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In-Person Absentee Voting Hours and Locations

In-person absentee voting begins two weeks before Election Day. It ends the Sunday before each election. State law prohibits voter registration the Saturday, Sunday, or Monday before each election.

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You will need to show ID to receive an absentee ballot. You may register to vote, with proof of address, at any absentee voting location through the Friday before Election Day.

In-person absentee voting for the February 18 Spring Primary begins Tuesday, February 4. Madison residents may vote absentee at any Madison in-person absentee voting location. See the list below for your options. Polling places are not necessarily absentee voting sites.

  • Alicia Ashman Library

    733 N High Point Rd
    11 a.m. – 5 p.m. weekdays, February 4-14
    10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, February 8 & 15

  • Central Library

    201 W Mifflin St
    9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. weekdays, February 4-14
    10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, February 8 & 15
    2 - 4 p.m. Sundays, February 9 & 16

  • Goodman South Madison Library

    2222 S Park St
    11 a.m. – 7 p.m. weekdays, February 4-14
    10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, February 8 & 15
    2 - 4 p.m. Sundays, February 9 & 16

  • Hawthorne Library

    2707 E Washington Ave
    11 a.m. – 7 p.m. weekdays, February 4-14
    10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, February 8 & 15

  • Lakeview Library

    2845 N Sherman Ave
    10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, February 8 & 15
    2 - 4 p.m. Sundays, February 9 & 16

  • Meadowridge Library

    5726 Raymond Rd
    11 a.m. – 7 p.m. weekdays, February 4-14
    10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, February 8 & 15

  • Monroe Street Library

    1705 Monroe St
    By appointment only. Contact the City Clerk's Office at least 48 hours in advance, 608-266-4601.

  • Pinney Library

    516 Cottage Grove Rd
    10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, February 8 & 15

  • Sequoya Library

    4340 Tokay Blvd
    10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, February 8 & 15

  • UW–Madison Memorial Union

    800 Langdon St
    11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. weekdays, February 10-14

  • UW–Madison Union South

    1308 W Dayton St
    11 a.m. – 5 p.m. weekdays, February 10-14

  • UW–Madison Health Sciences Learning Center

    750 Highland Ave
    By appointment only. Contact the City Clerk's Office at least 48 hours in advance, 608-266-4601.

  • UW–Madison Chazen Museum

    800 University Ave
    By appointment only. Contact the City Clerk's Office at least 48 hours in advance, 608-266-4601.

  • UW–Madison School of Human Ecology

    1300 Linden Dr
    By appointment only. Contact the City Clerk's Office at least 48 hours in advance, 608-266-4601.

  • Edgewood College – The Commons

    1000 Edgewood College Dr
    11 a.m. - 3 p.m. weekdays, February 10-14

  • Madison College Goodman South Madison Campus

    2429 Perry St
    11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. weekdays, February 10-14

  • Madison College Truax Campus

    1701 Wright St
    11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. weekdays, February 10-14

  • Badger Rock Neighborhood Center

    501 E Badger Rd
    By appointment only. Contact the City Clerk's Office at least 48 hours in advance, 608-266-4601.
     

  • The Beacon

    615 E Washington Ave
    By appointment only. Contact the City Clerk's Office at least 48 hours in advance, 608-266-4601.
     

  • Boys & Girls Club – Allied

    4619 Jenewein Rd
    11 a.m. – 4 p.m. weekdays, February 10-14

  • Bridge-Lake Point-Waunona Neighborhood Center

    1917 Lake Point Dr
    By appointment only. Contact the City Clerk's Office at least 48 hours in advance, 608-266-4601.

  • Catholic Multicultural Center

    1862 Beld St
    By appointment only. Contact the City Clerk's Office at least 48 hours in advance, 608-266-4601.

  • Centro Hispano

    2403 Cypress Way
    By appointment only. Contact the City Clerk's Office at least 48 hours in advance, 608-266-4601.

  • Christ the Solid Rock/Lake Edge Lutheran Church

    4032 Monona Dr
    9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sundays, February 9 & 16

  • Eagle Heights Community Center

    611 Eagle Heights Dr
    By appointment only. Contact the City Clerk's Office at least 48 hours in advance, 608-266-4601.

  • East Madison Community Center

    8 Straubel Court
    11 a.m. – 4 p.m. weekdays, February 10-14

  • Elver Park Neighborhood Center/WI Youth Company

    1201 McKenna Blvd
    By appointment only. Contact the City Clerk's Office at least 48 hours in advance, 608-266-4601.

  • Fountain of Life Church

    633 W Badger Rd
    9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Sundays, February 9 & 16

  • Freedom Inc

    2110 Luann Ln
    By appointment only. Contact the City Clerk's Office at least 48 hours in advance, 608-266-4601.

  • Global Market & Food Hall

    2161 Zeier Rd
    11 a.m. – 7 p.m. weekdays, February 4-14
    10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, February 8 & 15
    10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sundays, February 9 & 16

  • Hmong Institute

    4402 Femrite Dr
    11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays, February 4 & 11
    11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Thursdays, February 6 & 13
    10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Fridays, February 7 & 14

  • Hmong Legacy Market

    2119 Fish Hatchery Rd
    By appointment only. Contact the City Clerk's Office at least 48 hours in advance, 608-266-4601.
     

  • Lussier Community Education Center

    55 S Gammon Rd
    2 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, February 5 & 12

  • Madison Municipal Building

    215 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
    By appointment only. Contact the City Clerk's Office at least 48 hours in advance, 608-266-4601.

  • Mt Zion Church

    2019 Fisher St
    9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sundays, February 9 & 16

  • Olbrich Gardens

    3330 Atwood Ave
    By appointment only. Contact the City Clerk's Office at least 48 hours in advance, 608-266-4601.

  • Sherman Avenue United Methodist Church

    3705 N. Sherman Ave
    10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sundays, February 9 & 16

  • SS Morris AME Church

    3511 Milwaukee St
    11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Sundays, February 9 & 16

  • Urban League Greater Madison, The Black Business Hub

    2352 S Park St
    By appointment only. Contact the City Clerk's Office at least 48 hours in advance, 608-266-4601.
     

  • Urban League of Greater Madison

    2222 S Park St
    By appointment only. Contact the City Clerk's Office at least 48 hours in advance, 608-266-4601.
     

  • Urban League Southwest Employment Center

    1233 McKenna Blvd
    By appointment only. Contact the City Clerk's Office at least 48 hours in advance, 608-266-4601.
     

  • Warner Park Community Recreation Center

    1625 Northport Dr
    9 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. weekdays, February 4-14
    9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturdays, February 8 & 15
    12 - 5 p.m. Sundays, February 9 & 16

In-Person Absentee Procedure

  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. City Clerk's Office staff 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.

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