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 and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the primary or election or both. 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*

The deadline for making an application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is: 5:00 p.m. on the fifth day before the election, April 2, 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 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.

City of Ashland
Denise Oliphant, City Clerk
601 Main Street West, Ashland, WI 54806
715-682-7071
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Monday – Friday

City of Mellen
Brittney Kerfoot Clerk/Treasurer
102 E Bennett Avenue, Mellen, WI 54546
(715) 274-2136
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and
12:30 p.m. – 4:30pm
Monday – Friday

Town of Agenda
Molly Madorin, Clerk
13922 Agenda Road, Butternut, WI 54514
(715) 661-2347
Hours: 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.Monday – Saturday by appointment only

Town of Ashland
LeeAnn Hermanson, Clerk
66275 County Hwy C, Marengo, WI 54855
(507) 254-0875
Hours: 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Monday – Saturday by appointment only

Town of Chippewa
Cindy Pritzl, Clerk
301 W Michigan St, Butternut, WI 54514
(715) 769-3113
Monday – Friday
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Town of Gingles
Laura A. Martinsen, Clerk
802 3rd Avenue E, Ashland, WI 54806
(715) 685-8452
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Monday – Saturday by appointment only

Town of Gordon
Vickie Stencil, Clerk
24357 Gordon Lake Road, Glidden, WI 54527
(715) 264-2460
Hours: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Monday – Sunday by appointment only

Town of Jacobs
Kari Schmidt, Clerk
23 N Grant Street, Glidden, WI 54527
(715) 264-4851
Hours: 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Monday – Saturday by appointment only

Town of La Pointe
Alex Smith, Clerk
240 Big Bay Road, La Pointe, WI 54880
715-747-6913
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Monday – Friday by appointment only

Town of Marengo
Shirley Long, Deputy Clerk
62382 Vista Road, Marengo, WI 54855
(715) 278-3289
Hours: 1:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Monday – Friday by appointment only

Town of Morse
Theresa Koosmann, Clerk/Treasurer
402 2nd Avenue, Mellen, WI 54546
(715) 681-0456
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Monday – Friday by appointment only

Town of Peeksville
Patricia Cebery, Clerk
78746 Peeksville Road, Butternut, WI 54514
(715) 264-2418
Hours: 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Monday – Saturday by appointment only

Town of Sanborn
Jamie Weaver, Clerk/Treasurer
67282 US Highway 2, Ashland, WI 54806
(715) 292-3581
Hours: 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Monday – Saturday by appointment only

Town of Shanagolden
Cynthia Eder, Clerk
19965 Bay Road, Glidden, WI 54527
(715) 264-5899
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Monday – Friday by appointment only

Town of White River
Valerie Jolma, Clerk
1015 14th Avenue West
Ashland, WI 54806
(715) 413-8090
Monday – Saturday
Hours: 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
by appointment

Village of Butternut
Cindy Pritzl, Clerk/Treasurer
301 West Michigan Street,
Butternut, WI 54514
(715) 769-3113
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Monday – Friday

The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is: March 24, 2026

The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is: April 5, 2026

No in-person absentee voting may occur on the day 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 April 7, 2026. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted