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Your vote matters and can make a difference in your community. Don’t miss this opportunity to have a say in the future of your community and country.
Voter Registration Deadline: Mail-in registrations must be delivered 20 days before Election Day. Online voter registrations must be submitted by 11:59pm on the 20th day before Election Day. Voters may register in person at their municipal clerk’s office until 5:00pm on the Friday before Election Day.
Eligible voters can also register to vote and cast a ballot at the same time at their assigned voting location on Election Day. More information on same-day registration is available at: https://elections.wi.gov/Register?ref=voteusa_en
More information regarding important election dates and deadlines and other resources, please visit: https://elections.wi.gov/2026
2026 Election Information
Spring Primary: February 17, 2026
Spring Election: April 7, 2026
Voter information available at: myvote.wi.gov/
More election information available at: elections.wi.gov/voters
Online voter registration available at: myvote.wi.gov/en-us/Register-To-Vote
PDF voter registration form available at: elections.wi.gov/forms/el-131-fillable
Students have a decision about where to register to vote.
You have a right to register to vote at the address you consider the place where you live, whether that is your family’s home or the place where you attend school. You should update your registration anytime this home address changes.
You may only be registered and vote in one location.
Online Registration: To register to vote online you must have your current Wisconsin driver’s license or ID number. Please see the link above for Wisconsin’s online voter registration portal.
Paper Voter Registration Application: Wisconsin’s voter registration form asks for your Wisconsin driver’s license or ID number. Be sure to provide one of these numbers if you have it. If you don’t have a Wisconsin driver’s license or state ID, then you may use the last four digits of your Social Security number.
Wisconsin also requires voters to provide proof of residence when they register. Acceptable proof-of-residence documents must contain a name and current address and can include the following:
Both in-person and absentee Wisconsin voters MUST show photo ID at the polls or submit a copy with their absentee ballot request. Voters who by reason of age, physical illness, infirmity, or disability may have difficulty travelling to the polling place are considered “indefinitely confined” and do not have to submit a copy of ID with their absentee ballot request form.
Acceptable Forms of ID Include:
For a full list of acceptable photo IDs, please visit: bringit.wi.gov/do-i-have-right-photo-id
Photo ID does NOT need to list an address or a current address, only your name and photo. If you do not have an accepted form of voter ID, a free voter ID card can be obtained from the DMV.
For more information, visit: bringit.wi.gov.
Make a plan. Look up your voting site and hours at:
By Mail: Any registered Wisconsin voter may vote by mail. You can request a mail ballot online or using a printable form. Except for military and overseas voters, Wisconsin voters who cast a mail ballot must do so in the presence of a witness. The witness must be a U.S. citizen who is at least 18 years old. If you experience difficulty locating a witness, please contact your municipal clerk’s office.
You can return your ballot in-person at your municipal clerk’s office or central count location. Please contact your municipal clerk’s office to confirm locations.
Early In-person: You can vote early at a municipal clerk’s office beginning the 14th day before Election Day until the Sunday before Election Day. Check with your clerk for the dates and hours.
Election Day: Voting sites will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. If you are in line by the closing time, then you have the right to vote.
Does Registering to Vote Affect My Federal Financial Aid?
Where you register to vote will not affect federal financial aid such as Pell Grants, Perkins or Stafford loans, or your dependency status for FAFSA.
Does Registering to Vote Affect My Status as a Dependent on Your Parents’ Taxes?
Being registered to vote at a different address from your parents does not prevent them from claiming you as a dependent on their taxes.
Does Registering to Vote impact My Tuition Status?
Being deemed out-of-state for tuition purposes does not prevent you from choosing to register to vote in your campus community.
Will Registering to Vote in Wisconsin Affect My Driver’s License or Car Registration?
As a full-time student in Wisconsin, you may be required to obtain a Wisconsin driver’s license and update your car’s registration, regardless of whether you register to vote there. For more information, contact the Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles.
Fair Elections Center and Campus Vote Project intend the information contained herein to be used only as a general guide. This document should not be used as a substitute for consultation with a licensed Wisconsin legal professional.
Last updated February 2026
Although every Wisconsin voter already affirms their U.S. citizenship on penalty of perjury when they register to vote, AB 595 would force naturalized and derived citizens, but not US-born citizens, to show documents to prove their citizenship in order to remain registered to vote. In March 2026, Fair Elections Center joined other voting rights partners to send a letter to Governor Evers urging him to veto the bill.
In May 2026, Fair Elections Center, representing League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, filed a lawsuit in Dane County Circuit Court challenging a Wisconsin statute that allows municipal clerks to single-handedly decide whether or not to allow voters to correct absentee ballot certificate envelope defects.
The complaint alleges that this optional and discretionary violates the Wisconsin Constitution’s Due Process Clause because while some clerks choose to help absentee voters correct their ballots, others simply reject the ballot without notifying the voter.
