Early voting in Wisconsin begins Tuesday for August primary

Most Wisconsin voters can begin to cast ballots for the upcoming partisan primary beginning Tuesday, July 30.

The primary election will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 13, but voters have just under two weeks to vote early in-person.

Some voters in the Milwaukee area, where there is a special election for state senate, will begin early voting on Wednesday instead.

Voters can find the location for early voting — also known as in-person absentee voting, or IPAV — on the MyVote website. Most voters have until Aug. 11 to vote early, but different municipalities have different hours.

The partisan primary includes candidates for U.S. Senate and Congress and will be the first legislative election conducted after highly charged redistricting earlier this year.

There will also be two constitutional amendments on the ballot, determining who in state government is responsible for spending federal dollars.

Absentee ballots must be received by a voter’s municipal clerk before Election Day ends at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13. Absentee ballots can be requested up until Aug. 8, except for some indefinitely confined and military voters who have an extra day. Exact deadlines can also be found on the MyVote website.

It’s also not too late to register to vote. The deadline to register online or by mail has passed, but citizens may register to vote in-person in their municipal clerk’s office. To register, they must bring a proof of residence during normal business hours.

Voters also need to present photo identification. Those can include a Wisconsin driver’s license, military ID, and some forms of student IDs, depending on your campus. A full list of proper forms of identification is available through the Wisconsin Elections Commission.

In-person registration at clerks’ offices will end on Aug. 9. Wisconsinites can also register in-person on Election Day on Tuesday, Aug. 13, at their polling place.

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