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april 4, 2023 ELECTION RESULTS - 44.38% Turnout
Military, Absentee & Provisional Ballot & Turnout Report (PDF)
Early Voting - March 21 - 31 - Click the link for more information.
February Primary Election Legal Notices | April Spring Election Legal Notices | |
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APPLY FOR YOUR 2023 CALENDAR YEAR ABSENTEE BALLOTS
Please use the myvote.wi.gov site to apply for your 2023 Calendar Year Absentee Ballots. Applying for a "Calendar Year" ballot means you will be sent a ballot for February & April elections and any "Special Elections" that are scheduled.
You can also use MyVote for:
Our goal is for zero absentee ballots to be rejected at Central Count.
Click here (PDF) to view the example of what a completed Absentee Ballot Certificate looks like.
The City Clerk’s Office strongly encourages absentee voters to take the following steps to make sure their ballot is counted:
- Read the step-by-step instruction letter that you receive with your absentee ballot.
- Sign the certificate envelope on the line marked “Signature of Voter.”
- Have your witness sign the certificate envelope on the line marked “Signature of Witness.” It is perfectly acceptable if your witness is your spouse or significant other.
- Have your witness write their address underneath the witness signature (street number, street name, municipality, state, zip code).
- Seal the envelope.
- Mail your absentee ballot back to the Clerk’s Office as early as possible. The ballot must be returned to City Hall 8:00 pm on Election Day.
- If you have moved, register to vote at your new address. Crossing out the address on your absentee label and writing in your new address does not update your voter registration.
- Vote absentee in the Clerk’s Office or at an In-Person Absentee Voting location.
Absentee ballots are rejected for the following reasons:
- Voter has not signed absentee certificate envelope.
- Voter has not had a witness sign the absentee certificate envelope.
- Witness did not write address on absentee certificate envelope (street number, street name, municipality).
- Ballot has not been received by Election Day.
- Voter has not registered to vote at their current address.
- Voter has not sealed the absentee certificate envelope.
- Voter dies before Election Day.
WEST ALLIS VOTER TURNOUT STATISTICS
Click here to view (PDF) the City's Voter Turnout Statistics from 2012 to current. You can see the date and type of election, registered voters, voters per election, percentages of turnouts, as well as how many people voted via absentee ballot.
Click here to read about the Erroneous Third-Party Absentee Ballot Application Mailing from the Center for Voter Information, on the WEC website.
FORMAL COURT DECISION RULES DROP BOXES ARE ILLEGAL: RELEASED FRIDAY, JULY 8, 2022
RETURN ALL ABSENTEE BALLOTS TO CITY STAFF IN THE LOBBY OR BY MAIL. ABSENTEE BALLOTS IN OUR DROP BOX WILL NOT BE COUNTED. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE.
Voting absentee in safe, easy, and secure. Below are answers to common questions relating to absentee voting.
I RECEIVED THE ABSENTEE BALLOT IN THE MAIL THAT I REQUESTED, BUT WHAT IF I WANT TO VOTE IN PERSON ON ELECTION DAY?
If you do not wish to vote via the ballot that was mailed to you, please write on the envelope "Voter Declines" and return it to the Clerk's Office* via the dropbox or bringing it to the Customer Service Center, Monday thru Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. We prefer the ballot be returned for accountability. We will then update the system and deactivate the ballot. That way, on Election Day, the poll book will not reflect that you were issued an absentee ballot, and you may vote in-person.
WHAT IF I MAKE A MISTAKE ON MY BALLOT WHEN I VOTED ABSENTEE?
That’s ok! It’s the same procedure as on Election Day, you are allowed up to three ballots. Please write on the envelope you received “Made Mistake, Need New Ballot”, tape it shut and return it to City Hall, either in the dropbox or to the Customer Service Center. We will cancel that ballot in the system and mail you a new one. You could also wait until Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. when In-Person Absentee Voting (aka Early Voting) begins and we can issue you a new one on the spot. In-Person Absentee Voting ends Friday, August 5, 2022 at 5 p.m.
CAN I TURN IN MY VOTED ABSENTEE BALLOT ON ELECTION DAY TO MY POLLING PLACE TO BE COUNTED?
No, all absentee ballots need to be returned to the Clerk's Office*by 8 p.m. on Election Day for counting. We will be processing all absentee ballots at City Hall using a process called "Central Count". Those who bring their absentee ballot to the polling place will either be told they have to return it to City Hall, or they will submit it to the Chief Inspector who will mark it "Rejected - Voted in Person", and it will not be opened. The voter can then vote in-person, on Election Day at the polling place.
WHEN CAN I TURN IN MY ABSENTEE BALLOT?
We prefer as soon as possible, but it must be at City Hall by 8 p.m. on Election Day to be counted.
WHERE CAN I RETURN MY ABSENTEE BALLOT IN-PERSON IF I DON'T WANT TO MAIL IT BACK?
Return your ballot to City Staff in the lobby of City Hall during public hours (11:30 to 4:30, Monday through Friday) or by mail. Drop boxes have now officially been ruled as illegal.
WHEN WILL THE ABSENTEE BALLOTS BE COUNTED?
On Election Day starting at 7 a.m. That is the soonest by law we can start processing them.
WHAT HAPPENS TO MY ABSENTEE BALLOT ONCE I TURN IT IN?
The Clerk’s Office date stamps it with that day’s date and then marks it “Returned” in the state’s WisVote system. They are then sorted by ward, alphabetized, and kept secure until Election Day when they are counted.
WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR COUNTING THE ABSENTEE BALLOTS?
The staff works in teams of two. They assign each envelope a voter number in the electronic poll books. They then open the envelope and take out the ballot. The ballot is placed face down so we cannot see any votes. Then the ballots and envelopes are taken to the tabulating machine. The envelopes are given a shuffle so we don’t know which envelope goes with which ballot. One election inspector reads the name of the voter, the other inserts the ballot into the machine. We repeat that process until we are through processing all the absentee ballots.
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2024 ELECTION DATES
February 20, 2024 - Primary If Needed
April 2, 2024 - Mayor, All Alderpersons & Presidential Preference Primary
August 20 - Partisan Primary
November 5 - Presidential