Election Information – Town of Richmond, Shawano County, WI

TYPE E NOTICE ‑ VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT

VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT For April 4, 2023 SPRING ELECTION

Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may request to vote an absentee ballot. 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.

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 also submit a written request in the form of a letter. 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, and your signature. You may make application for an absentee ballot by mail, email or in person.

Making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail

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

5 p.m. on the fifth day before the election, (Thursday, March 30, 2023)

Note: Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined to home or a care facility, 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.

Richard J. Stadelman, Town of Richmond, Town Clerk, Office phone (715) 526-6527

Mailing address: P.O. Box 240, Shawano, Wis. 54166

Town Hall Office: (in rear of building) at N5170 County Road MM, Shawano, WI. 54166

In Person voting for the Town of Richmond may occur at the Town Hall Office:

Office Hours: Monday through Friday 9:30 a.m. to Noon; & 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

By Appointment Hours: Monday through Friday 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Please note that the Town Clerk will not be available on Thursday, March 30, 2023

The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is: Tuesday, March 21, 2023

The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office: Friday, March 31, 2023

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 (Town of Richmond Town Hall, at N5170 County Road MM, Shawano, WI. 54166, before the polls close on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.)

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