In-Person Absentee Voting Begins Today

In-person absentee voting for the August 13 Partisan Primary begins today.

“Avoid lines at the polls on election day and visit one of our local libraries to cast your ballot early,” said Mayor Rhodes-Conway. “In-person absentee voting has begun. You can also have a ballot mailed to your home.”

The following process is used at each absentee site:

1. The absentee clerk gives you an absentee envelope. Write your name, address, and date of birth on the envelope.
2. The absentee clerk checks your voter ID. They stamp the City Clerk's initials on your absentee envelope to say you proved your identity.
3. The absentee clerk verifies that you are registered to vote. They process your absentee request in the state system. The absentee clerk prints a label that they affix to your absentee envelope. They ask you to verify that your name and address on the label are correct.
4. The absentee clerk stamps Absentee on your ballot card. They write your ward number and stamp the City Clerk’s initials on your card. They activate your ballot card on the ExpressVote accessible voting device. The ExpressVote offers large print, high contrast, and a Braille keypad. It is compatible with Sip & Puff devices. It also offers Spanish translation.
5. The absentee clerk steps back to give you privacy. Follow the ExpressVote prompts to select the candidates of your choice.
6. Review and approve your selections on the touchscreen. You may insert your ballot card back into the ExpressVote to review your selections. You may also read the selections the ExpressVote printed on your ballot card.
7. Fold your ballot card in half and seal it in your absentee envelope.
8. Sign your envelope in the presence of the absentee clerk. The absentee clerk signs as your witness. They also print their name and stamp the address of the Clerk's Office.
9. Your absentee will be delivered to the Clerk's Office when voting ends for the day. The absentee clerk and the courier will verify and document the number of absentees for the day. The tamper-evident seal used to secure the courier bag has a unique serial number. The absentee clerk and courier will verify and document that number.
10. Two election officials in the City Clerk's Office will verify the serial number on the tamper-evident seal.
11. Your ballot stays sealed in its envelope until counted at your polling place on Election Day.
12. On Election Day, poll workers will verify that your absentee envelope is complete. They will check you into the poll book and assign you a voter number. They will insert your ballot into the tabulator to be counted. Poll workers process absentees in groups of at least three, to protect the secrecy of each ballot.

You may register to vote, with proof of address, at any absentee voting location. There is no voter registration the Saturday, Sunday, or Monday before Election Day.

In-person absentee voting is available at the times and locations listed below.

Alicia Ashman Library
733 N High Point Rd
11 a.m. – 5 p.m. weekdays, July 30 - August 9
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, August 3 & 10

Central Library
201 W Mifflin St
9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. weekdays, July 30 - August 9
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, August 3 & 10

Goodman South Madison Library
2222 S Park St
11 a.m. – 7 p.m. weekdays, July 30 - August 9
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, August 3 & 10

Hawthorne Library
2707 E Washington Ave
11 a.m. – 7 p.m. weekdays, July 30 - August 9
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, August 3 & 10

Lakeview Library
2845 N Sherman Ave
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, August 3 & 10

Meadowridge Library
5726 Raymond Rd
11 a.m. – 7 p.m. weekdays, July 30 - August 9
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, August 3 & 10

Monroe Street Library
1705 Monroe St
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, August 3 & 10

Pinney Library
516 Cottage Grove Rd
11 a.m. – 7 p.m. weekdays, July 30 - August 9
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, August 3 & 10

Sequoya Library
4340 Tokay Blvd
11 a.m. – 7 p.m. weekdays, July 30 - August 9
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, August 3 & 10

UW–Madison Memorial Union
800 Langdon St
11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. weekdays, August 5-9

UW–Madison Union South
1308 W Dayton St
11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. weekdays, August 5-9

UW–Madison Health Sciences Learning Center
750 Highland Ave
11 a.m. – 5 p.m. weekdays, August 5-9

Edgewood College – The Commons
1000 Edgewood College Dr
11 a.m. – 3 p.m. weekdays, August 5-9

Madison College Goodman South Madison Campus
2429 Perry St
11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. weekdays, August 5-9

Madison College Truax Campus
1701 Wright St
11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. weekdays, August 5-9

Badger Rock Neighborhood Center
501 E Badger Rd
2-6 p.m. Sundays, August 4 & 11

Boys & Girls Club – Allied
4619 Jenewein Rd
11 a.m. – 4 p.m. weekdays, August 5-9

Bridge-Lake Point-Waunona Neighborhood Center
1917 Lake Point Dr
10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Thursdays, August 1 & 8
10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Fridays, August 2 & 9

Catholic Multicultural Center
1862 Beld St
1– 5 p.m. Thursdays, August 1 & 8

Centro Hispano
810 W Badger Rd
4-7 p.m. Thursdays, August 1 & 8

Eagle Heights Community Center
611 Eagle Heights Dr
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursdays, August 1 & 8

East Madison Community Center
8 Straubel Court
11 a.m. – 4 p.m. weekdays, August 5-9

Elver Park Neighborhood Center/WI Youth Company
1201 McKenna Blvd
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Tuesdays, July 30 & August 6
10 a.m.– 5 p.m. Thursdays, August 1 & 8

Fountain of Life Church
633 W Badger Rd
9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sundays, August 4 & 11

Freedom Inc
2110 Luann Ln
11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday, August 10

Global Market & Food Hall
2161 Zeier Rd
11 a.m. – 7 p.m. weekdays, July 30 - August 9
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, August 3 & 10
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sundays, August 4 & 11

Hmong Institute
4402 Femrite Dr
11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays, July 30 & August 6
11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Thursdays, August 1 & 8
10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Fridays, August 2 & 9

Hmong Legacy Market
2119 Fish Hatchery Rd
9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Monday, August 5

Lussier Community Education Center
55 S Gammon Rd
9 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, July 31 & August 7

Madison Municipal Building
215 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
By appointment.
Call the Clerk's Office at 608-266-4601 at least 48 hours in advance.

Olbrich Gardens
3330 Atwood Ave
10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. weekdays, July 30 - August 9

Rebalanced – Life Wellness Association Men's Health & Education Center
588 Grand Canyon Dr
By appointment.
Call the Clerk’s Office at 608-266-4601 at least 48 hours in advance.

SS Morris AME Church
3511 Milwaukee St
9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sundays, August 4 & 11

Urban League Greater Madison, The Black Business Hub
2352 S Park St
By appointment.
Call the Clerk’s Office at 608-266-4601 at least 48 hours in advance.

Urban League of Greater Madison
2222 S Park St
By appointment.
Call the Clerk’s Office at 608-266-4601 at least 48 hours in advance.

Urban League Southwest Employment Center
1233 McKenna Blvd
11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday, August 5
11 a.m. – 5 p.m.  Tuesdays, July 30 & August 6
11 a.m. – 5 p.m.  Wednesdays, July 31 & August 7
11 a.m. – 5 p.m.  Fridays, August 2 & 9

Warner Park Community Recreation Center
1625 Northport Dr
9 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. weekdays, July 30 - August 9
9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Saturdays, August 3 & 10

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