VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT
Spring Election
April 7, 2026
Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may request 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. Voters with a valid WI Driver’s License or ID card may now register to vote online at www.myvote.wi.gov.
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 election. You may also submit a written request in the form of a letter or email. 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, in person, or online at www.myvote.wi.gov. Proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued.
Making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail
The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is: 5 pm on the fifth day before the election, (Thursday, April 2, 2026).
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 between March 24 – April 3 during the days and hours specified below.
Jenny Hunt, Clerk for Town of Dale
Dale Municipal Building
W9641 State Road 96
Dale, WI 54931
(920) 779-4609
In Person Absentee Voting –
Wednesday, April 1, 8:00AM – 1:00PM,
Thursday, April 2, 12:00PM – 5:00PM
Friday, April 3, 12:00PM – 5:00PM
or by appointment
towndalewi@gmail.com
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.