In-Person Absentee Voting for Aug 11th Fall Primary Starts Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 28th

In-person absentee voting for the August 11, 2026 Fall Primary Election begins tomorrow, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Madison residents may vote absentee at any Madison in-person absentee voting location. See the list below for convenient Eastside early voting options. 

Polling places are not necessarily absentee voting sites.  Drop boxes open July 21, 2026 and are locked August 10, 2026.

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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.

• Hawthorne Library, 2707 East Washington Ave: 
  • 11:00 a.m.  – 7:00 p.m. weekdays, July 28-August 7
  • 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Saturdays, August 1 and August 8
• Pinney Library, 516 Cottage Grove Road: 
  • 11:00 a.m.  – 7:00 p.m. weekdays, July 28-August 7
  • 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Saturdays, August 1 and August 8
• SS Morise AME Church, 3511 Milwaukee Street 
  • 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Sunday, August 2
• Christe the Solid Rock/Lake Edge Lutheran Church, 4032 Monona Drive
  • 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 2
• Global Market & Food Hall, 2161 Zeier Road 
  • 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. weekdays, Jul 28 – August 7 
  • 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays, August 1 and August 8
  • 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sunday, August 2
• Hmong Institute, 4402 Femrite Drive 
  • 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Jul 28 – August 7

Here is a Clerk's Office webpage explaining the procedure for in-person absentee voting, plus a lot of other good information.