The governing body of any municipality may provide by ordinance that, instead of processing absentee ballots at the polling place, absentee ballots be processed and canvassed at an alternate site. Wis. Stat. § 7.52. The municipality is required to submit a notification, in writing, to the Wisconsin Elections Commission on how the municipality intends to process absentee ballots at a central location and the municipality is required to consult with the Wisconsin Elections Commission staff. The municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers shall publicly canvass all absentee ballots at all elections held in the municipality after the passage of an ordinance directing alternate central count of absentee ballots.
Municipalities that use central count are required by statute to post the number of absentee ballots that the clerk has mailed or transmitted to voters and that have been returned by the closing hour on Election Day.
For more information about Central Count Absentee procedures, please see the Election Administration Manual.
List of municipalities currently authorized to use Central Count Absentee Ballot sites.
| County | Municipality Name | Year Implemented |
| Brown | City of De Pere | 2016 |
| Brown | City of Green Bay | 2016 |
| Brown | Village of Allouez | 2016 |
| Brown | Village of Ashwaubenon | 2019 |
| Brown | Village of Bellevue | 2016 |
| Brown | Village of Hobart | 2016 |
| Brown | Village of Suamico | 2016 |
| Douglas | City of Superior | 2016 |
| Kenosha | City of Kenosha | 2008 |
| Kenosha | Village of Pleasant Prairie | 2016 |
| Kenosha | Village of Salem Lakes | 2017 |
| Kenosha | Town of Somers | 2019 |
| Kenosha | Village of Somers | 2018 |
| Manitowoc | City of Manitowoc | 2020 |
| Marathon | Village of Weston | 2016 |
| Marathon | City of Wausau | 2020 |
| Milwaukee | City of Franklin | 2016 |
| Milwaukee | City of Milwaukee | 2007 |
| Milwaukee | City of Oak Creek | 2015 |
| Milwaukee | Village of Shorewood | 2019 |
| Milwaukee | City of South Milwaukee | 2015 |
| Milwaukee | City of Wauwatosa | 2016 |
| Milwaukee | Village of Greendale | 2011 |
| Milwaukee | City of West Allis | 2020 |
| Outagamie | Town of Grand Chute | 2018 |
| Racine | City of Racine | 2022 |
| Rock | City of Beloit | 2016 |
| Rock | City of Janesville | 2016 |
| St. Croix | City of Hudson | 2019 |
| St. Croix | City of River Falls | 2016 |
| Washington | City of West Bend | 2018 |
| Washington | Village of Germantown | 2018 |
| Waukesha | City of Delafield | 2020 |
| Waukesha | Town of Mukwonago | 2021 |
| Waukesha | City of Pewaukee | 2012 |
| Winnebago | Village of Fox Crossing | 2019 |
| Winnebago | City of Neenah | 2019 |