The Village Clerk is in charge of ensuring that the electoral process is fair, accurate, and impartial.

Where to Vote

The Village of Pleasant Prairie has five voting locations throughout the Village, open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. To find your voting location, please click here or call the Village Hall at 262/694-1400.

Voter Registration

In order to vote in the Village of Pleasant Prairie, you must be a registered voter. The State of Wisconsin has set the following minimum requirements to register: You must be 18 years of age; you must be a U.S. citizen; and you must reside in the Village of Pleasant Prairie for at least 28 consecutive days before an election.

You may register to vote at the Village Hall during regular business hours, by mail or at the polls on Election Day. The deadline to register prior to any election at the Village Hall is the Friday before the election at 5 p.m. Voter Registration Applications submitted by mail must be accompanied with a copy of proof of residence and received or postmarked no later than the 20th day before any election. Proof of residence is also required when registering at the Village Hall within 20 days before every election or on Election Day. Acceptable forms of proof of residence are listed on the back side of the Voter Registration Form. A voter registration application must be completed for all name and address changes.

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If you're not currently registered to vote and would like more information about how to register, click here or call the Village Clerk's Office at 262/694-1400.

Voting by Absentee Ballot

• ABSENTEE BALLOT REQUESTS MUST BE IN WRITING.
• Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may request to vote an absentee ballot.
• A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, who has resided in the ward of municipality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 28 consecutive days before the election.
• The elector must also be registered in the Village of Pleasant Prairie before an absentee ballot request will be processed.

Beginning in 2012, absentee requests for ballots sent by mail must be accompanied by a photocopy of an acceptable form of voter ID (see following list). Once you have sent the Clerk’s Office a photocopy of your ID, you will not need to send photocopies with future absentee ballot requests by mail, as long as your name and address remain the same. ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF VOTER ID – (All expiration dates are applicable for elections in 2011 and 2012. They will change for elections after that date)

• Wisconsin driver’s license expiring after the last general election (for 2012 this would be Nov. 2, 2010)
• Wisconsin DOT – issued photo ID card expiring after 11/2/10
• U.S. passport expiring after 11/2/10
• Military ID card expiring after 11/2/10
• Certificate of naturalization issued within last 2 years
• Unexpired Wisconsin driver’s license or state ID receipt
• ID card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe in Wisconsin
• Unexpired ID issued by a Wisconsin accredited university or college – MUST contain issuance date, student signature, and expiration date within 2 years of issuance.

Photo ID is not required for Military voters or voters who are permanently overseas. Photo ID will not be required but will be replaced by alternative documentation requirements for voters on the permanent absentee list because they are indefinitely confined or nursing home residents and other voters who have ballots delivered by a Special Voter Deputy.

TO RECEIVE AN ABSENTEE BALLOT

• Contact the Village Clerk and request that an Application for Absentee Ballot be sent to you Download the Application for Absentee Ballot and return it with a copy of an acceptable form of Voter ID listed above.
• A written request, other than completing an Application of Absentee Ballot, must list your voting address within the municipality, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different, contain a signature and returned with a copy of an acceptable form of Voter ID listed above.
• You can also personally go to the Village Hall during regular business hours beginning the third Monday prior to an election until 5 p.m. on the Friday preceding an election and vote by absentee ballot. An acceptable form of Voter ID listed above must be presented before an elector will be permitted to vote an absentee ballot in person at the Village Hall.
• Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined to home or a care facility, in the military, hospitalized or in service as a sequestered juror. If this applies to you, contact the Village Clerk.
• If you wish to receive an absentee ballot via fax or email, please contact the Village Clerk’s Office for special instructions.

NEW ABSENTEE VOTING DEADLINES

• BY MAIL: The deadline for making application to vote absentee by mail is 5:00 p.m. on Thursday preceding the election. (For military, indefinitely confined electors and sequestered jurors the deadline remains at 5:00 p.m. the Friday before an election).
• IN PERSON: The deadline for voting an absentee ballot at the Village Hall is 5:00 p.m. on FRIDAY preceding the election. With the passage of the new Voter ID Law, absentee voting at the Village Hall cannot begin until the third Monday prior to an election and is prohibited on the Saturday, Sunday or Monday immediately preceding an election.
• All voted ballots must be returned to the Village Clerk so the Clerk can deliver them to the proper polling place before the polls close on Election Day.

Voting at the Polls on Election Day

SIGNING OF THE POLL BOOK: Voters are now required to sign the poll book before receiving a ballot. There is an exemption for voters who are unable to sign the poll book due to a disability.

PHOTO ID REQUIRED: Beginning in 2012, you cannot receive a ballot until you show one acceptable form of photo ID listed above. Your photo ID does not need to show a current address. (Please note if you are using your photo ID to prove your residence when registering, then the address needs to match).

For additional information, please contact the Clerk’s Office.

Jane M. Romanowski, Village Clerk
Village of Pleasant Prairie
9915 39th Avenue
Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158
262/694-1400
E-mail: ClerksOffice@plprairie.com
Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.