Fiscal Note
In 2013 the Clerk's Office calculated the cost of postage, materials, and staff time required to issue an absentee, and found that it cost $0.55 to issue an absentee ballot in-person, and $4.79 to issue an absentee ballot through the mail. Establishing absentee voting locations throughout the City of Madison is likely to reduce the costs associated with mailing absentee ballots.
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Establishing absentee voting locations for the November 2016 General Election.
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WHEREAS, voting is both a right and the vital core 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, the state-imposed restrictions on absentee voting locations and hours have been declared unconstitutional because they intentionally discriminated on the basis of race; and
WHEREAS, municipalities may now establish multiple sites for casting an absentee ballot; and
WHEREAS, offering multiple locations and extended hours for in-person absentee voting should reduce the amount of time absentee voters need to stand in line; and
WHEREAS, absentee ballots cast in-person are less likely to be rejected at the polls due to missing signatures or witness addresses; and
WHEREAS, it is inequitable to limit in-person absentee voting to Madison residents who are able to obtain transportation downtown; and
WHEREAS, offering extended in-person absentee voting hours 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 the following in-person absentee voting locations and hours for the November 2016 General Election:
City Clerk's Office
210 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd. #103
8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, September 26 through November 4
9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, October 1, 8, 15, and 22
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, October 29 and November 5
1 to 4 p.m. Sundays, October 30 and November 6
Streets East
4602 Sycamore Avenue
7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, September 26 through November 4
Central Library
201 W. Mifflin Street
9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, September 26 through November 3
9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Fridays, September 30 November 4
9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturdays, October 1 through October 29
1 to 4:30 p.m. Sundays, October 2 through 30
Alicia Ashman Library
733 N. High Point Road
9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, September 26 through November 4
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, October 1 through October 29
Goodman South Madison Library
2222 S. Park Street
10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, September 26 through November 4
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, October 1 through October 29
Hawthorne Library
2707 E. Washington Avenue
10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, September 26 through November 4
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, October 1 through October 29
Lakeview Library
2845 N. Sherman Avenue
10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, September 26 through November 4
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, October 1 through October 29
Meadowridge Library
5726 Raymond Road
10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, September 26 through November 4
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, October 1 through October 29
Monroe Street Library
1705 Monroe Street
1 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, September 26 through November 4
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, September 27 through November 1
Noon to 5:30 p.m. Thursdays, September 29 through November 3
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, October 1 through October 29
Pinney Library
204 Cottage Grove Road
9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, September 26 through November 4
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, October 1 through October 29
1 to 4:30 p.m. Sundays, October 2 through October 30
Sequoya Library
4340 Tokay Blvd.
9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, September 26 through November 4
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, October 1 through October 29
1 to 4:30 p.m. Sundays, October 2 through October 30
Edgewood College - Wingra Commons
Predolin Hall, 1000 Edgewood College Drive
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, October 31 - November 4
UW-Madison - Union South
Marquee Lounge on 2nd floor of Union South, 1308 W. Dayton Street
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, October 31 - November 4