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 to vote to receive an absentee ballot.  Proof of identification must be 
provided before an absentee ballot may be issued*.   
Making 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 make written application to your municipal clerk for an absentee ballot 
by mail, email, or online at MyVote.wi.gov. Or you may apply in person at the clerk’s office during the In
Person Absentee Voting period listed below. 
Your written request must include: 
1. Your voting address within the municipality where you reside. 
2. The address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different from the address above.  
3. Your signature.   
4. A copy of your photo identification.* 
The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is: 
5:00 p.m. on the fifth day before the election – April 2, 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 during the days and hours specified 
for casting an absentee ballot in person. 
Town of Kossuth Town Hall, 129 S Packer Drive, Francis Creek, WI 54214 
Dana Tesarik 920-652-6729 – Available by appointment ONLY 
The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is: Tuesday, March 24, 2026 
Call 920-652-6729 or email clerk@townofkossuth.wi.gov to set up an appointment. 
The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is: Friday, April 3, 2026 
Last appointment will be scheduled no later than 5:00 P.M. 
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 before the polls close on April 7, 
2026.  Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted. 
Dated this 4th day of March 2026. 
Dana Tesarik, Clerk 
Town of Kossuth