Absentee Ballots by Mail

If you wish to receive an absentee ballot, please submit a written application with a copy of your photo ID to the Village Clerk no later than 5 p.m. on the Thursday before the election. You can submit your request via fax, email, US Postal Service or online at My Vote WI.

• Return ballots must be mailed or hand delivered to Village Clerk employees at the Civic Center during regular business hours and before 8 p.m. on election day.
•  You must return your own ballot and may not turn in a ballot for others except in the following circumstance:
  • Any Wisconsin voter who requires assistance with mailing or delivering their absentee ballot because of a disability is permitted to receive assistance by a person of the voter's choice (other than the voter's employer or agent of that employer or officer or agent of the voter's union).  This includes having a third-party return the voter's absentee ballot to the clerk in person or through the mail.

In-person Absentee Voting at the Sussex Civic Center

In-person absentee voting runs on weekdays for two weeks before an election. Per state law, no absentee voting or voter registration is permitted on the Monday before an election. 

In person absentee voting takes place at the Sussex Civic Center and is available 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the following dates:

October 22-November 1

Your ballot and local election information are based on where you live. Because we have two school districts in Sussex, it's best if everyone searches by their address at My Vote WI to:

• See what will be on your next ballot.
• Find your next local election.
• Learn more about voting in person.

https://myvote.wi.gov/

To vote in Wisconsin, you must first register. If you are a first-time voter, have moved or have changed your name, you must register to vote.

To be eligible to vote in the state of Wisconsin, a person must:

• Be a citizen of the United States of America.
• Be 18 years of age on or before Election Day.
• Have been a resident of the municipality where he/she intends to vote for a minimum of 28 days prior to Election Day.

You can register to vote:

• In-person at the clerk's office.
• By mail.
• At the polling place on Election Day.
• Online at My Vote WI.

If it is less than 20 days before an election, you must register in-person at the Clerk's office.

Please keep in mind that there may be delays when registering at the polls on Election Day. Register early to avoid lines on election day.

Check your registration status and register online.

Voter Registration Application

The State of Wisconsin requires a photo ID to vote. You will need to show an acceptable photo ID to vote at your polling place or to cast an in-person absentee ballot at your municipal clerk's office. You will also be required to provide a photocopy of your ID to cast an absentee ballot by mail, with certain exceptions for military and permanent overseas voters and permanent absentee voters.

To learn more about photo ID and voting, visit the Bring It to the Ballot website.

Become involved in the election process! One of the most rewarding ways to become involved is to serve your community as a poll worker (or "Election Inspector," as the position is formally called). The Village of Sussex needs Election Inspectors for the upcoming election season. Citizen involvement is essential in conducting open, accurate and fair elections.

Election Inspectors conduct assigned duties at a polling site on Election Day. General duties include: assigning voters a number in the poll books; issuing ballots; assisting voters and providing instruction as necessary.

Polling places are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Inspectors may work a full or half day. Breaks and lunch/dinner hours are allowed and determined by the Chief Election Inspector. The Village will provide these meals.

Election Inspectors are compensated for working at the polls and attending training sessions. The current pay for Election Inspectors is $8 per hour. Chief Election Inspectors with additional responsibilities at the polling sites are compensated at a higher rate.

The Village provides paid training. These training sessions last approximately 1-2 hours and are required every two years. Chief Election Inspectors are required to attend six hours of paid training over a two-year period.

For additional information on becoming an Election Inspector, call the Civic Center at (262) 246-5200.

Apply Online

Interested in running for local office? The minimum qualifications to hold an office are:

• United States Citizen.
• At least 18 years of age (or older for certain offices).
• Satisfy residency requirement for specific office.
• May not have been convicted of a felony in any court in the United States unless pardoned of the conviction.

Candidates for local offices must file ballot access forms with their local clerk. The first day for candidates to circulate nomination papers for a Spring Election is December 1.

A candidate must collect a minimum of 20 signatures, but not more than 100, to have their name successfully placed on the Spring Ballot.

The Campaign Registration Statement, Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Paper for Nonpartisan Office must be submitted to the local clerk by 5 p.m. on the first Tuesday in January. All forms are all available from the Wisconsin Elections Commission or downloaded here.

To be a registered write-in candidate for an election, all local office candidates must file a Campaign Registration Statement with their local clerk by 12 p.m. (noon) the Friday before the election.

Candidate Eligibility

An election will be held in the Village of Sussex on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, to elect two Village Trustee positions (village-wide). The three-year terms for Trustee begin Tuesday, April 15, 2025. 

If you are an incumbent and decide against running, you must file a Notification of Non-Candidacy Form. All candidates must file a campaign finance statement upon formulating your intent to run for public office; however, you may not circulate nomination papers until Sunday, December 1, 2024, and the deadline for filing nomination papers is 5 p.m. Tuesday, January 7, 2025, in the office of the Village Clerk.

Important Dates

2025 (Regularly Scheduled Elections in Odd Numbered Years)

• Third Tuesday in February:  Primary, if required (2/18/2025)
• First Tuesday in April: Spring General Election (4/1/2025)

Effective with the April 2, 2024, Spring Election, the Village of Sussex will implement electronic poll books. 

Electronic poll books replace the paper poll books voters are used to seeing at their polling place. Voters will still state their address, show voter ID, sign the electronic poll book, and receive a voter number. The only difference, is now this will all be done electronically on the electronic poll book.

The voting process will not change. Voters will still vote on paper ballots and place that ballot in the tabulator.  Tabulators are not connected to electronic poll books in any way.

Electronic Poll Books Are:

• They are poll books only—they check in voters and produce a voter number on paper for each voter.
• They are used to register voters.
• They are used to process absentee ballots.

Electronic Poll Books Are Not:

• They are not voting machines.
• They are not vote tabulators—they do not count votes.
• They are not connected to the internet or any other outside source; they communicate only with each other.

Watch a Short Video About How Electronic Poll Books Work