Next Election:
November 5, 2024
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ABSENTEE BALLOT INFORMATION:

Download an Application for an Absentee Ballot

“Regular” or “Mail” Request Deadline: If the ballot must be issued by mail, the application for the ballot must reach the election official no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Friday prior to the election.

 “Late” or “in Person” Request Deadline: Absent voter ballots can be received by a voter in person anytime up to 4:00 p.m. on the day prior to the election. A voter who visits his or her clerk’s office on the day prior to the election to obtain an absent voter ballot must vote the ballot in the office; the voter is not permitted to leave the office with the ballot.

 o Special Rule for “Same Day” Registration: New registrants (registering for the first time or updating their registration address at the clerk’s office) will be eligible to receive an AV ballot even after the close of the 4:00 pm window on the day before the election, but will have to vote the ballot in person in the office.

Same Day Voter Registration Request Deadline: A voter who registers to vote or updates their registration on Election Day by appearing in person at his or her clerk’s office is also eligible to obtain an absent voter ballot to vote in person at the clerk’s office until 8:00 p.m. on Election Day. Those in line at 8:00 p.m. must be allowed to register and vote an absent voter ballot.

 “Emergency” Request Deadline: An elector may make an “emergency” request for an absentee ballot if he or she cannot attend the polls because of 1) personal disablement or 2) a family death or illness which will require that the elector leave the community for the entire time the polls are open on Election Day.

“Emergency” requests for absentee ballots must be made after the deadline for making “regular” requests for absentee ballots (5:00 p.m. on the Friday before the election) and before 4:00 p.m. on Election Day. The emergency must have occurred at a time which made it impossible for the voter to apply for an absentee ballot by the statutory deadline for “regular” applications If an “emergency” absent voter ballot is requested, the person making the application may authorize the person delivering the application to pick up and deliver the ballot. The authorization to pick up and deliver the ballot must be in writing and must be signed by the applicant. An “emergency” absentee ballot may also be delivered by hand to the applicant by a person authorized by the clerk to handle this task.

Download an Application for an Absentee Ballot

The Ballot Drop Box is now available at the Township Hall

Voters can obtain an application for absentee ballot by contacting the Township Clerk, Carol Majewski, at 989-9841 ext 02 or by email at clm@lincolntwp.com. It is never too early to request an absentee ballot!

DEADLINES TO NOTE:

SUBMISSION OF ABSENT VOTER BALLOT APPLICATIONS:
The election official or other authorized personnel appointed by the election official must be available in the election official’s office or at some other published or posted location to facilitate the receipt and processing of absent voter ballot requests as follows:

“Regular” Request Deadline: If the ballot must be issued by mail, the application for the ballot must reach the election official no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Friday prior to the election.

“Late” Request Deadline: Absent voter ballots can be picked up by the voter in person anytime up to 4:00 p.m. on the day prior to the election. A voter who visits his or her clerk’s office or school election coordinator’s office on the day prior to the election to obtain an absent voter ballot must vote the ballot in the office; the voter is not permitted to leave the office with the ballot.

Same Day Voter Registration Request Deadline: A voter who registers to vote on Election Day by appearing in person at his or her clerk’s office is also eligible to obtain an absent voter ballot until 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.

“Emergency” Request Deadline: An elector may make an “emergency” request for an absentee ballot if he or she cannot attend the polls because of 1) personal disablement or 2) a family death or illness which will require that the elector leave the community for the entire time the polls are open on Election Day.

Emergency” requests for absentee ballots must be made after the deadline for making “regular” requests for absentee ballots (5:00 p.m. on the Friday before the election) and before 4:00 p.m. on Election Day. The emergency must have occurred at a time which made it impossible for the voter to apply for an absentee ballot by the statutory deadline for “regular” applications If an “emergency” absent voter ballot is requested, the person making the application may authorize the person delivering the application to pick up and deliver the ballot. The authorization to pick up and deliver the ballot must be in writing and must be signed by the applicant. An “emergency” absentee ballot may also be delivered by hand to the applicant by a person authorized by the clerk to handle this task.

ALL BALLOTS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE CLERK BY 8:00 PM ON ELECTION DAY.