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Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may request to vote an absentee ballot. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen who will be 18 years of age or older on election day, who has resided in the City of West Allis for at least 28 days before the election. The elector must also be registered with the City of West Allis to receive an absentee ballot.
Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined to home or a care facility, in the military, hospitalized, or serving as a sequestered juror. If this applies to you, contact the City Clerk/Treasurer. Please refer to the State Government Accountability Board website (http://gab.wi.gov/elections-voting/voters/military-overseas) for additional information on Military and Overseas Absentee Voters.
To obtain an absentee ballot, you must make a request in writing.
Absentee Requests by Mail
Beginning in 2012, absentee requests for ballots sent by mail must be accompanied by a photocopy of an acceptable form of voter ID (acceptable forms listed below).
Once you have sent the clerk’s office a photocopy of your ID, you will not need to send photocopies with future absentee ballot requests by mail, fax or email unless you change your name or address.
Request by mail using the Application for Absentee Ballot, availableonline. Complete the form and mail it to the West Allis City Clerk/Treasurer's Office at 7525 W. Greenfield Ave., West Allis, WI 53214. The application must be received by the City Clerk/Treasurer no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday before the election in order for an absentee ballot to be mailed to you.
*** The last day for electors to request absentee ballots by mail for the 2012 Spring Primary is February 16, 2012, 5:00 p.m.
*** The last day for electors to request absentee ballots by mail for the 2012 Spring Election is March 29, 2012, 5:00 p.m.
Absentee in the Clerk's Office
Absentee voting in the clerk’s office is restricted to the two weeks before an election. Absentee voting now ends at the close of business the Friday before the election.
The new law prohibits absentee voting and voter registration the Saturday, Sunday or Monday before an election.
Beginning in 2012, absentee voters in the clerk’s office must present the same type of photo ID required at the polls.
Complete an Application for Absentee Ballot in person at the West Allis City Clerk/Treasurer's Office up until 5:00 pm on the Friday before the election.
If you apply for an absentee ballot in your municipal clerk's office, you must vote immediately, seal your ballot in the proper envelope, and return it to a member of the clerk's staff. No ballots may be taken from the clerk's office.
Photo ID Exemptions/Exceptions
Photo ID is always required when voting at the polling place and at the clerk’s office unless you are a confidential elector.
Photo ID is not required for these absentee voters:
- Military electors
- Voters who are permanently abroad
- Confidential electors
Photo ID is not required, but is replaced with alternative requirements for these absentee voters:
- Indefinitely confined voters
- Nursing home and other care facility residents who have ballots delivered by a Special Voting Deputy
- Residents of care facilities who are not visited by a Special Voting Deputy
Acceptable forms of Photo ID
- Wisconsin driver license*
- Wisconsin DOT-issued photo ID card*
- U.S. passport*
- Military ID card*
*The above documents may not have expired earlier than the date of the last November election. - Certificate of naturalization issued within last two years
- Unexpired Wisconsin driver license or state ID receipt
- ID card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe in Wisconsin.
- Unexpired ID issued by a Wisconsin accredited university or college that contains an issuance date, student signature, and expiration date within two years of issuance, along with a separate document showing proof of current enrollment.
Your photo ID does not need to show a current address.
If you are eligible to vote but do not have an acceptable ID, you may obtain a free ID for purposes of voting. Please visit http://gab.wi.gov and click “Voter Photo ID” for more information.
Deadline for Returning Absentee Ballots
The completed ballot must be received by the City Clerk/Treasurer no later than the day of the election so that it can be delivered to the polling location by 8:00 p.m.
