Election Day is Tuesday, April 2, 2013

In-person absentee (early) voting in your clerk's office is from March 18 to 29, 2013.

What's on the Ballot?

State offices to be elected: Everyone votes for Superintendent of Public Instruction and Supreme Court Justice.  Many parts of the state will vote for Court of Appeals and Circuit Court judges.

Local offices to be elected: Many cities, villages and towns have elections for mayors, council members and board members. Many school districts have elections for school board members. Visit MyVote.WI.gov for your local races.

State Assembly District 98: There is a Special Election to fill a vacant State Assembly seat in Waukesha County, which is being held at the same time as the 2013 Spring Election.

Spring Primary: Tuesday, February 19, 2013.

The  G.A.B. certified primary results March 6, 2013. View Primary Results Here.

Learn more about the 2013 Spring Election.

My Vote Wisconsin Website

At myvote.wi.gov you can register to vote, check your voter registration status, find your polling place, see your sample ballot, request an absentee ballot (military and permenant overseas voters only), and check provisional ballot status.

Visit the Voter Information Center

Answers to questions about how to register, where to vote, when to vote absentee, and much more.

Voter Photo ID Status: Not Required

Voters do not currently need to show a photo ID to receive a ballot because the voter photo ID provisions of 2011 Wisconsin Act 23 have been enjoined by the courts. The cases are currently on appeal.

The G.A.B. has created a webpage to serve as a clearinghouse for information about Election Day Registation (EDR) in Wisconsin, as well as current legislative proposals to change the law. Click Here

NEW -- Final Report on the Impacts and Costs of Eliminating Election Day Registration.

General Election Results

The General Election for President, U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative, even-numbered Wisconsin State Senate seats, all Wisconsin Assembly seats, and all District Attorneys was held Tuesday, November 6, 2012. The Government Accountability Board certified official results on November 29, 2012.

The Government Accountability Board met Wednesday, March 20 at Risser Justice Center in Madison, Wisconsin.

The Board concluded its business on Wednesday, and will not meet on Thursday as originally scheduled.

More information, agenda and Board materials here.

The meeting was taped by WisconsinEye for broadcast later.

Campaign Finance Information System -- Search political donations for state candidates. For federal candidates visit the Federal Elections Commission.

Election Results -- See results for all elections going back to the year 2000.

Eye on Lobbying Database -- Track lobbyists' activities on our redesigned lobbying database website.

Statements of Economic Interests -- Search for financial relationships.

Redistricting -- How the G.A.B. implemented redistricting for 2012.

Wisconsin's new Eye on Lobbying website is now available for lobbying principals to register and for lobbyists to obtain licenses for the 2013-2014 Legislative Session. Paper registration forms are no longer necessary.

On December 6, G.A.B. Director and General Counsel Kevin J. Kennedy discussed voter turnout in the November 2012 General Election, as well as possible changes to Election Day Registration law in the upcoming Legislative session, on Wisconsin Eye's "Newsmakers" program. Click to watch.