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
by mail, by fax, by email or at MyVote.wi.gov. Or you may apply in person at the clerk’s office during the In
Person Absentee Voting period listed below.
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 application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is Friday, November 5th by 5:00 pm (fifth day before the election).
*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. Contact:
Lolita Olson, Town of Gull Lake Clerk, cell phone: 715-558-2787
Home address for applying for and casting absentee ballots is:
N10035 Gardner Lake Road, Springbrook WI 54875
Call or text to set up a time for an appointment between
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 and Sunday, November 3, 2024.
The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is: Sunday, November 3, 2024
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 Town of Gull Lake Town Hall before the polls close on
Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.