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Election Chart & Calendar 2012

Polling Places open at 7am and close at 8pm

  • Spring Primary Election - Tuesday, February 21
  • Spring Election - Tuesday, April 3
  • Fall Primary Election - Tuesday, August 14
  • General Election - Tuesday, November 6 
To see which offices will be decided in each election, click here. (PDF)
  
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Ready, set, VOTE!
Resources to help you be prepared to vote in 2012 under Wisconsin's new voter ID law:

Voting in Wisconsin - general information, updated January 2012  (PDF)

Voter eligibility and registration_English and Spanish  (PDF)

Calendar - when to register; absentee voting (PDF)   
It's easier if you register early!

Get Ready, Get Set, Vote (PDF, revised 02/01/2012)
 What you need to:   
  • Vote
  • Register on Election Day
  • Obtain a state ID
  • Obtain a copy of your Wisconsin birth certificate
Obtaining a birth certificate_state-by-state  (PDF)

For more information: Helpful links to pages on the Government Accountability Board website  (PDF)

These materials were developed by League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County, League of Women Voters of La Crosse Area, and League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Education Network. Made possible, in part, through a grant from The Joyce Foundation.  Join the League and help us provide nonpartisan voter education and advocacy!
  
Election law has changed in Wisconsin

New procedures:

  1. You will have to show an official photo ID in order to get a ballot. For more information about what kinds of ID qualify, click here. For information about how to obtain a free ID for voting, click here. Note that in order to get a free ID, you will have to specifically ask for a free ID for voting and check the box on the application form stating you want an ID for the purpose of voting.
  2. The new election law requires a person to be a resident of a voting district for at least 28 consecutive days prior to the election in that district. Already registered voters who have moved more recently may vote in their old district in person or by absentee ballot.
  3. The new law has shortened the period when citizens may cast an absentee vote in their municipal clerk’s office. It is now a two-week period that ends at the close of business on the Friday before the election.
  4. Voters are required to sign the poll book in order to get a ballot unless they cannot sign due to a disability.

What has not changed:

  1. You may still register to vote at your polling place. Under federal and state law, when registering to vote, you must prove who you are and where you live. To register, you will have to supply a Wisconsin driver license number or Wisconsin state ID card number. If you have not been issued one of these IDs, you may use the last four digits of your Social Security number. If you have never been issued any of these numbers, you will be assigned a unique voter number. To prove your residency in the voting district, a Wisconsin driver license or Wisconsin ID card with your current address is acceptable, as are several other specific official documents. Under the new state law, citizens no longer may use corroboration by a neighbor or relative to establish residency.
  2. The Government Accountability Board’s Voter Public Access website is a great source of information, where you can check your voter registration status, polling place, election dates and a sample ballot.


  
Be an election observer!
Sign up on our 2012 Election Observer Volunteer Form!
Voters in Wisconsin now have to show a valid government-issued ID to get a ballot and have it counted. The LWV-WI is concerned that the law may not be implemented evenly across the state and could be used to disenfranchise voters. We are looking for volunteers to be our eyes and ears to report on what happens in the April 3 election.

Anyone can volunteer who:
  • Can spend 6 to 7 hours (or all 13 hours) at a polling place
  • Is willing to participate in a 2 hour training session—a webinar—prior to the election
  • Agrees to mail in a report following the election
  • Preferably has a cell phone
  • You don't need to be a League member to volunteer
League of Women Voters will provide:
  1. Nonpartisan materials that let you know your role, what to look for, what to do if there are problems at the polls
  2. On-line training
  3. A number to call on election day to report problems
How to volunteer:
Sign up on our 2012 Election Observer Volunteer Form. We will get back to you about where you are needed and times for online training.

Tell your friends about this opportunity. We need many volunteers!
  
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