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Clerk's Office

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. There is no voter registration the Saturday, Sunday, or Monday before Election Day.

  • Alicia Ashman Library

    733 N High Point Rd
    11 a.m. – 5 p.m. weekdays, March 19-29
    10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, March 23 & 30

  • Central Library

    201 W Mifflin St
    9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. weekdays, March 19-29
    10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, March 23 & 30
    2 – 4 p.m. Sundays, March 24 & 31

  • Goodman South Madison Library

    2222 S Park St
    11 a.m. – 7 p.m. weekdays, March 19-29
    10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, March 23 & 30
    2 – 4 p.m. Sunday, March 24

  • Hawthorne Library

    2707 E Washington Ave
    11 a.m. – 7 p.m. weekdays, March 19-29
    10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, March 23 & 30

  • Lakeview Library

    2845 N Sherman Ave
    10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, March 23 & 30
    2 – 4 p.m. Sunday, March 24

  • Meadowridge Library

    5726 Raymond Rd
    11 a.m. – 7 p.m. weekdays, March 19-29
    10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, March 23 & 30

  • Monroe Street Library

    1705 Monroe St
    10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, March 23 & 30

  • Pinney Library

    516 Cottage Grove Rd
    11 a.m. – 7 p.m. weekdays, March 19-29
    10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, March 23 & 30

  • Sequoya Library

    4340 Tokay Blvd
    11 a.m. – 7 p.m. weekdays, March 19-29
    10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, March 23 & 30

  • UW–Madison Memorial Union

    800 Langdon St
    11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. weekdays, March 19-29

  • UW–Madison Union South

    1308 W Dayton St
    11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. weekdays, March 19-29

  • UW–Madison Health Sciences Learning Center

    750 Highland Ave
    11 a.m. – 5 p.m. weekdays, March 25-29

  • Edgewood College – The Commons

    1000 Edgewood College Dr
    11 a.m. – 3 p.m. weekdays, March 25-29

  • Madison College Goodman South Madison Campus

    2429 Perry St
    11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. weekdays, March 25-29

  • Madison College Truax Campus

    1701 Wright St
    11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. weekdays, March 25-29

  • Badger Rock Neighborhood Center

    501 E Badger Rd
    By appointment – call Clerk’s Office, 608-266-4601

  • Boys & Girls Club – Allied

    4619 Jenewein Rd
    11 a.m. – 4 p.m. weekdays, March 25-29

  • Bridge-Lake Point-Waunona Neighborhood Center

    1917 Lake Point Dr
    10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Thursdays, March 21 & 28
    10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Fridays, March 22 & 29

  • Catholic Multicultural Center

    1862 Beld St
    1– 5 p.m. Tuesdays, March 19 & 26
    1– 5 p.m. Thursdays, March 21 & 28

  • Centro Hispano

    810 W Badger Rd
    By appointment – call Clerk’s Office, 608-266-4601

  • Christ the Solid Rock Baptist Church/Lake Edge United Church of Christ

    4200 Buckeye Rd
    9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Sundays, March 24 & 31

  • Eagle Heights Community Center

    611 Eagle Heights Dr
    10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursdays, March 21 & 28

  • East Madison Community Center

    8 Straubel Court
    11 a.m. – 4 p.m. weekdays, March 25 -29

  • Elver Park Neighborhood Center/WI Youth Company

    1201 McKenna Blvd
    10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Tuesdays, March 19 & 26
    10 a.m.– 5 p.m. Thursdays, March 21 & 28

  • Fountain of Life Church

    633 W Badger Rd
    9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sundays, March 24 & 31

  • Freedom Inc

    2110 Luann Ln
    3 – 7 p.m. Thursdays, March 21 & 28
    3 – 7 p.m. Fridays, March 22 & 29

  • Global Market & Food Hall

    2161 Zeier Rd
    11 a.m. – 7 p.m. weekdays, March 19-29
    10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, March 23 & 30
    10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sundays, March 24 & 31

  • Hmong Institute

    4402 Femrite Dr
    11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays, March 19 & 26
    11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Thursdays, March 21 & 28
    10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Fridays, March 22 & 29

  • Lussier Community Education Center

    55 S Gammon Rd
    9 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, March 20 & 27

  • Olbrich Gardens

    3330 Atwood Ave
    10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. weekdays, March 19-29

  • Rebalanced – Life Wellness Association Men's Health & Education Center

    588 Grand Canyon Dr
    By appointment – call Clerk’s Office, 608-266-4601

  • Urban League of Greater Madison

    2222 S Park St
    By appointment – call Clerk’s Office, 608-266-4601

  • Urban League Southwest Employment Center

    1233 McKenna Blvd
    11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday, March 25
    11 a.m. – 5 p.m.  Tuesdays, March 19 & 26
    11 a.m. – 5 p.m.  Wednesdays, March 20 & 27
    11 a.m. – 5 p.m.  Fridays, March 22 & 29

  • Warner Park Community Recreation Center

    1625 Northport Dr
    9 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. weekdays, March 19-29
    9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturdays, March 23 & 30
    Noon – 5 p.m. Sunday, March 24

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 absentee voting site.
  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. They also verify the number of absentee envelopes sealed inside the courier bag.
  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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