Cast Your Vote!

Election Day is Tuesday, November 6! Are you ready to cast your vote?

The polls are open from 7:00 AM until 8:00 PM. In order to vote in Wisconsin, you need to be registered and you can still do that at your polling place on Election Day.  Information regarding voter registration can be found on the Government Accountability Board site.

Use the following links to find your polling place.

• Where Do I Vote? (City of Madison)

• Voting on campus (dorm polling locations)

Sources for information about the candidates and issues:

• Wisconsin Vote

Learn more about election activities with the Libraries.

Free Voter IDs for Students

Don't miss an opportunity to exercise your right to vote! Given recent changes in state law that affect voter identification and registration, UW-Madison students who intend to vote and do not otherwise have Wisconsin state identification will be issued a free, supplemental ID for voting purposes. A student needing this card can obtain one from the Wiscard Office at Union South by presenting his/her Wiscard.

Do note that students who are Wisconsin residents and have a state-issued driver’s license, identification card, US passport, or US military ID will not require this supplemental identification and will be able to register and to vote using these other forms of identification.

Consult the campus Voter Information site for more information regarding eligibility, registration, and polling locations.

See the campus press release regarding Voter IDs.

Plan Your Trip to the Polls

Election Day is Tuesday, November 2! Are you ready to cast your vote?

The polls are open from 7:00 AM until 8:00 PM. In order to vote in Wisconsin, you need to be registered and you can still do that at your polling place on Election Day.

Use the following links to find your polling place.

Where Do I Vote? (City of Madison)

Voting on campus (dorm polling locations)

Sources for information about the candidates and issues:

Wisconsin Vote

Mad about Fruits and Nuts

Madison Fruits and Nuts, a grass-roots organization interested in planting fruit and nut-bearing trees in public parks, has been working with the city of Madison to identify appropriate sites. The organization is now hoping to be selected by the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation to receive an orchard—that is, trees that would be selected for climate, purchased locally and planted by area volunteers.

You can help by voting for your favorite site (and there are five identified for Madison and Middleton). Visit the Communities Take Root site, browse the list by state and vote for your favorite site. You may vote one time each day, and every day, until voting closes on August 31, 2010.

For more information about the Madison effort, see the Capital Times articles, 2/8/2010 and 3/17/2010.

One More Day!

Election Day is tomorrow, November 4! Are you ready to cast your vote?

The polls are open from 7:00 AM until 8:00 PM. In order to vote in Wisconsin, you need to be registered and you can still do that at your polling place on Election Day.

Use the following links to find your polling place.

Where Do I Vote? (City of Madison)

Voting on campus (dorm polling locations)

Additional information:

Voter Information, FAQs (Elections Division, State of Wisconsin Government Accountability Board)

Wisconsin, Election Information You Need (VOTE411.org)

Sources for information about the candidates and issues:

Wisconsin Vote

For a bit of fun, be sure to stop by Ben & Jerry’s ice cream shops for a free scoop during its Democracy Never Tasted So Sweet campaign!

Register to Vote!

Library staff and volunteers are available at campus library locations to register City of Madison voters for the November election. As these staff and volunteers need to deliver the Registration forms to the City Clerk’s office by 5:00 PM on Wednesday, October 15, early registration will end at 3:00 PM that day. Registration can also be made through your municipal clerk's office or at your polling place on Election Day.

Library locations and hours:

College Library: 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Sunday through Tuesday
(phone the Information Desk, there, for additional hours, 262-3245.

Memorial Library: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday

Steenbock Library: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday
(phone the Circulation Desk to confirm Registrar availability, 262-1371)

Wendt Library: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday
(phone the Circulation Desk to confirm Registrar availability, 262-3493

Related information:

Where Do I Vote? (City of Madison)

Voting on campus (dorm polling locations):

Voter Information, FAQs (Elections Division, State of Wisconsin Government Accountability Board)

Wisconsin, Election Information You Need (VOTE411.org)

Sources for information about the candidates and issues:

Wisconsin Vote

Voter Information, Wisconsin Primary

Wisconsin’s Primary is Tuesday, February 19 with polling places open from 7:00 AM until 8:00 PM. In order to vote in Wisconsin, you need to be registered. Registration can be made through your municipal clerk's office or at your polling place on election day.

Where Do I Vote? (City of Madison)

Voter Information, FAQs (Elections Division, State of Wisconsin Government Accountability Board)

Wisconsin, Election Information You Need (VOTE411.org)

Sources for information about the candidates and issues:

Wisconsin Vote

2008 Presidential Primary Voters’ Guide (candidates bios—although not all still in the running, brief platforms on issues; document prepared by League of Women Voters, Education Fund)

Adventures in Democracy, NOW on PBS

The PBS program NOW has launched a mini-site dedicated to the 2008 presidential election.

Visit the site to find news and analysis, sources for tracking the money/fund-raising trail and information about those often-asked questions and expressed concerns regarding the election process.