Dane County Elections Management Specialist Rachel Rodriguez highlights the checks and balances protecting the integrity of our elections at the polls, in the City Clerk’s Office, and in the County Clerk’s Office.

Madison Votes

Election Security

Voters Randy Black and Virginia Black talk about accessible voting options and the important of ensuring that every voter can cast a secret ballot.

Election Accessibility

Chief Inspector Brook Soltvedt describes what voters should expect when they go to the polls on Election Day.

What to Expect at the Polls

Alder Harrington-McKinney shares her experiences with working at the polls in the City of Madison.

Serving as a Poll Worker

The City of Madison counts its absentee ballots at the polls on Election Day. Find out how to request an absentee ballot and make sure it gets counted.

Absentee Voting: The Basics

The City Clerk’s Office addresses common misconceptions about voting in Wisconsin. Be informed with accurate information from a reliable source.

Dispelling Voting Myths

Dane County Elections Management Specialist Rachel Rodriguez provides a behind-the-scenes look at how our ballots are created, secured, counted, and retained.

The Life of a Ballot

Due to COVID-19, it is advisable to register to vote early. Learn about your options for registering and proving your address in Wisconsin.

Voter Registration

Learn about what the City Clerk’s Office is doing to educate voters, and how you can help.

Voter Outreach

Learn about the precautions the City of Madison is taking to keep voters and poll workers safe at absentee voting locations and at the polls.

Pandemic Precautions at the Polls

Learn about absentee voting options for voters who are confined to their homes, hospitalized at election time, living overseas, serving in the military, or attending college away from home.

Special Situations in Absentee Voting

Wisconsin requires voters to present ID when requesting an absentee ballot or when voting at the polls. Earnestine Moss of the Dane County NAACP walks us through acceptable forms of voter ID, and how voters can get a free Wisconsin ID.

Voter ID

Chief Inspector Blaise Besant describes what happens at your polling place when the polls close on election night.

What Happens When the Polls Close

UW-Madison Andrew Goodman Foundation Ambassadors Tamia Fowlkes and Shreya Bandyopadhyay walk us through voting options for college students. #BadgersVote

What UW Students Need to Know

Madison Votes is a Podcast from the City of Madison Clerk's Office where go behind the scene of the voting process.

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