Absentee voting to be held at Rapids care facilities

For the City Times

WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Absentee voting for the city of Wisconsin Rapids will be administered at the following care facilities in Wisconsin Rapids:

The Renaissance, 1500 Pepper Avenue; Feb. 7 at 9 a.m.

Wisconsin Rapids Health Services, 1350 River Run Drive; Feb. 8 at 10 a.m.

Arborwood Lodge, 1175 Blue Iris Court; Feb. 8 at 9:30 a.m.

Our House, 2941 16th Street; Feb. 8 in the morning

The Waterford, 491 25th Street; Feb. 8 in the morning

Hilltop Grand Village, 1400 24th Street South; Feb. 9 at 9 a.m.

Special voting deputies, appointed by the city of Wisconsin Rapids, will be administering absentee voting for the residents of these facilities for the spring primary at the above times and places.

“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 or municipality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 28 consecutive days before the election. The elector must also be registered in order to receive an absentee ballot,” a city release stated.

“Only observers from each of the two recognized political parties whose candidates for governor or president received the greatest number of votes in the municipality at the most recent general election may accompany the deputies to each facility where absentee voting will take place. The observers may observe the process of absentee ballot distribution in the common areas of the home, facility, or complex. Each party wishing to have an observer present shall submit the name of the observer to the clerk or board of election commissioners no later than the close of business on the last business day prior to the visit.”

For more information, contact Jennifer M. Gossick, city clerk at 715-421-8200 or clerk@wirapids.org.