Drop Boxes Prohibited and Voters Must Personally Deliver Ballots to City Hall

MARSHFIELD, WI (OnFocus) – In a 4-3 decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that documents issued by Wisconsin Elections Commission staff regarding use of drop boxes for absentee ballots and delivery of absentee ballots was invalid because (1) ballot drop boxes are illegal under Wisconsin statutes and (2) an absentee ballot must be returned by mail or the voter must personally deliver it to the clerk’s office located in City Hall. An absentee ballot isn’t allowed to be delivered by anyone else except the voter.

Contact the clerk’s office 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 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;
• The election(s) you wish to receive an absentee ballot for your signature;
• A copy of your photo identification;
• The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is 5 p.m. on the fifth day before the election, Thursday, August 5, 2022.

A voter may also request and vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office during the days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person. In-person absentee voting will be held at City Hall, 207 W. 6th Street, Marshfield, WI. The hours will be Monday – Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Friday, 7:30 a.m. to noon. The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is Tuesday, July 26, 2022. The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is Friday, August 5, 2022.

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