Welcome to the Town of Round Lake, Wisconsin

About Our Town

The Town of Round Lake was created in 1913 from detached portions of the then existing Towns of Hayward and Lenroot. The first town meeting was held on July 7, 1913.

Much of the town’s development is centered on the lakes and rivers. The Town of Round Lake is home to individuals who support local tourism, the recreation industry, its northwoods character and natural beauty. The town covers approximately 76,800 acres of land area of which approximately 80 percent is forest. The town has an abundance of surface waters in lakes, ponds, rivers and streams. In all, the town has 140 miles of shoreline, covering approximately 5,780 acres, and 70 miles of rivers and streams. The town boasts a large number of rich wetland areas.

Location

The Town of Round Lake is located in the northwest part of the state in Sawyer County, Wisconsin. The town shares municipal borders with six towns and one county:

  • Town of Chippewa (Ashland County)
  • Town of Hayward
  • Town of Hunter
  • Town of Lenroot
  • Town of Spider Lake
  • Town of Winter
  • Ashland County

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VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT- NOTICE SAWYER COUNTY

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*.

Making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail

Contact your municipal 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 municipal 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, February 18, 2025.

*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.

**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 municipal clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot.

Voting an absentee ballot in person

You may also request and vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office or other specified location during the days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person.

         

TOWN OF BASS LAKE Tammy Brown, Clerk, 14412W County Road K, Hayward, WI  54843. (715) 634-8469.  Office hours – Monday, Tuesday & Thursday, 8:30am-3pm. In person voting by appointment.
TOWN OF EDGEWATER Natalie Clemens, 1470N Wooddale Rd., PO Box 338, Birchwood, WI  54817.  Telephone (715) 354-7747.  In-person absentee voting by appointment.
TOWN OF HAYWARD Bryn Hand, Clerk, 15460 W State Hwy 77E, Hayward, WI  54843. (715) 634-4123. Office hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 9am-3pm. Wednesday 1pm-6pm
 

TOWN OF HUNTER

 Patty Swaffield, 9316N County Road CC, Hayward, WI  54843. (715) 462-3957. In-person absentee voting on Mondays 9am-12pm and by appointment Tuesday-Thursday 9am-5pm.
TOWN OF LENROOT Bob Ubbelohde, Clerk, 12215 N Hwy. 63, Hayward, WI  54843. (715) 634-5673.  In-person absentee voting during office hours Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 9am-12pm.
TOWN OF METEOR Clarence Frey, Clerk, Meteor Town Hall, 1440N County Road C, Exeland, WI  54835.  (715) 296-4366. In-person voting by appointment – call between 9am and 4pm.
TOWN OF ROUND LAKE Kathy McCoy, Clerk, 10625N County Road A, Hayward, WI  54843. (715) 462-9271. In-person voting during office hours – Thursday, 12pm–6pm and by appointment.
TOWN OF SAND LAKE Elaine Nyberg, Clerk, P.O. Box 6, 6058N Stone Lake Road, Stone Lake, WI  54876.  (715) 865-2006. In-person absentee voting by appointment.
TOWN OF SPIDER LAKE Bianca Cleary, Clerk, Town Hall, 10896 W Town Hall Rd, Hayward, WI 54843.  (715) 462-3977. In-person absentee voting office hours Friday 10am-3pm and by appointment.
CITY OF HAYWARD Lisa Poppe, Clerk, 15889W 3rd Street, P.O. Box 969, Hayward, WI  54843. (715) 634-2311. Office hours, Monday–Friday, 8am-4pm.
TOWN OF STINNETT, WASHBURN COUNTY Clerk N10361 County Highway M Springbrook, WI 54875. (715) 634-7308. In-person absentee voting by appointment only, at the Town Hall N10361 County Highway M in Stanberry.
TOWN OF BASS LAKE, WASHBURN COUNTY Clerk, W1685 Town Hall Road, Springbrook. (303) 808-8105. In person absentee voting by appointment.

 

 

The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is: February 4, 2025

The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is: February 16, 2025

 

No in-person absentee voting may occur on the day before the election. The municipal clerk will deliver voted ballots returned on or before Election Day to the proper polling place or counting location before the polls close on February 18, 2025. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.

 

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS For Engineering Services Moose Lake Road CTH A to Federal Forest Road 320   Sawyer County

December23rd 2024 –Click Here for Information

Email:  town@townofroundlakewi.org

s/ Kathy McCoy – Clerk

 

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10625N County Rd A
Hayward WI 54843
Phone/Fax: 715-462-9271
Email: town@townofroundlakewi.org

Office Hours are on Thursdays 12:00 pm (noon) – 6:00 p.m. and other times by appointment.

Town Board Meetings are held the Second Thursday of each month at 6:30 pm.  Plan Commission Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm. All meetings are held at the Town Hall located at 10625 N County Road.