Uniform Instructions for Wisconsin Absentee Voters
Seal the envelope in the presence of your witness.
Read and follow the instructions on your ballot. Mistakes may prevent your votes from being
counted.
Conrm the envelope from your clerk contains your ballot and the envelope you’ll use to return your ballot.
A witness must be a U.S. Citizen who is at
least 18 years old.
A witness can be a friend, spouse, family
member, neighbor, etc.
A candidate on the ballot for this election.
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Refold your voted ballot and place it inside of the return envelope.
Fill out the required sections of the form on the absentee return envelope.
Return your ballot.
Who can be a witness? Who cannot be a witness?
Start by showing the witness your unmarked ballot.
Mark your ballot in the presence of your witness.
Your witness must conrm that you are the one completing your ballot but, because
voting is a private activity, your witness cannot tell you who or what to vote for and
cannot see the choices you make on your ballot.
You must vote your ballot in the presence of an adult witness:
To make sure your ballot is counted, double check the following before you return it:
If any of the required information above is missing, your ballot will not be counted.
Your ballot must be received in time to be delivered to your polling place no later than
8:00 p.m. on Election Day. There are a few options for returning your ballot.
You can:
Mail it back
Drop it off at your municipal clerk’s office
Drop it off at your central count location (located @ City Hall 505 Third Street)
Drop it off in an absentee ballot drop box @ City Hall - 505 Third Street
The United States Postal Service recommends mailing your ballot at least one week
before Election Day. Returning a ballot from overseas may take longer.
Absentee ballots may not be returned by email or fax.
Your voter information: this section is usually completed by your clerk and includes the
date of the election, the county and municipality in which you are registered, your name, the
address where you are registered, city, and zip code.
Voter Signature: you (or your assistant) must sign in the Certication of Voter section.
Witness Signature and Address: your witness must sign and provide their full address
(street number, street name, city) in the Certication of Witness section.
Make sure your ballot is in your envelope and make sure the envelope is sealed properly.
If you’re having trouble nding a witness or have questions about the witness requirement, please contact your municipal clerk or
the Wisconsin Elections Commission for assistance. Contact information can be found on the back of this page.
Voter Photo Identication Information
Correcting Ballot Mistakes
If you make a mistake while marking your ballot or otherwise require a replacement ballot, contact your
municipal clerk. Your municipal clerk’s contact information is listed below.
If there is not enough time to request a replacement ballot and you have not returned your ballot, you may
still vote in-person at the polls on Election Day.
Dierent types of voters have dierent deadlines for requesting a replacement ballot. Please see below for
additional details.
Uniform Instructions for Wisconsin Absentee Voters
| Rev 8-2020 | Wisconsin Elections Commission, P.O. Box 7984, Madison, WI 5377-7984 | (608) 261-2028 | web: elections.wi.gov | email: elections@wi.gov
Municipal Clerk Contact Information
State Election Ocial Contact Information
Wisconsin Elections Commission
Help Desk: (608) 261-2028
Email: elections@wi.gov
Phone:
Email:
(Name of Municipal Clerk)
(Name of Municipality)
If you have received your ballot, then a copy of your photo ID is already on le or you are exempt from the
requirement. You do not need to provide another copy of photo ID unless instructed by your clerk.
If you have questions about the photo ID requirement, please contact your municipal clerk.
Getting Assistance
If someone signs your absentee return envelope
on your behalf, make sure they also sign in the
Certication of Assistant section.
Your assistant may also serve as your witness.
With your ballot With your absentee return envelope
Your assistant must sign in the Certication of
Voter Assistance section.
Your assistant can read your ballot to you or ll out
your ballot under your direction, but cannot tell you
how to vote.
If you need help reading or lling out your ballot or absentee return envelope, you may ask for assistance from
anyone who is not your employer or a representative of your labor union. Your assistant may also serve as
your witness. Explaining how to ll out your ballot or return envelope is not “assistance.”
For voter information, check out MyVote.wi.gov
If you have any questions, please contact your municipal clerk for assistance.
Military voters*
Indenitely conned voters
5:00 p.m. on the Thursday before the election 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before the election
Regular absentee voters
Permanent overseas voters
Temporary overseas voters
*If the ballot contains federal oces, military voters away from home may request replacement ballots until 5:00 p.m. on Election Day
Fax:
Becky Eggen; City Clerk
City of Hudson
715-386-4765
cityclerk@hudsonwi.gov
715-386-0804