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Published January 22, 2009, 12:00 AM

ST. CROIX COUNTY: ABSENTEE BALLOT NOTICE FOR SPRING PRIMARY ELECTION 2/17/09

VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT – SPRING PRIMARY ELECTION

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2009

STATE OF WISCONSIN – St. Croix County

Any qualified elector 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 and who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 10 days before the election. Voter registration is required to receive an absentee ballot. Contact the Clerk in your municipality to register.

TO OBTAIN AN ABSENTEE BALLOT YOU MUST MAKE YOUR REQUEST IN WRITING.

Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the election. You may also request an absentee ballot by letter. 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, the date of the election, and your signature.

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 your municipal clerk.

You can also personally go to the Clerk's office, or other specified location, complete a written application, and vote an absentee ballot.

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CITY of HUDSON

Nancy (Norvold) Korson, Clerk

City Hall, 505 Third Street, Hudson, WI 54016; (715) 386-4765

Regular Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays

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VILLAGE OF NORTH HUDSON

Gloria Troester, Clerk

Village Hall, 400 7th Street North, Hudson, WI 54016; (715) 386-5141

Regular Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays

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TOWN of HUDSON

Vickie Shaw, Clerk

980 County Road 'A', Hudson, WI 54016; (715) 386-4263

Regular Office Hours: Mon. - Thursday. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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TOWN of ST. JOSEPH

Marie Schmit, Clerk/Treasurer

1337 Co. Road 'V', Hudson, WI 54016; (715) 549-6235

Regular Office Hours: Mon-Thurs. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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TOWN of TROY

Sharon Provos, Clerk

654 Glover Road, Hudson, WI 54016; (715) 425-2665

Hours: Mon – Thurs. 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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MAKE YOUR WRITTEN REQUEST FOR A MAILED ABSENTEE BALLOT EARLY!

  • The deadline for making application to vote absentee by mail is 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 12, 2009.

  • The deadline for making an application in person and voting by absentee ballot in the Clerk's office is 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 16, 2009.

    ALL VOTED BALLOTS must be returned to the MUNICIPAL CLERK'S OFFICE so the Clerk can deliver them to the proper polling place BEFORE the polls close at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 17, 2009.

    NOTE: Any ballots received AFTER the polls close WILL NOT BE COUNTED.

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