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In-Person Absentee Voting Hours and Locations

In-person absentee voting begins two weeks before Election Day. It ends the Sunday before each election. State law prohibits voter registration the Saturday, Sunday, or Monday before each election.

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You will need to show ID to receive an absentee ballot. You may register to vote, with proof of address, at any absentee voting location through the Friday before Election Day.

In-person absentee voting for the February 17, 2026 Spring Primary Election begins Tuesday, February 3, 2026. Madison residents may vote absentee at any Madison in-person absentee voting location. See the list below for your options. Polling places are not necessarily absentee voting sites.

  • Alicia Ashman Library

    733 N High Point Rd 

    11 a.m. – 5 p.m. weekdays, February 3 - 13 

    10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, February 7 & 14 

  • Central Library

    201 W Mifflin St 

    9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. weekdays, February 3 - 13 
    10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, February 7 & 14 

    2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Sundays, February 8 & 15 

  • Goodman South Madison Library

    2222 S Park St 

    11 a.m.  – 7:00 p.m. weekdays, February 3 - 13 
    10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, February 7 & 14 

    2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Sundays, February 8 & 15 

  • Hawthorne Library

    2707 E Washington Ave 

    11 a.m.  – 7:00 p.m. weekdays, February 3 - 13 

    10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, February 7 & 14 

  • Lakeview Library

    2845 N Sherman Ave 

    By Appointment Only 

  • Meadowridge Library

    5726 Raymond Rd 

    11 a.m.  – 7:00 p.m. weekdays, February 3 - 13 

    10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, February 7 & 14 

  • Monroe Street Library

    1705 Monroe St 

    By Appointment Only  

  • Pinney Library

    516 Cottage Grove Rd 

    11 a.m.  – 7:00 p.m. weekdays, February 3 - 13 

    10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, February 7 & 14 

  • Sequoya Library

    4340 Tokay Blvd 

    11 a.m.  – 7:00 p.m. weekdays, February 3 - 13 

    10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, February 7 & 14 

  • UW– Madison Memorial Union

    800 Langdon St 

    11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. weekdays, February 9 - 13 

  • UW – Madison Union South

    1308 W. Dayton St 

    11 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. weekdays, February 9 - 13 

  • UW– Madison School of Nursing

    701 Highland Ave  

    11 a.m. – 5 p.m. weekdays, February 9 - 13 

  • UW – Madison, School of Human Ecology

    1300 Linden Dr (1st week only) 

    11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. weekdays, February 3 - 6 

  • UW – Madison, Chazen Museum of Art

    750 University Ave  

    By Appointment Only  

  • Eagle Heights Community Center

    611 Eagle Heights Dr 

    By Appointment Only  

  • Madison College Goodman South Madison Campus

    2429 Perry St 

    11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. weekdays, February 9 - 13 

  • Madison College Truax Campus

    1701 Wright St 

    11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. weekdays, February 9 - 13 

  • Edgewood University – The Commons

    1000 Edgewood College Dr 

    By Appointment Only  

  • Warner Park Community Recreation Center

    1625 Northport Dr 

    9 a.m. – 7 p.m. weekdays, February 3 - 13 

    9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturdays, February 7 & 14 

    12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Sundays, February 8 & 15 

  • Elver Park Neighborhood Center/WI Youth Company

    1201 McKenna Blvd 

    By Appointment Only

  • Olbrich Gardens

    3330 Atwood Ave 

    By Appointment Only  

  • Lussier Community Education Center

    55 S Gammon Rd 

    Noon - 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, February 4 & 11 

  • Boys & Girls Club – Allied

    4619 Jenewein Rd 

    By Appointment Only 

  • Bridge – Lake Point – Waunona Neighborhood Center

    1917 Lake Point Dr 

    By Appointment Only 

  • Catholic Multicultural Center

    1862 Beld St 

    By Appointment Only 

  • Centro Hispano

    2403 Cypress Way 

    2 p.m. – 7 p.m. Thursdays, February 5 & 12 

  • East Madison Community Center

    8 Straubel Court 

    11 a.m. – 4 p.m. weekdays February 9 - 13 

  • SS Morris AME Church

    3511 Milwaukee St 

    11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sundays, February 8 & 15 

  • Sherman Ave UMC Church

    3705 N Sherman Ave 

    9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sundays, February 8 & 15 

  • Mt Zion Church

    2019 Fisher St 

    10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Sundays, February 8 & 15 

  • Fountain of Life Church

    633 W Badger Rd 

    9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sundays, February 8 & 15 

  • Christ the Solid Rock

    4032 Monona Dr. 

    10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Sundays, February 8 & 15 

  • Freedom Inc

    2110 Luann Ln 

    Noon – 5pm Wednesdays, February 4 & 11 

  • Global Market & Food Hall

    2161 Zeier Rd 

    11 a.m. – 7 p.m. weekdays, February 3 - 13 

    10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, February 7 & 14 

    10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sundays, February 8 & 15 

  • Hmong Institute

    4402 Femrite Dr 

    11 a.m. –  3:30 p.m. Tuesdays, February 3 & 10 

    11 a.m. –  3:30 p.m. Thursdays, February 5 & 12 

    10 a.m. –  3:30 p.m. Fridays, February 6 & 13 

  • Madison Municipal Building

    215 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd 

    9 a.m. – 4 p.m. weekdays, February 3 - 13 

  • Badger Rock Neighborhood Center

    501 E Badger Rd  

    By Appointment Only 

  • Urban League Greater Madison

    2222 S. Park St 

    By Appointment Only 

  • Urban League Greater Madison, The Black Business Hub

    2352 S. Park St 

    By Appointment Only 

In-Person Absentee Procedure

  1. The absentee clerk gives you an absentee envelope. Write your name, address, and date of birth on the envelope.
  2. The absentee clerk checks your voter ID. They stamp the City Clerk's initials on your absentee envelope to say you proved your identity.
  3. The absentee clerk verifies that you are registered to vote. They process your absentee request in the state system. The absentee clerk prints a label that they affix to your absentee envelope. They ask you to verify that your name and address on the label are correct.
  4. The absentee clerk stamps Absentee on your ballot card. They write your ward number and stamp the City Clerk’s initials on your card. They activate your ballot card on the ExpressVote accessible voting device. The ExpressVote offers large print, high contrast, and a Braille keypad. It is compatible with Sip & Puff devices. It also offers Spanish translation.
  5. The absentee clerk steps back to give you privacy. Follow the ExpressVote prompts to select the candidates of your choice. 
  6. Review and approve your selections on the touchscreen. You may insert your ballot card back into the ExpressVote to review your selections. You may also read the selections the ExpressVote printed on your ballot card.
  7. Fold your ballot card in half and seal it in your absentee envelope.
  8. Sign your envelope in the presence of the absentee clerk. The absentee clerk signs as your witness. They also print their name and stamp the address of the Clerk's Office.
  9. Your absentee will be delivered to the Clerk's Office when voting ends for the day. The absentee clerk and the courier will verify and document the number of absentees for the day. The tamper-evident seal used to secure the courier bag has a unique serial number. The absentee clerk and courier will verify and document that number.
  10. City Clerk's Office staff will verify the serial number on the tamper-evident seal.
  11. Your ballot stays sealed in its envelope until counted at your polling place on Election Day.
  12. On Election Day, poll workers will verify that your absentee envelope is complete. They will check you into the poll book and assign you a voter number. They will insert your ballot into the tabulator to be counted. Poll workers process absentees in groups of at least three, to protect the secrecy of each ballot.

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