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Special Voter Registration Deputy

Under State Statute 6.26, any qualified elector of the State of Wisconsin may apply to the City Clerk to be appointed as a Special Registration Deputy to register voters in the City of Madison. Any qualified elector of the State of Wisconsin may apply to the State Elections Board to be appointed to register voters in any Wisconsin municipality.

No individual may serve as a Special Registration Deputy unless he or she has completed at least one approved training program within the last two years. The Madison City Clerk offers training sessions every Monday at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Training sessions are held in the City Clerk's Office, Room 103 of the City-County Building, 210 Martin Luther King, Jr., Boulevard, Madison. Training sessions will not be held on the Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, or Labor Day. Please call 266-4601 in advance to make sure that the Clerk is not delayed in a meeting or unavailable on the day you plan to attend training.

No person may compensate a person who obtains voter registration forms from other persons based on a rate that varies relative to the number of registrations obtained. Anyone who violates this provision may be fined up to $1,000 or imprisoned for up to six months, or both.

Special Registration Deputies must print and sign their names on all registration forms. All registration forms accepted by Special Registration Deputies are subject to a postcard audit.

Special Registration Deputies cannot register voters when registration is closed, from the third Wednesday (20 days) before the election, through Election Day. When registration is closed, voters may only register in the City Clerk's Office, at the polls on Election Day, or as a hospitalized elector.

Registration for the February 20 Spring Primary Election closes at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, January 31.

Registration for the April 3 Spring Election closes at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14.

Voter Registration Application: English (PDF) / Spanish (PDF) / Hmong (PDF)

Individuals Deputized for 2007-2008

Note: Special Registration Deputies appointed by the Madison City Clerk's Office can register eligible voters who reside in the City of Madison only. Special Registration Deputies appointed by the Government Accountability Board (GAB) may register voters state-wide. To apply for a state-wide appointment, you must sign up for training at least one week in advance.