Photo ID & Absentee Voting

Certain absentee voters are exempt from providing photo ID, whereas others are not. ​
A Valid Photo ID must be provided when voting by absentee ballot if you are...
  • Voting in the clerk's office
  • A regular absentee voter requesting a ballot by mail, email, or fax
  • An elector that has moved within Wisconsin less than 28 days before the election
  • A presidential-only elector, hospitalized elector, or a sequestered juror

However, you could be exempt from providing photo ID if you are...
  • A Military voter
  • A permanent overseas voter
  • A confidential elector