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April 7, 2026 Type E Notice of Voting By Absentee Ballot: TYPE E NOTICE OF 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 in order to receive an absentee ballot.  Proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued*.  Making an 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 also submit a written request in the form of a letter or you may apply for an absentee ballot online 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 for making an application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is: 5:00 p.m. on the 5th day before the election, April 2nd, 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 beginning March 24th, 2026   Stephanie Brensike, Town Administrator & Clerk Treasurer Merrimac Town Hall, S6911 State Hwy. 113 (P.O. Box 115); 608-493-2588 Monday through Thursday from 9am – 3pm. April 3rd, 2026 from 9am – 5pm.   The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is: Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk's office: Friday, April 3rd, 2026; 9am - 5pm.   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 Tuesday, April 7th, 2026.  Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted. Posted: March 10th, 2026

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