Fall General Election 2026

Media Guidance: Polling Places & Early Voting Sites

• The media is encouraged to connect with Dylan Brogan, City Communications Manager, before covering a polling place or In-Person Absentee Voting site. Please identify yourself as a member of the media to the Chief Inspector when you arrive at the voting site. 
• The Wisconsin Election Commission does not allow photography or video recording in the voting area. The voting area is any area where a voter receives, prepares, or deposits/casts their ballot. Members of the media are allowed to observe inside the voting area if they sign in as an observer.
• For many locations, photography or video recording might not be possible. Please see the list of recommended polling places. These locations have space, like lobbies or hallways, outside of the voting area for the media to stage.
• Members of the media are prohibited from recording confidential information or disrupting the election. The Chief Inspector has the ultimate discretion to set limits on video and still camera use — even outside the voting area. 
• If you'd like to interview a voter, please wait until after they have voted. Ideally, interviews should be conducted outside.

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