Spring Primary Absentee Ballots are in the Mail

The City of Madison Clerk’s Office has mailed absentee ballots to 553 voters for the February 20 primary election.

Most Madison residents do not have a February Primary. The only Madison residents with a primary are voters in County Supervisor districts 13 and 36, and voters in the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District. Voters can find out whether they have a primary and, if so, see their sample ballot by visiting https://MyVote.wi.gov.

Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said, “Even though it’s still the middle of winter, with the mailing of absentee ballots for spring elections, the 2024 voting season has officially begun! This year will have a number of extremely consequential elections, and I urge all Madisonians to make sure that they are registered and prepared to vote. Voting by mail is an easy, convenient and safe way for many voters to make their voice heard during elections; I encourage interested voters to request their absentee ballots now if they have not yet done so.”

Absentee ballots must be returned early enough that the Clerk’s Office can deliver them to the polls to be counted on Election Day. Postmarks do not count.

The state has revised its absentee envelope design. Voters will notice that the envelopes are now printed with colorful ink. Each highlighted section on the envelope must be completed. In order for an absentee ballot to count, the absentee envelope must be
•    Sealed
•    Signed by the voter
•    Signed by the voter’s witness
•    Complete with the printed name of the voter’s witness
•    Filled out with the witness address

In-person absentee voting will be available beginning Tuesday, Feb. 6.

The goal of the City Clerk’s Office is that each eligible voter will be able to cast a ballot and have that ballot count.