at MyVote.wi.gov.

Absentee ballot request must be made each calendar year, they are only good for the specific year.