City Clerk's Office

Polling places are open 7:00 am – 8:00 pm for the August 11 Partisan Primary.  Your polling location is based on where you live.  Look up your polling place at www.cityofmadison.com/WhereDoIVote or https://MyVote.wi.gov.

In the August Primary, each political party narrows down its candidates for the November ballot.  For this election, you may vote for candidates in only one political party of your choice.  Wisconsin has run its fall primary elections this way since the early 1900s. 

Your voter registration is not associated with a political party.  The Clerk’s Office does not know which party you choose.  You vote on a secret ballot.

To mark your ballot:

1.  Choose one party in the party preference section at the top of your ballot.
2.  Find that party’s section on the ballot.
3.  Select the individual candidates of your choice within that party.

To be eligible to vote in this election, you need to be 18 years old or older, a United States citizen, have resided in the district for at least 28 consecutive days, and, if convicted of a felony, have completed all the terms of your sentence, including probation, parole, and/or extended supervision.

Voters who moved within 28 days of the election would only be eligible to vote at the polling location for their previous address.  Returning college students generally are eligible to vote from the campus address they had for the spring semester.

Voters with multiple residences need to choose one location that they consider their residence for voting purposes.  For example, a college student would choose between their campus housing and their parents’ address to determine which address is their residence for voting purposes.  Residency in Wisconsin is determined by voter intent and is a personal decision.

Voters who have pre-registered will state their name and address at the poll book, show the poll workers their voter ID, and sign the poll book.  The address on the ID does not matter.  Voters using a Wisconsin driver license/ID, U.S. passport, or military ID as their voter ID may present an expired ID as long as the expiration date is later than the date of the last November election (Nov. 6, 2018).

Voters who do not have an acceptable voter ID may voter provisionally.  Provisional ballots are counted by the Board of Canvassers for voters who get a copy of their ID to the Clerk’s Office by 4:00 pm Friday, Aug. 14.  The Dane County Voter ID Coalition can help you obtain a free Wisconsin ID.  Their hotline is (608) 285-2141.

Voters who need to register or update their voter registration may do so at the polls with proof of address.  The name and address on the voter’s proof of address document needs to match the name and address on the voter registration form.  Proof of address may be electronic, and it could be one of the following types of documents:

• Utility bill issued in the last 90 days (water, gas, electric, phone, cable, or internet)
• Bank statement (bank, credit union, credit card, mortgage statement)
• Current and valid Wisconsin driver license/ID
• Government document (federal, state, county, municipal, tribal, UW, Madison College, or public school)
• Paycheck
• Residential lease effective on Election Day
• Certified housing list from UW-Madison or Edgewood College (available at absentee voting sites and at the polls)
• Affidavit from a social service agency providing services to the homeless
• Contract or intake document from a nursing home or residential care facility

Voters with questions or concerns are encouraged to contact the Clerk’s Office at (608) 266-4601 or voting@cityofmadison.com. 

The unofficial election results will be posted on the County Clerk’s website on election night.