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Does the US Postal Service recommend mailing absentee ballots in Wisconsin by Nov. 1?

By Hope Karnopp
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The U.S. Postal Service recommends mailing completed absentee ballots by Nov. 1, a week before Election Day. It can take longer for voters with mailing addresses outside of Wisconsin.

However, Nov. 1 is not the deadline for returning absentee ballots. Absentee ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 8.

Voters who miss the mail-in deadline can bring completed absentee ballots to their local clerk's or to their polling place on Election Day.

Absentee ballot drop boxes are no longer available in Wisconsin after a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling in July. That ruling also made it illegal for someone other than the voter to deliver an absentee ballot to a clerk's office.  

In August, however, a federal judge ruled voters with disabilities can receive help, except from an employer or union, with returning their ballots. Https://myvote.wi.gov/ offers details on voting absentee. 

This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one.
Sources
State of Wisconsin USPS Recommended Deadline to Place Completed Ballot in the Mail
State of Wisconsin Deadlines For 2022 Elections
State of Wisconsin Vote Absentee Guide
Wisconsin Public Radio Wisconsin Supreme Court rules absentee ballot drop boxes are illegal in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Public Radio Following federal court ruling, Elections Commission says disabled voters can get voting help
Disability Rights Wisconsin Absentee Ballot Return Assistance for the November 8th Election (9/23/2022)
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