YOUR VOTE: Wisconsin

Get ready to cast your ballot.

By Countable


WISCONSIN

With just a few clicks, we'll walk through voter registration, key election dates, and all the documents you'll need. Best of all, you can share this info with your friends and neighbors. Make sure that your vote counts!

I. WAIT! BEFORE YOU SCROLL ANY FURTHER, REGISTER TO VOTE

Need to register? Or maybe you just want election reminders? Thanks to TurboVote, we've got you covered. Just click below:

II. KNOW THE DATES

GENERAL

  • November 8, 2022

Voter Registration Deadlines

  • October 19, 2022 - Deadline to register online, or postmarked by this date to register via mail
  • November 4, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. - Deadline to register in-person at your municipal clerk’s office.
  • November 8, 2022 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. - Deadline to register in-person at your polling location on election day.

Absentee Ballots

Ballot Request Deadlines:

  • Final dates to return a completed absentee ballot application:
  • November 3, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. - For regular voters and permanent overseas voters
  • November 4, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. - For indefinitely confined electors and military electors (not away from home)
  • November 8, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. - For military electors away from their residence due to active duty
  • November 1, 2022 to November 8, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. - Hospitalized electors may request an absentee ballot during this time frame 

Ballot Return Deadlines:

  • November 8, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. - Last day for municipal clerk to receive your ballot by mail or hand delivery

Registered voters in Wisconsin who want to vote by absentee ballot this fall should submit an absentee ballot application to their local county clerk as early as possible.

III. REGISTER TO VOTE

Registration Status:

  • Not sure you're registered? This handy widget will tell you whether you're on the voter rolls. Or input your information here to find your past voting record, your current voter registration status, find your elected officials, and request and track an absentee ballot.

Voting Requirements:

Need To Register?

  • Yes, it's so important we're including it twice. Here's that link again:

IV. WHERE TO VOTE

Polling Location:

  • School, firehouse or community center, this simple form will tell you where to go to cast your ballot.

V. WHAT TO TAKE TO THE POLLS

Voter ID Laws:

Accepted Credentials:

  • Here is the list of accepted credentials.

Don't have a valid ID?

VI. HAVING TROUBLE? GET IN TOUCH

Contact the Elections Commission of the Wisconsin Secretary of State:

  • The Elections Commission of the Wisconsin Secretary of State can be reached at the following phone number: (608) 266-8005 or 1-866-VOTE-WIS or via email at elections@wi.gov. 

Voter ID Helpline:

  • Call (608) 261-2028

Any other questions? 

See you at the ballots (or mailboxes), Wisconsinites!