GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – With election day nearing, votes have already started being cast in Green Bay.
Absentee voting has started, and Green Bay City Clerk Kris Teske says it is becoming more popular.
“Absentee voting started on Thursday, and we had people vote on the first day.”
Teske says the rules for absentee voting recently changed, and the voter requesting an absentee ballot does not need to provide a reason for voting before election day.
“We can’t even ask them why.”
The most common reason voters chose to vote absentee is because they won’t be able to make it to the polls on election day.
“We send out a lot of absentee ballots to “snowbirds” or people who move out of state for the winter.”
Teske says voting absentee is designed to be no different than voting on election day.
Voters can request a ballot in the mail or can come in and vote in office. She says there is one thing to keep in mind when voting absentee. Any mistakes cannot be corrected.
“When you vote on election day, a poll worker can let you know if you made a mistake on your ballot and you have three chances to correct it. Mistakes on absentee ballots can’t be corrected, so we remake the ballot and leave the race that has the mistake blank.”
Absentee voting in Green Bay is available at the City Clerk’s office Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm until November 2nd.
