Voter Registration “Closes” Today

Wednesday, March 13, is the final day to register to vote online or by mail prior to the April 2 Spring Election.

Voter registration is available at all absentee voting sites when open for voting through the Friday before Election Day. Voters may register at the polls on Election Day.

The Madison City Clerk’s Office encourages voters to check their registration at https://MyVote.wi.gov. Anyone who has moved – even to a new apartment in the same building – needs to update their voter registration. Updating your address with the post office or the DMV does not update your voter registration.

“Voting is a right, not a privilege, so please make sure you are registered,” said Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway. “Staff at the City Clerk’s office can assist. I am grateful for their professionalism and commitment to making sure that every eligible voter can cast their ballot safely and easily.”

Proof of address is needed when registering to vote. Any of these documents can be used to prove address, and may be electronic:

• Utility bill issued in the last 90 days (water, gas, electric, phone, cable, or internet)
• Bank statement (bank, credit union, credit card, mortgage)
• Current and valid Wisconsin driver license/ID
• Government document (federal, state, county, municipal, tribal, UW, Madison College, or public school)
• Paycheck
• Residential lease effective on day of registration (cannot be used if registering to vote by mail)
• Certified housing list from UW-Madison or Edgewood College (available at absentee voting sites and at the polls), student must also show college ID
• Affidavit from a social service agency providing services to the homeless
• Contract or intake document from a nursing home or residential care facility

The goal of the City Clerk’s Office is that each eligible voter will be able to cast a ballot and have that ballot counted.