Town of Norway
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In Office Absentee Voting
Begins Monday, October 22, 2018 and will end Friday, November 2nd, 2018
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday
Please bring an ID to show who you are
If you or someone you know has received a post card (see below)for absentee voting, this is an acceptable form, however a copy of a photo ID (Driver license, ID card) to show you are the one requesting the absentee ballot is required. The Town of Norway did not send out this postcard, but will accept as an absentee ballot request, as long as we have an ID attached with the request and you are a registered voter.
Please call us with any questions at (262) 895-6335.
S. Loomis Rd (Rustic Road) reconstruction information
Racine County will reconstruct a portion of County rustic road, South Loomis Road, starting Monday September 24, 2018. This work may briefly restrict access to home and business driveways within the project area. The contractor will maintain through-traffic access to rustic road "R-5 and R-5" cross-roads.
Thinking Ahead to the Next Election
Tuesday, November 6, 2018 General Election
Visit MyVote.wi.gov to see where you are currently registered and check out your voting history. You can also register on-line or by mail during the open registration period (now until October 17th) You will also find other useful information regarding voting in Wisconsin.
REGISTER NOW. If you are new to the area or are going to be 18 years of age on or before November 6th, please register on-line, by mail (now until October 17th) or in the clerk’s office to cut down on waiting time and/or inconvenience on Election Day. You must provide proof of residence which contains your current name and address. This can include your driver’s license, bank or credit union statement, mortgage statement issued by a bank or credit union, home equity credit line statement issued by a bank or credit union, credit card statement issued by a bank or credit union, retail store credit card statement (Kohl's Menards, etc.), cellular telephone bill, WI vehicle registration, pay stub etc.
NOT ACCEPTABLE: Credit card offers, general correspondence from a bank, credit union or credit card company that is not an account statement, closing documents for purchase of a home.
COLLEGE STUDENTS: If you are already registered, sign up for an absentee ballot from your municipality or go to MyVote.WI.gov. or contact the clerk’s office to register and/or sign up for an absentee ballot for the November election. You must provide a copy of your driver’s license to complete the process.
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, who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 10 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.
You must make a request for an absentee ballot in writing or online at MyVote.wi.gov.
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 list your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different, and your signature. You may make application to your municipal clerk for an absentee ballot in person, by mail, by fax, by email or at MyVote.wi.gov.
Making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail
The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is:
5 pm on the fifth day before the election, Thursday, November 1, 2018.
Note: 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 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.
Patricia R. Campbell, Clerk, Town of Norway
(262) 895-6335 at 6419 Heg Park Rd, Wind Lake, WI 53185
The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is:
Monday, October 22, 2018
The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk's office:
Friday, November 2, 2018
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 6, 2018. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.
