NOTICE OF PUBLIC TEST OF ELECTRONIC VOTING EQUIPMENT

 

Under Wisconsin State Statute 5.84(1), public testing of the voting equipment will be held on Thursday, October 29th, at 5:00 PM at the Bashaw Town Hall located at N3410 Sawyer Creek Rd. This test is open to the public.

 

If you have any questions, please contact the Town Clerk at (715) 520-0262 or via email at bashawclerk@gmail.com.

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NOTICE OF LOCATION AND HOURS OF POLLING PLACE

 

At the General election to be held on November 3rd, 2026, in the Town of Bashaw, the following polling place locations will be used for the wards indicated:

 

Bashaw Town Hall – N3410 Sawyer Creek Rd, Shell Lake - Wards 1 & 2

 

All polling places will open at 7:00 A.M. and will close at 8:00 P.M and are accessible to elderly and voters with disabilities. If you have any questions concerning your polling place, contact the Town Clerk at (715) 520-0262 or at bashawclerk@gmail.com. 

 

Notice of Meeting of the Local Board of Canvassers

At the close of voting on Election Day, pursuant to the provisions of Wis. Stat. § 19.84, the Election Inspectors at each polling place will convene as the Local Canvassing Board for the purpose of conducting the local canvass pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 7.51.  This meeting will be open to the public pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§ 19.81-89.

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VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT

 

Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may submit a request to vote an absentee ballot to their municipal clerk.  A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen who:

• will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day.

• has resided in the ward or municipality where they wish to vote for at least 28 consecutive days before the election. 

The elector must also be registered to vote to receive an absentee ballot. Proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued*. Contact your town clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the primary or election or both. You may make written application to your town clerk for an absentee ballot by mail, by fax, by email or at MyVote.wi.gov. Or you may apply in person at the clerk’s office during the In-Person Absentee Voting period listed below.

Your written request must include:

1. your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote

2. the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different from the address above

3. your signature 

4. a copy of your photo identification*

 

The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is:  5:00 p.m.

on the fifth day before the election, October 30th, 2026.

*Voters who are indefinitely confined due to age, illness, infirmity, or disability may not be required to provide photo ID. If this applies to you, contact the municipal clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot.

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**Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined, in the military, hospitalized, or serving as a sequestered juror.  If this applies to you, contact the town clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot.

 

Stefanie Naessen, (715) 520-0262

Bashaw Town Hall N3410 Sawyer Creek Rd, Shell Lake, WI 54871

 

The first day to vote an absentee ballot at the town hall office is:

Bashaw Town Hall N3410 Sawyer Creek Rd, Shell Lake, WI 54871

OCTOBER 20TH BY APPOINTMENT ONLY – CALL (715) 520-0262

 

The last day to vote an absentee ballot at the town hall office is:

Bashaw Town Hall N3410 Sawyer Creek Rd, Shell Lake, WI 54871

NOVEMBER 1ST BY APPOINTMENT ONLY – CALL (715) 520-0262

 

No in-person absentee voting may occur on the day before the election. The town clerk will deliver voted ballots returned on or before Election Day to the proper polling place or counting location before the polls close on November 3rd, 2026. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.