It’s voting season and, well, has there ever been a more important election? Be ready!
You can register and request an absentee ballot online by visiting https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/ Check your Voter Info by putting in your name and date of birth. The site will tell you instantly whether or not you are currently registered and provide the current address information on file for you. It will also advise you of your polling place and upcoming elections, and, if you have requested an Absentee ballot, will tell you when it was approved, mailed and returned. If you need to register, the site will walk you through that process. Another tab on the website allows you to request an Absentee Ballot for one or all elections upcoming in a year.
OR you can visit your Town Clerk. In Cable, check in with Bunkie Miller at the Town Office Tuesday or Thursday, from 10 a.m. through 2 p.m. In Namakagon, Laura Bjork is in the Town Office Monday – Thursday from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Photo I.D. and proof of residency are required. Voters must establish residency before October 6th. Election Day registration is available at the polls.
Early or In-Person Absentee Voting begins on Oct. 20th. Photo I.D. required.
The Town of Cable will offer these Early Voting days/hours:
Tuesday, 10/20, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Weds 10/21, 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Thursday 10/22, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Monday, 10/26 2 p.m.-6 p.m. Tues. 10/27, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Weds. 10/28 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Thursday 10/29, 10 a.m. -2 p.m. Friday 10/30, 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday 10/31, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
For early voting in the Town of Namakagon, visit the Town of Namakagon Office Tues. 10/20 – Thursday 10/22 or Monday 10/26 – Thursday, 10/29 from 9:30 – 2:30 or at other times by appointment only.
If you opt to vote mail/Absentee, be sure that your ballot is signed by you and a witness. Be sure to mail your ballot a minimum of 7 days in advance of Election Day. In Cable or you can leave it it the Drop Box outside the Cable Town Office until 5 p.m. on Election Day or you may deliver it to the Cable Community Centre, the Town’s polling place, by 8:00 p.m. on 11/3. In Namakagon you may deliver it to the Town Office at any time or leave in the outside mailbox.
Your vote counts and you want to make sure it gets there in time to count.
The above-referenced website is for anyone, anywhere in Wisconsin. Other states offer the same.
GET READY TO GET OUT AND VOTE!!!
