Spring Primary Election Notice
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:
- your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote
- the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different from the address above
- your signature
- a copy of your photo identification*
The deadline to apply to receive an absentee ballot by mail is:
5:00 p.m. on the fifth day before the election, (February 16, 2023)
*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.
TO OBTAIN AN ABSENTEE BALLOT, SEND A WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE CITY/VILLAGE/TOWNSHIP CLERK WHERE YOU RESIDE:
City of Tomah
819 Superior Avenue
Tomah, WI 54660
Phone 374-7426
M-F 8 am - 4:30 pm
Alex Wilson, Clerk
Town of Oakdale, PO Box 37 (By Mail)
228 Ballpark Drive (In Person)
Oakdale, WI 54649
Phone 372-9624 or 372-6475
M-F 8 am – 7 pm by Appointment Only
Art Tralmer
Town of LaGrange
27642 Ermine Ave
Tomah, WI 54660
Phone 608-372-3594
M-F 8 am – 7 pm by Appointment Only
JoAnn Cram
Village of Oakdale, PO Box 87 (By Mail)
133 Well Drive (In Person)
Oakdale, WI 54649
Phone 372-2927
Mon, Wed, Fri. 10-3 pm
Breanne Zaremba, Clerk
Town of Tomah
24381 Heritage Ave (In Person)
24963 Hilldale (By Mail)
Tomah, WI 54660
Phone 343-5499
M-F 8 am – 7 pm by Appointment Only
Lisa Waltemath
Town of Byron
32184 State Hwy 21
Warrens, WI 54666
Phone 343-7995
M-F 8 am – 7 pm by Appointment Only
Kathy Schmitz, Clerk
Town of Adrian
17708 Incline Road
Norwalk, WI 54648
Phone 633-1868
M-F 3-7 pm by Appointment Only
Joan C. Sutherland, Clerk
Village of Wyeville
209 Second Street
Wyeville, WI 54671
Phone 372-7403
M-F 6:30 pm – 7 pm or By Appointment Only
Mary Cook, Clerk
Town of Clifton
28003 Locust Ave.
Wilton, WI 54670
Phone – 463-7379
M-F 8 am – 7 pm by Appointment Only
Sandy Wood, Clerk
Town of Grant
3768 Blueberry Road
Warrens, WI 54666
Phone 378-4196
M-F 8 am – 7 pm by Appointment Only
Lynda Callaway, Clerk
Town of Lincoln
PO Box 98
Warrens, WI 54666
Phone 343-7168
M-F 8 am – 7 pm by Appointment Only
Kathy VonHaden
Town of Greenfield
11575 Fisher Road, Tomah, WI 54660 (Town Hall)
P.O. Box 201, Tunnel City, WI 54662
Phone 372-1814
M-F 8 am – 7 pm by Appointment Only
Kris Oakes, Clerk
Village of Warrens, PO Box 97 (By Mail)
301 Main Street (In Person)
Warrens, WI 54666
Phone 378-4177
M-F 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
James Van Wychen, Clerk
Town of Scott
3365 Auger Road
Warrens, WI 54666
Phone 378-4813
M-F 8 am – 7 pm by Appointment Only
The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office varies by municipality. Please check with your clerk. The City of Tomah will begin in-person absentee voting at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2023.
The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk's office is 4:30 P.M. on
Friday, February 17, 2023, in the City of Tomah, or as designated above per municipality.
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 before the polls close on February 21, 2023. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.
Please see the election notice below for information about absentee voting in the Spring 2023 Primary Election
Supporting Documents
Contact Information
Address
819 Superior Ave
Tomah, WI 54660
Phone
608-374-7426
Hours of Operation
Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
