You may fill out a Voter Registration form online at My Vote WI or you may click below for a paper Voter Registration form.

Voter Registration Form

You must make a request for an absentee ballot in writing by March 27, 2025.

Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the upcoming election.  You may submit a written application to your municipal clerk for an absentee ballot in person, by mail, by fax, by email or at MyVote.wi.gov.  Your written request must include your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different from the voting address, your signature, and a copy of your photo identification.

 

You may also request and vote an absentee ballot in the clerk's office during the days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person.  In person absentee voting will take place during regular business hours.  City Hall office hours are Monday – Friday 7:30 am-4:00 pm.

All in-person absentee voters are required to show photo ID in order to receive a ballot.

 

The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office:  Tuesday, March 18, 2025             

The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk's office:  Friday, March 28, 2025 5:00 pm

 

Polls will open 7:00 am – 8:00 pm April 1, 2025 at the Edgerton City Hall, 12 Albion St. 

All voters must show a photo ID to receive a ballot on election day.

Any qualified elector (U.S. citizen, 18 years of age, who has resided in the district in which he or she intends to vote for at least 10 days) who registers to vote is eligible to request an absentee ballot.  Under Wisconsin law, voters do not need a reason or excuse, such as being out of town on Election Day, to vote absentee.  Any voter who prefers to vote by absentee ballot may request one.  You have several options for requesting an absentee ballot and casting your vote. 

 

You can vote absentee at your local municipal clerk's office.  If you apply for an absentee ballot in your municipal clerk's office  you will vote your ballot immediately in the clerk's office, seal your ballot in the proper envelope, and return it to a member of the clerk's staff.  No ballots may be taken out of the clerk's office. 

You will need to show your acceptable photo ID for voting when voting by in-person absentee ballot.  More information about acceptable photo IDs can be found at www.bringit.wi.gov.

 

If you are a registered Wisconsin voter, you can download the Application For Absentee Ballot (EL-121).  Just complete the form and mail it to your municipal clerk's office.   Your application must be received by the clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday before the election in order for an absentee ballot to be SENT to you.  You will also need to provide a copy of your acceptable photo ID with your request.  If you have not previously provided a copy of photo ID, photo ID must accompany your first application by mail.  More information about photo ID can be found at www.bringit.wi.gov. 

 

If you are not already registered, you will need to register to vote before an absentee ballot can be sent to you.

 

Voters who are indefinitely confined, meaning they have a difficult time getting to the polls due to age, illness, infirmity, or disability, may request that a ballot be automatically sent to them for each election.  Indefinitely confined voters do not need to provide a photo ID with their absentee ballot request.  If you or someone you know are indefinitely confined you will make this designation in box 6 of the Application for Absentee Ballot (EL-121).  More information on the exceptions to the photo ID law can be found at: http://bringit.wi.gov/are-there-exceptions-new-law

 

Military and Overseas voters have additional options for absentee ballot delivery. Click here for Military. Click here for Overseas. Military and permanent overseas voters do not need to provide a photo ID with their request.

 

Regular Wisconsin voters may also request that a ballot be sent to them by sending an e-mail or fax to their municipal clerk. This request must be made no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday before the election in order for an absentee ballot to be SENT to you.  If you have not previously provided a copy of photo ID, photo ID must accompany your application.  More information about the photo ID requirement can be found at www.bringit.wi.gov.  

Voters who have properly registered to vote in the City of Edgerton can arrive at their polling place on election day as early at 7:00 AM when the polls officially open.  The polls will remain open throughout the day closing at 8:00 PM.  The polling location is easily accessible to elderly and disabled voters.

The City Council and Municipal Judge are elected in the spring of each year. If running for the Municipal Judge, please contact Rock County for more information.

 

The City Council is made up of the Mayor and six Council members .  The terms are 2 years each. There are two council members representing each of the three aldermanic districts. Please see voting map for your district. District 1 is indicated in purple. District 2  is indicated in red and District 3 is indicated in blue.

 

State Statute requires that individuals seeking election complete: Declaration of Candidacy, Campaign Registration Statement and Nomination Papers. These forms are available below, or on line at the Wisconsin Elections web site.

 

Individuals interested in running for local office may begin to circulate nomination papers around December 1 of the year preceding the election year.

 

All forms must be completed and submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday in January of the election year unless otherwise dictated by the Wisconsin Elections Commission.

 

Any questions in regards to running for an office you may contact the City Clerk at the 608-884-3341.