Absentee Voting

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A qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on election day may vote by absentee ballot.

Qualified electors wishing to vote absentee must submit a request in writing to the municipal clerk.

A qualified voter may either apply for an absentee ballot using the Application for Absentee Ballot (EB-121) form or submit a written request, as long as the request is signed by the voter and includes all the information necessary to provide the voter with an absentee ballot. The written request must contain the voter's:

Name
Residential address
Mailing address, if any
Statement of the elections for which the voter desires an absentee ballot
Declaration that he/she meets voting requirements
Signature
Date

The application must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on the 5th day before the election.
  Exceptions:

Absentee electors may apply in person in the clerk's office up to 5:00 p.m. on the day preceding the election.
Military and indefinitely-confined electors have until 5:00 p.m. on the 4th day preceding the election to make a request.
Hospitalized and sequestered juror electors have until 5:00 p.m. on Election Day to make a request.

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You can also personally go to the Clerk's office at 5915 Milwaukee Street, complete a written application and vote an absentee ballot during the hours specified for casting an absentee ballot. Office hours are Monday thru Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The deadline for voting an absentee ballot in the clerk's office is 5:00 pm the day before the election.  All voted ballots must be returned to the clerk so the clerk can deliver them to the proper polling place or counting location before the polls close.  Any ballots received after the polls closed will not be counted.