City of Madison, WI
07/21/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/21/2026 10:00
Secure Drop Boxes Are Now Open
For Immediate Release
July 21, 2026
Madison's secure ballot drop boxes are now open for the August 11, 2026 election. Absentee voters may return their completed ballots to any of the 14 boxes located around the city.
If you requested an absentee ballot, it should arrive in the coming days. Follow the instructions enclosed with your ballot to ensure it is counted.
After voting, seal your ballot in the certificate envelope and make sure all required fields are complete: voter signature, witness signature, witness name, and witness address. Then you can mail it, drop it off at the City Clerk's Office or in-person absentee ballot location, or place into a drop box.
Two sworn election officials retrieve ballots from the drop boxes daily. The ballots are sealed in a container with a tamper-evident seal and documented on a chain of custody form. Drop box ballots are delivered to the City Clerk's Office where staff verify documentation and sort ballots for processing on Election Day.
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