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The date of Election Day this year
November 5, 2024
The minimum age you have to be to vote in Wisconsin
18 years old
Wisconsin is a swing state! SO PLEASE VOTE!
Amendment to the Constitution that granted women the right to vote
19th Amendment
Term length for a Wisconsin State Assembly member
2 years
How many electoral votes does Wisconsin have in presidential elections?
10
How many state senators there are in the Wisconsin State Legislature
33
How often statewide general elections are held in Wisconsin
Every two years
True or False: Wisconsin is a same day voter registration state
True
The name of Wisconsin's state-run website for all things voting
MyVote Wisconsin (myvote.wi.gov)
The dates for early voting in Madison
October 22nd to November 1st
Deadline for registering to vote by mail in Wisconsin (in days before Election)
20 days
Government office responsible for overseeing elections in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Elections Commission
How long Wisconsin residents have to live at the address they are registering at before they can vote
28 days before the election
Three of the seats up for election in Madison right now
President of the United States, United States Senator, Congressional Representative, State Senator, State Assembly Representative, District Attorney, County Clerk, County Treasurer, County Register of Deeds, County Executive
Amendment to the Constitution that granted African American men the right to vote
15th Amendment
One form of identification that can be used as a voter ID in Wisconsin
A Wisconsin driver’s license, state ID card, U.S. passport, military ID, tribal ID, or UW-Madison student voter ID
True or False: Individuals with a felony conviction cannot vote in Wisconsin, even after they complete their sentence
False
The year that a voter ID was first required for Wisconsin elections
2016
The name of the Madison City Clerk
The difference between an open and closed primary (BONUS if you know which kind of primary Wisconsin has!)
In an open primary, voters of any party affiliation may vote in the primary of any party. In a closed primary, only voters registered with a given party can vote in that party’s primary. In both, voters cannot vote in more than one party’s primary.
Wisconsin is an open primary state.
How voting districts are drawn in Wisconsin
Districts are drawn by the state legislature and are subject to approval by the governor
Redistricting occurs every 10 years after the census
The official deadline to request an absentee ballot by mail in Wisconsin before an election
5 p.m. on the Thursday before the election (Oct 31)!
The process for recounts in Wisconsin if a candidate contests election results
A candidate can request a recount if the margin is less than 1% of total votes casted, and recount procedures are overseen by the Wisconsin Elections Commission
What a voter can do if they forget their voter ID on Election Day in Wisconsin
They can cast a provisional ballot and have until 4 p.m. the Friday after the election to show their ID