Fiscal Note
The City Clerk's 2026 Operating Budget includes funding for the Spring Primary and Election. No additional appropriation is required.
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Establishing in-person absentee voting locations for the 2026 Spring Primary and Election.
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WHEREAS, exercising the right to vote is an essential component of a healthy democracy; and
WHEREAS, the goal of the Madison City Clerk's Office is that each eligible voter will be able to cast a ballot and have that ballot counted; and
WHEREAS, absentee ballots cast at in-person absentee voting sites are less likely than absentee ballots sent via mail to be rejected at the polls due to a missing voter signature, missing witness signature, or incomplete witness address; and
WHEREAS, it is inequitable to limit in-person absentee voting to Madison residents who are able to obtain transportation and pay for parking downtown; and
WHEREAS, in-person absentee voting can provide greater accessibility for voters who encounter barriers to voting by mail or voting at the polls on Election Day; and
WHEREAS, offering in-person absentee voting at multiple sites throughout the City may further racial equity for residents who have not historically been involved in the voting process;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Madison chooses to make in-person absentee voting more accessible and equitable by establishing multiple locations for in-person absentee voting; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following locations are designated as City of Madison in-person absentee voting sites for the 2026 Spring Primary and Election:
1. Alicia Ashman Library, 733 N High Point Rd
2. Badger Rock Neighborhood Center, 501 E Badger Rd
3. Boys & Girls Club - Allied, 4619 Jenewein Rd
4. Bridge - Lake Point - Waunona Neighborhood Center, 1917 Lake Point Dr
5. Catholic Multicultural Center, 1862 Beld St
6. Central Library, 201 W Mifflin St
7. Centro Hispano, 2403 Cypress Way
8. Christ the Solid Rock Baptist Church, 4032 Monona Dr.
9. Eagle Heights Community Center, 611 Eagle Heights Dr
10. East Madison Community Center, 8 Straubel Court
11. Edgewood University - The Commons, 1000 Edgewood College Dr
12. Elver Park Neighborhood Center, WI Youth Center, 1201 McKenna Blvd
13. Fountain of Life Church, 633 W Badger Rd
14. Freedom, Inc., 2110 Luann Ln
15. Global Market & Food Hall, 2161 Zeier Rd
16. Goodman South Madison Library, 2222 S Park St
17. Hawthorne Library, 2707 E Washington Ave
18. Hmong Institute, 4402 Femrite Dr
19. Lakeview Library, 2845 N Sherman Ave
20. Lussier Community Education Center, 55 S Gammon Rd
21. Madison College Goodman South Madison Campus, 2429 Perry St
22. Madison College Truax Campus, 1701 Wright
23. Madison Municipal Building, 215 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
24. Meadowridge Library, 5726 Raymond Rd
25. Monroe Library, 1705 Monroe St.
26. Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 2019 Fisher St
27. Olbrich Gardens, 3330 Atwood Ave
28. Pinney Library, 516 Cottage Grove Rd
29. S S Morris Community AME Church, 3511 Milwaukee St
30. Sequoya Library, 4340 Tokay Blvd
31. Sherman Ave Church, 3705 N. Sherman Ave
32. Urban League Greater Madison, 2222 S Park St
33. Urban League Greater Madison, The Black Business Hub, 2352 S. Park St
34. UW - Madison, School of Human Ecology, 1300 Linden Dr
35. UW - Madison, School of Nursing, 701 Highland Ave
36. UW - Madison Chazen Museum, 800 University Ave
37. UW- Madison, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St
38. UW - Madison, Union South, 3108 W. Dayton St
39. Warner Park Community Recreation Center, 1625 Northport Dr