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  • Maribeth Witzel-Behl, City Clerk
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Elections & Voting

Who are my elected officials? Where Do I Vote? Register to Vote

Upcoming Election Schedules

Polling Places open at 7:00 am and close at 8:00 pm.

2021

Spring Primary Election – Tuesday, Feb. 16
Spring Election – Tuesday, Apr. 6

2022

Spring Primary Election – Tuesday, Feb. 15
Spring Election – Tuesday, Apr. 5
Partisan Primary Election – Tuesday, Aug. 9
General Election – Tuesday, Nov. 8

Regularly Scheduled Elections

Spring Primary

Primary held on the third Tuesday in February to nominate non-partisan candidates to be voted for at the Spring Election.
State Statute 5.02(22)

Spring Election

Election held on the first Tuesday in April to elect judicial, educational, and municipal officers, and non-partisan county officers, and to express preferences for the person to be the presidential candidate for each party in presidential election years.
State Statute 5.02(21)

Fall Primary

Primary held in even-numbered years on the second Tuesday in August, to nominate candidates to be voted for at the General Election, and to determine which candidates for state offices other than district attorney may participate in the Wisconsin election campaign fund.
State Statute 5.02(12s)

General Election

Election held in even-numbered years on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November to elect United States senators, representatives to congress, presidential electors, state senators, representatives to the assembly, district attorneys, state officers other than the state superintendent and judicial officers, and county officers other than supervisors and county executives.
State Statute 5.02(5)

Elections & Voting

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Voter Lists can be obtained through the Wisconsin Elections Commission.

Clerk's Office

City Clerk's Office
210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Room 103, City-County Building
Madison, WI 53703

  • Office Hours:
    Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
    Licensing available until 4:00 pm.
  • Phone: (608) 266-4601
  • Fax: (608) 266-4666
  • clerk@cityofmadison.com

Clerk's Office

City Clerk's Office
210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Room 103, City-County Building
Madison, WI 53703
  • Office Hours:
    Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
    Licensing available until 4:00 pm.
  • Phone: (608) 266-4601
  • Fax: (608) 266-4666
  • clerk@cityofmadison.com
  • WI Relay Service

Voting

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