Secure Drop Boxes Are Now Open
For Immediate Release
September 10, 2026
Madison's secure ballot drop boxes are now open for the November 3, 2026 election. While in the past, drop boxes had only been available for a few weeks before Election Day, the Clerk's Office is pleased to now provide this service to voters for the full election period. Absentee voters may return their completed ballots to any of the 14 boxes located around the city.
If you requested an absentee ballot, it should arrive in the coming days. Closely follow the instructions enclosed with your ballot to ensure it is counted.
After voting, seal your ballot in the certificate envelope and make sure all required fields are complete: voter signature, witness signature, witness name, and witness address.
Ballot security
Two sworn election officials regularly retrieve ballots from the drop boxes. The ballots are sealed in a container with a tamper-evident seal and documented on a chain-of-custody form. Drop box ballots are delivered to the Clerk's Office where staff verify documentation and sort ballots for processing on Election Day.