City Clerk's Office

Check Your Registration

Make sure that you are registered to vote at MyVote.wi.gov.

If you are not registered, or if your voter registration is not up-to-date, you can register to vote in many different ways before Election Day. Registration before Election Day closes on January 31, 2024.

• Online: If you have a Wisconsin driver license or Wisconsin ID, update your address with the DMV, and then register to vote online at MyVote.wi.gov.

• At the City Clerk’s Office: Bring proof of address with you to register at the Clerk's Office before in-person absentee voting starts on February 6.

  City Clerk’s Office
  215 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Room 153
  Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm

• By mail: Go to MyVote.wi.gov to fill out the registration form. Mail the form and proof of address to the City Clerk's Office. Voter registrations sent through the mail must be postmarked by January 31.

  City Clerk’s Office
  210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Room 103
  Madison, WI 53703

• At an Absentee Voting site: Register to vote at an In-Person Absentee Voting site with proof of address, Feb. 6 - 17.

If you are not able to register to vote before Election Day, you can register at the polls on Election Day.

Review Your Voting Options

There are four options available for casting your ballot:

• Vote absentee by mail. The City Clerk's Office begins mailing ballots January 30. It can take up to a week to receive your ballot in the mail. You can request an absentee and track its status at MyVote.wi.gov. If you do not already have a Voter ID on file with the Clerk's Office, you will need to submit a copy of your Voter ID with your absentee request.
• Vote absentee in person. All in-person absentee voting locations are indoors. Some locations may have capacity limits. Bring your Voter ID with you.
• Vote in person at the polls on Election Day. Check your polling location the day before you head to the polls on Election Day. 
• Vote curbside at the polls on Election Day. As always, curbside voting is available at every polling location for voters with health issues or a disability. Pull up near the entrance of the polling place ("Vote Here" sign and feather flag should indicate the entrance). Voters can call the number on the posted Curbside Voting sign for the polling place, or they can send a friend or family member into the polling place to alert election officials they need to vote curbside.

Cast Your Ballot

• Absentee by mail: Seal the ballot in your absentee envelope, sign the envelope, and have your witness sign and print their complete address. The Clerk's Office needs to receive your ballot by Election Day in order to count it. You can return your ballot in several ways:

  • Drop off your ballot at one of our ballot drop-off sites.

  • Mail your ballot to the Clerk’s Office. No postage is necessary within the United States. We recommend that you mail your ballot at least one week before Election Day.

    City Clerk’s Office
    210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Room 103
    Madison, WI 53703

  • Drop off your ballot at your own polling location on Election Day.
• Absentee in-person: Bring your blank ballot to an in-person absentee voting site. Alert an election official that you need them to serve as a witness and show them the blank ballot. Mark your ballot, seal the ballot in its envelope, and sign the envelope in front of an election official. The election official will sign as your witness. Your absentee ballot will be counted at your polling place on Election Day.
• In person at the polls: Feed your ballot into the tabulator, and wait for the screen to display, "Your ballot has been counted. Thank you for voting."
• Curbside at the polls: A team of two election officials will insert your ballot into the tabulator. For accountability purposes, two election officials are involved any time they are handling a ballot marked by a voter.

Encourage Others to Make a Voting Plan

Encourage your friends, family, and neighbors to review their options and make a plan to cast their ballot.