WHAT IS A SPECIAL VOTER REGISTRATION DEPUTY?
Under State Statute 6.26, any qualified elector of the State of Wisconsin may apply to the City Clerk to be appointed as a Special Registration Deputy to register voters in the City of Madison. Any qualified elector of the State of Wisconsin may apply to the Government Accountability Board to be appointed to register voters in any Wisconsin municipality.
No individual may serve as a Special Registration Deputy unless he or she has completed at least one approved training program within the last two years. The Madison City Clerk offers training sessions every Monday at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Plan to arrive on time; additional sessions are not offered for latecomers. Training sessions are held in the City Clerk's Office, Room 103 of the City-County Building, 210 Martin Luther King, Jr., Boulevard, Madison. Training sessions will not be held on the Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, or Labor Day. Training sessions are not offered when registration is closed. Please call 266-4601 in advance to make sure that the Clerk is not delayed in a meeting or unavailable on the day you plan to attend training.
No person may compensate a person who obtains voter registration forms from other persons based on a rate that varies relative to the number of registrations obtained. Anyone who violates this provision may be fined up to $1,000 or imprisoned for up to six months, or both.
Special Registration Deputies must print and sign their names on all registration forms. All registration forms accepted by Special Registration Deputies are subject to a postcard audit.
Special Registration Deputies cannot register voters when registration is closed, from the third Wednesday (20 days) before the election, through Election Day. When registration is closed, voters may only register in the City Clerk's Office, at the polls on Election Day, or as a hospitalized elector.
- Registration for the September 9 Primary Election closes at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, August 20.
- Registration for the November 4 General Election closes at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 15.
Voter Registration Application:
