TOWN OF MANITOWOC
A GREAT TOWN ON A GREAT LAKE
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:
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, email, or online 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:
The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is:
5:00 p.m. on the fifth day before the election – March 28, 2024**.
*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 at the clerk's home during the days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person.
Town of Manitowoc, 1805 Lissa LN, Manitowoc, WI 54220
Jeri Gilbert, 920-901-5072 - Available by appointment ONLY
The first day to vote an absentee ballot at the clerk’s home is: Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Call 920-901-5072 or email mnjgilbert@comcast.net to set up an appointment.
The last day to vote an absentee ballot at the clerk's home is: Friday, March 29, 2024
Last appointment will be scheduled no later than 5:00 P.M.
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 April 2, 2024. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.
Dated this 5th day of March 2024.
Jeri Gilbert, Clerk
Town of Manitowoc
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