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11.02.2004

It's time.

In Wisconsin, you can register at your polling place today. The polls are open until 8pm. Here are the procedures from the Wisconsin State Elections Board:


How to Register and Vote on Election Day

If you wish to register to vote at your polling place, you must complete a voter registration application and have proof that you have lived at your present location for 10 days preceding the election.

If your name does not appear on the voter list at your polling place, you must complete a voter registration application before you will be allowed to vote.

If you are unable to provide the date of birth, driver’s license number or the last 4 digits of your social security number, you are still eligible to receive a ballot if you have the required proof of residence or a corroborator with the required proof of residence.

For purposes of voter registration, a form of identification constitutes acceptable proof of residence if it includes:

1. A current and complete name, including both the given and family name; and
2. A current and complete residential address, including a numbered street address, if any, and the name of a municipality.

Forms of identification which constitute acceptable Proof-of-Residence, when they contain the information specified above, include the following:
1. A Wisconsin motor vehicle operator's license.
2. A Wisconsin identification card.
3. Any other official identification card or license issued by a Wisconsin governmental body or unit or by an employer in the normal course of business, but not including a business card.
4. A credit card or plate.
5. A library card.
6. A check-cashing or courtesy card issued by a merchant in the normal course of business.
7. A real estate tax bill or receipt for the current year or the year preceding the date of the election.
8. A residential lease which is effective for a period that includes election day.
9. A university, college or technical institute fee card.
10. A university, college or technical institute identification card.
11. An airplane pilot's license.
12. A gas, electric or telephone service statement for the period commencing not earlier than 90 days before election day.

Proof of residence does not include a piece of mail addressed to the voter.

At this time, Proof-of-Residence is all that is required of a voter in order to register at the polling place on Election Day. Although the Registration Form may ask for either the Driver’s License number or the last 4 digits of the Social Security Number a voter should not be turned away if they lack that information. If you cannot supply acceptable Proof-of-Residence, your registration form can be substantiated and signed by one other elector who resides in your municipality, corroborating your residency information. The corroborator must then provide acceptable Proof-of-Residence.

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