Requesting an Absentee Ballot

Wisconsin is a “no excuse” absentee voting state, meaning you can vote by absentee ballot for any election for any reason, including convenience.

There are three options for requesting an absentee ballot to be mailed to you:

        1. Visit www.myvote.wi.gov and request a ballot. 

        2. Complete the Application for Absentee Ballot (EL-121). Submit application to the Clerk's office. 

        3. Submit a letter or email requesting an absentee ballot that includes the following information:

• Name
• Residence Address 
• Date of Birth 
• Requested election date, election cycle or calendar year
• Your qualifying photo ID

A qualified voter may choose to vote an absentee ballot for:

• One election.
• An election cycle (Primary and Election).
• A full calendar year of elections (Spring and Fall election cycle). 
• Permanently, if you certify that you are indefinitely confined.

There are two ways to vote an absentee ballot before any election:

1. You can vote an "in-person absentee" by casting your ballot at City Hall before the election.

Janesville City Hall
18 N. Jackson St. 
Janesville WI 53548

In Person voting for the April 7, 2026 Spring Election begins Tuesday, March 24, 2026. Vote at City Hall located at 18 N Jackson St - Room 416

March 24 through April 3, 2026

Weekdays 8:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.

NOTE:

Friday, March 27, 2026 CLOSES AT NOON

Friday, April 3, 2026 OPEN UNTIL 5:00 P.M

 2.  You can request an absentee ballot be mailed to you. See details below, under "Requesting an Absentee Ballot."  

Once we receive your completed application, a ballot is mailed to you, you cast your vote, and mail back your absentee ballot in a postage-paid reply envelope. Requests to receive an absentee ballot by mail must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday before an election. Your voted absentee ballot must be received by 8 p.m. on election day. Ballots received after this time will not be counted.

Mail Absentee Ballot Applications to:
City of Janesville
City Clerk-Treasurer’s Office

18 North Jackson Street 

PO Box 5005
Janesville WI 53547-5005

Qualifications to vote an absentee ballot

You must be registered to vote at your current address before you can request or receive an absentee ballot. The qualifications to register to vote are as follows:

• A U.S. citizen 
• 18 years of age or older on Election Day 
• You have lived at your current address for at least 28 consecutive days before the election 
• You are not currently serving probation, parole or extended supervision for a felony conviction

Absentee Voting at Residential Care Facilities

The Clerk Treasurer's Office sends Special Voting Deputies to qualified residential care facilities for each election. Facilities include Willowick, Cedar Crest, Huntington Place, Oak Park Place, Rock Haven. For the Notice or more information about the SVD Visiting Schedule, please call us at 608-755-3070.

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