MADISON (NBC 26) -- The Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) says Wisconsin voters have requested more than 1 million absentee ballots ahead of the April 7 election.
As of Wednesday morning, WEC says 1,053,556 absentee applications have been received by Wisconsin municipal clerks, with 1,028,734 sent and 387,833 returned so far.
In comparison, the commission says there were 819,316 absentee ballots cast in the November 2016 Presidential Election.
The election commission says the current number of requested ballots could actually be higher. The current numbers don't include absentee ballot requests that have not yet been entered into the state system by clerks, such as emailed requests, mailed requests, or requests by voters that require the clerk to approve the photo ID.
According to WEC, the deadline for registered voters to request an absentee ballot be mailed is at 5 p.m. April 2. If you request an absentee ballot be mailed to you, you can still decide to vote at the polls on Election Day if it did not arrive or if you did not return it. You can also drop your absentee ballot off on Election Day at your polling place or the municipal clerk’s office.
There are several ways registered voters can request absentee ballots. If they have internet access, the easiest way is to sign up at MyVote Wisconsin, https://myvote.wi.gov.
Your absentee ballot must be received in your clerk’s office or at your polling place by 8 p.m. on Election Day.
