Polls in Wisconsin Close at 8 p.m.
Absentee ballots must be returned by 8 p.m. on Election Day, November 3. Most voters may return absentee ballots to their municipal clerk's office or their normal polling place. Voters in these 39 cities, villages and towns must drop them off at the clerk's office or absentee ballot central counting...
Military Elector Guidance and Documents
The following election materials must be sent via electronic means (fax/email), if requested: (1) Voter Registration Application (EL-131), (2) Application for Absentee Ballot (EL-121), (3) Absentee Ballots. Municipal clerks will also be required to add electronic (fax and/or email) contact information to all materials sent to military and overseas electors. Uniform Absentee Ballot Instructions
Temporary Overseas Voters
Wisconsin voters who are temporarily overseas have options for absentee voting under terms of an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (US-DOJ). Wisconsin’s temporary overseas voters may now receive their absentee ballots electronically – by email or fax – making it easier to vote when they are outside the country. They may now also use the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB). For details, see the information below, as well as the attached Consent Decreee.
Voters have three options to vote:
Vote absentee by mail. Vote absentee in person at your municipal clerk’s office or other satellite voting location (if available). Vote in-person on Election Day. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. I need an absentee ballot. Learn about registering to vote and requesting and...
Overseas Elector Guidance and Documents
EL-120 Mailier Envelope EL-122 Standard Absentee Ballot Certificate Envelope Uniform Instructions for Absentee Voting Federal Post Card Application This is an external link to the Federal Voter Assistance Program website.
Non-English Voting Information
Wisconsin has a voter registration form in English, Spanish and Hmong. If you need interpretation services, please contact your municipal clerk or bring an interpreter with you. EL-131 Voter Registration-Hmong Wisconsin Daim Ntawv Sau Npe Xaiv Tsa EL-131 Voter Registration-Spanish EL-121 Absentee Ballot Application-Hmong EL-121 Absentee Ballot Application-Spanish
How Wisconsin Delivers Secure and Accurate Elections
Wisconsin uses technology, highly-trained people, and practical safeguards to protect local election integrity and ensure that every valid ballot that is cast is counted accurately — including absentee ballots. Download the Wisconsin Election Security & Accuracy Fact Sheet - PDF In Wisconsin, valid...
Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act
This page provides a brief history of the state of Wisconsin’s successful efforts to comply with the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act by moving primary dates and developing methods to speed delivery of absentee ballots to military and overseas voters.
Curbside Voting
If you cannot enter the polling place or absentee voting location due to disability, curbside voting is available. Two poll workers will bring you your ballot and conduct voting at your vehicle or at the polling place entrance. If you vote curbside, you are not required to sign the poll list. Instead, the poll workers will write “exempt by order of inspectors” in the signature space on the poll list.