Election Information

ELECTION SCHEDULE FOR 2025:
February 18, 2025 – Spring Primary
April 1, 2025 – Spring Election 

Click here to:      Register to vote, update name or address, check voting status and history, request as absentee ballott, find a polling location, see what is on your ballot, track your absentee ballot.

Elections 101
https://elections.wi.gov/101

Absentee Voting
Don’t wait to request an absentee ballot for the Next Election

First class mail takes 2 – 5 days to arrive at your home
Ways to request an absentee ballot (Requests must be in writing)
-MyVote Wisconsin website https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/ 
-Download the Application for Absentee Ballot (EL-121) and send it in. Proper Photo ID must accompany your request.

Things to remember when returning your absentee ballot.

Your ballot must be received by the time the polls close on Election Day.
Postage has already been placed on the envelope.
First class mail takes 2 – 5 days to reach the City Clerk’s office.
If it is the week before the election, hand deliver to the City Clerk’s Office.

Track your absentee ballot in MyVote for the following:

Absentee request approved
When your ballot is being prepared by the City Clerk’s Office
When the ballot was sent
When the City Clerk’s Office has received your absentee ballot.

Where can I get more information?

Call the City Clerk, Rebecca Ness at 608-742-2176 ext. 103 or rebecca.ness@portagewi.gov

Voter ID
A photo ID is now required to vote. Plan now to make sure you have an acceptable photo ID to vote. Click on the following links for acceptable photo ids: Bring It To The Ballot Wisconsin