Directions to vote absentee, either by mail or in-person for the Aug. 11, 2026 Partisan Primary Election can be found by clicking on this publication. The Somers Clerk/Treasurer Wendy Burnette can also answer questions via phone at 262-859-2822.

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 and 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, by fax, by email or at MyVote.wi.gov. Or you may apply in person at the clerk’s office:

WHERE

Somers Village/Town Hall, 7511 12th St., Somers, WI 53171

WHEN

  • 8 a.m. to 4:30 pm – Tuesday thru Friday – July 28 thru 31, 2026
  • 8 a.m. to 4:30 pm – Monday thru Thursday – Aug. 3 thru 6, 2026
  • 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Friday – Aug. 7, 2026

Your written request must include your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different from the address above, your signature and a copy of your photo identification.

The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is: 5 p.m. on the fifth day before the election, Thursday, August 6, 2026 **.

VOTING AN ABSENTEE BALLOT IN-PERSON

You may also request and vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office or other specified location during the days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person. In-person absentee voting varies by municipality. No in-person absentee voting may occur on the day before the election.

For more information, check our elections page here.

*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.