If you're mailing in your absentee ballot in Wisconsin, this is a good week to do it

If you have a mail-in absentee ballot, this is a good week to send it back.

Clerks must receive your absentee ballot by Election Day, Nov. 5, at 8 p.m., which is when polls close in Wisconsin. However, the U.S. Postal Service recommends mailing back your absentee ballot at least a week before Election Day, or Oct. 29, so it gets to your clerk in time. The USPS says, in the 2020 election, it delivered 99.9% of ballots to election officials within seven days.

There are other options for returning your absentee ballot instead of mailing it, but those also differ by municipality. Some communities, like Milwaukee, will offer absentee ballot drop boxes after the state Supreme Court reversed a past decision that banned them.

Other options for returning your absentee ballot include bringing it to your clerk's office, your assigned polling place or a central count location. You can check with your clerk to see which options are available in your community. If you still have an absentee ballot after Oct. 29, you should use one of those options rather than sending it in the mail.


https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/22/mailing-in-absentee-ballot-in-wisconsin-election-deadline/75764719007/