Provisional Voters: Get Your Ballot Counted!

Provisional voters have until 4:00 pm this Friday to submit photo identification to the City Clerk’s Office. The Board of Canvassers will convene at 4:00 pm on Friday to count provisional ballots for those who met this deadline.

A total of 18 provisional ballots were issued at City of Madison polling places on Tuesday.

Provisional voters may provide their missing documentation to the Clerk’s Office in person, or via e-mail or fax. There is no need to make a trip downtown. Madison Public Library locations offer free assistance with submitting ID to the Clerk’s Office.

According to Wisconsin law, the following forms of identification can be used for voting purposes:

• Wisconsin driver license expiring after 11/08/2022
• Wisconsin DOT-issued photo ID card expiring after 11/08/2022
• U.S. passport expiring after 11/08/2022
• Military ID card expiring after 11/08/2022
• Certificate of naturalization issued within last 2 years
• Unexpired Wisconsin driver license or state ID receipt
• Unexpired ID receipt issued by the Wisconsin DOT through the ID Petition Process
• ID card issued by a federally recognized Indian trib, regardless of expiration date
• Unexpired ID issued by a Wisconsin accredited university or college—must contain issuance date, student signature, and expiration date within 2 years of issuance. If ID is expired, student must also submit proof of current enrollment.
• Unexpired ID issued by the Veterans Health Administration
• Citation or notice of intent to revoke or suspend Wisconsin driver license, issued within 60 days of the election

It’s important to note that the ID does not need to show the voter’s current address. The voter is proving their identity, not their address.

For those needing assistance, the Dane County Voter ID Coalition offers free help with the state ID application process, and even offers free cab rides to the DMV. The coalition can be reached at (608) 285-2141. This coalition is a collaborative effort of the League of Women Voters of Dane County and NAACP of Dane County.

“The goal of the City Clerk’s Office is to ensure that each eligible voter will be able to cast a ballot and have that ballot count,” said Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway. “If you are voting with a provisional ballot, don’t miss this opportunity.”