Dane County Clerk

10/15/2026

I now advise mailing your ballot at least two weeks before Election Day. In Wisconsin, absentee ballots must arrive by 8 p.m. to be counted -- the postmarked date doesn't matter.

Clerks must have absentee ballots by 8 p.m. Nov. 3 for them to count. Here's the latest guidance on mailing or returning them with enough time.

10/14/2026

TAKE NOTE: Another fake election conspiracy theory making the rounds again: Adding a stamp to your postage paid ballot will force USPS to handle it as first class instead of bulk.

Prepaid ballot mail is already treated as first-class mail!

10/14/2026

Fact: poll workers must initial ballots before giving them to voters.

"Wisconsin’s clerk manual explains a ballot must be initialed by two different poll workers before it’s given to a voter, a practice also outlined in state law." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel today.

Conspiracy theories on social media say this could disqualify your ballot when the opposite is true. This lie has spread before.

If an election worker writes anything on your ballot before you put it in the voting machine, “your ballot could be disqualified.”

10/14/2026

SPOILER ALERT: The answer is no!

Please read below for the latest false conspiracy theory being spread on Facebook about elections.

Viral Facebook posts that claim ballots will be disqualified if a poll worker writes on a ballot before handing it to a voter are false.

10/13/2026

Election Day is three weeks from today.
Early voting opens in one week.
Time is now to make your plan to vote!

10/12/2026

10/12/2026

Learn all about the necessary photo ID to vote in Wisconsin and how to request a free state ID card.
Make your plan to vote!
https://elections.wi.gov/voters/photo-id/photo-id-bring-it-ballot

10/05/2026

LISTEN UP, VOTERS! The Wisconsin Elections Commission is telling voters to double check any third-party information about voter registration ahead of the election.

DETAILS: https://www.wmtv15news.com/2026/09/23/wisconsin-elections-commission-says-double-check-third-party-voter-registration-info/

09/27/2026

Be wary of third-party mailers saying such things as you aren't registered to vote -- many are made to look like they come from your clerk. Some even use a clerk as the return address. They are not! We even got one at my house.

"These are not state official resources," WEC Communications Dir. Emilee Miklas said.

09/18/2026

Deceitful mailings designed to look like it came from your clerk. Pay close attention -- they are NOT from your clerk & this can cause big problems.
I've blurred the name and address, but both were wrong despite this person voting for 15 years at this address.