Type E Notice November 2026 General Election
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TYPE E NOTICE | Rev 2022-09 | Wisconsin Elections Commission, P.O. Box 7984, Madison, WI 53707-7984 | 608-261-2028 | web: elections.wi.gov | email:
elections@wi.gov
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 a written application to your municipal clerk for an
absentee ballot 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 application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is:
5:00 p.m. on the fifth day before the election, Thursday, October 29, 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.
Bonnie Sabo, Deputy Election Clerk, 715-305-9211
Town of Richfield Municipal Building, 8478 Richfield Dr., Marshfield. WI
By Appointment Only
The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is: Tuesday, October 20, 2026
The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk's office is: Friday, October 30, 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 November 3, 2026. Any ballots received after the polls close
will not be counted.
Source: Town of Richfield website. First collected Oct 19, 2026.