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Wis. Stat. § 6.28 (2026)

Where and when to register

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6.286.28 Where and when to register.
6.28(1)(1) Registration deadline; locations.
6.28(1)(a)(a) Except as authorized in ss. 6.29, 6.55 (2), and 6.86 (3) (a) 2., registration in person for an election closes at 5 p.m. on the 3rd Wednesday preceding the election. Registrations made by mail under s. 6.30 (4) must be delivered to the office of the municipal clerk or postmarked no later than the 3rd Wednesday preceding the election. Electronic registration under s. 6.30 (5) for an election closes at 11:59 p.m. on the 3rd Wednesday preceding the election. The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners may assign election registration officials to register electors who apply for an in-person absentee ballot under s. 6.86 (1) (b) or to register electors at a polling place on election day or at a residential care facility, as defined under s. 6.875 (1) (bm).
6.28(1)(b)(b) All applications for registration corrections and additions may be made throughout the year at the office of the city board of election commissioners, at the office of the municipal clerk, at the office of the county clerk, or at other locations provided by the board of election commissioners or the common council in cities over 500,000 population or by either or both the municipal clerk, or the common council, village or town board in all other municipalities. An elector who wishes to obtain a confidential listing under s. 6.47 (2) shall register at the office of the municipal clerk of the municipality where the elector resides.
6.28(4)(4) At the office of the county clerk. Any person shall be given an opportunity to register to vote at the office of the county clerk for the county in which the person’s residence is located. An applicant may complete the required registration form under s. 6.33. Unless the county clerk performs registration functions for the municipality where the elector resides under s. 6.33 (5) (b), the county clerk shall forward the form submitted by an elector to the appropriate municipal clerk, or to the board of election commissioners in cities over 500,000 population within 5 days of receipt. The clerk shall forward the form immediately whenever registration closes within 5 days of receipt.
6.28 HistoryHistory: 1971 c. 304 s. 29 (2); 1973 c. 166, 225, 334; 1975 c. 85, 199; 1977 c. 378, 394, 447; 1979 c. 32; 1981 c. 44 s. 3; 1981 c. 202 s. 23; 1983 a. 484; 1985 a. 304; 1989 a. 31, 192; 1991 a. 221; 1999 a. 49, 182; 2001 a. 38, 51; 2003 a. 265; 2005 a. 451; 2009 a. 302; 2011 a. 240; 2015 a. 261.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases, 1916–2020 · leading case: Democratic Nat'l Comm. v. Bostelmann, Marge (W.D. Wis. 2020).
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Democratic Nat'l Comm. v. Bostelmann, Marge (W.D. Wis. 2020). · cites it 6× “In light of the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 crisis, the Democratic National Committee (“DNC”) and the Democratic Party of Wisconsin seek a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction barring enforcement of three requirements for the upcoming April 7, 2020,…”
Democratic Nat'l Comm. v. Bostelmann, Marge (W.D. Wis. 2020). · cites it 5× “The deadline for registering by mail or online is the third Wednesday preceding the election, Wis. Stat. § 6.28 , which for the upcoming November 2020 election is October 14, 2020.”
Democratic Nat'l Comm. v. Bostelmann, Marge (W.D. Wis. 2020). · cites it 4× “Specifically, plaintiffs again request that, “in the context of the current coronavirus crisis,” the court declare unconstitutional and enjoin in part the following statutory provisions (“the challenged provisions”): (1) the current by-mail and electronic registration deadlines,…”
Democratic Nat'l Comm. v. Bostelmann, Marge (W.D. Wis. 2020). · cites it 2× “In the three motions, plaintiffs seek an order from the court restraining enforcement of the following six election-related requirements: (1) the current election day, April 7, 2020; (2) the current mail-in registration deadline under Wis. Stat. § 6.28 (1); (3) the requirement…”
Wisconsin State Legislature v. Marge Bostelmann (7th Cir. 2020). “In particular, the court ex- tended the deadline for online and mail-in registration from October 14 (see Wis. Stat. §6.28 (1)) to October 21, 2020; ex- tended the deadline for delivery of absentee ballots by mail from October 22 (see Wis.”
Wisconsin State Legislature v. Marge Bostelmann (7th Cir. 2020). “In particular, the court ex- tended the deadline for online and mail-in registration from October 14 (see Wis. Stat. §6.28 (1)) to October 21, 2020; ex- tended the deadline for delivery of absentee ballots by mail from October 22 (see Wis.”
Wisconsin State Legislature v. Marge Bostelmann (7th Cir. 2020). “In particular, the court extended the deadline for online and mail-in registration from October 14 (see Wis. Stat. §6.28 (1)) to October 21, 2020; enjoined for one week (October 22 to October 29) enforcement of the re- quirement that the clerk mail all ballots, but only for…”
Wisconsin State Legislature v. Marge Bostelmann (7th Cir. 2020). “In particular, the court extended the deadline for online and mail-in registration from October 14 (see Wis. Stat. §6.28 (1)) to October 21, 2020; enjoined for one week (October 22 to October 29) enforcement of the re- quirement that the clerk mail all ballots, but only for…”
Wisconsin State Legislature v. Marge Bostelmann (7th Cir. 2020). “In particular, the court extended the deadline for online and mail-in registration from October 14 (see Wis. Stat. §6.28 (1)) to October 21, 2020; enjoined for one week (October 22 to October 29) enforcement of the re- quirement that the clerk mail all ballots, but only for…”
State ex rel. Plehn v. Widule, 157 N.W. 769 (Wis. 1916). “581, Laws 1913 (now sec. 6.28, Stats. 1915), tbe tally sheets are made official documents to be certified by tbe election officers and returned to tbe county clerk as part of tbeir statement of tbe result under tbe provisions of sec.”
Latin Am. Union for Civil Rights, Inc. v. Bd. of Election Commissioners, 349 F. Supp. 987 (E.D. Wis. 1972). “§ 6.28(2) and to permit such deputies to register qualified persons through door to door canvassing.”
— Wis. Stat. § 6.28(1) — 2 cases
Democratic Nat'l Comm. v. Bostelmann, Marge (W.D. Wis. 2020). “In light of the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 crisis, the Democratic National Committee (“DNC”) and the Democratic Party of Wisconsin seek a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction barring enforcement of three requirements for the upcoming April 7, 2020,…”
Democratic Nat'l Comm. v. Bostelmann, Marge (W.D. Wis. 2020). “The deadline for registering by mail or online is the third Wednesday preceding the election, Wis. Stat. § 6.28 , which for the upcoming November 2020 election is October 14, 2020.”
— Wis. Stat. § 6.28(2) — 1 case
Latin Am. Union for Civil Rights, Inc. v. Bd. of Election Commissioners, 349 F. Supp. 987 (E.D. Wis. 1972). “§ 6.28(2) and to permit such deputies to register qualified persons through door to door canvassing.”
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