JANESVILLE — In-person voting by absentee ballot for the November 3, 2026 Fall Partisan General Election begins Tuesday, October 20, 2026. Vote at City Hall located at 18 N Jackson St – Room 416
Early voting runs from Oct. 20 through Oct. 30, 2026
Weekdays 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Friday, October 23, 2026 CLOSES AT NOON. Friday, October 30, 2026 OPEN UNTIL 5 P.M.
Here’s what’s on the ballot: https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/
Another option is to have an absentee ballot mailed to you that you can either mail back or drop in the clerk’s office.
Here’s how it works:
Once the clerk receives your completed application, a ballot is mailed to you, you cast your vote, and mail back your absentee ballot in a postage-paid reply envelope. Requests to receive an absentee ballot by mail must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday before an election. Your voted absentee ballot must be received by 8 p.m. on election day. Ballots received after this time will not be counted.
To request a ballot visit https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/
Or mail an absentee ballot applications to:
City of Janesville – City Clerk – PO Box 5005 – Janesville WI 53547-5005
Qualifications to vote an absentee ballot
You must be registered to vote at your current address before you can request or receive an absentee ballot. The qualifications to register to vote are as follows:
- A U.S. citizen
- 18 years of age or older on Election Day
- You have lived at your current address for at least 28 consecutive days before the election
- You are not currently serving probation, parole or extended supervision for a felony conviction
Absentee Voting at Residential Care Facilities
The Clerk Treasurer’s Office sends Special Voting Deputies to qualified residential care facilities for each election. Facilities include Willowick, Cedar Crest, Huntington Place, Oak Park Place, Rock Haven. For the Notice or more information about the SVD Visiting Schedule, please call us at 608-755-3070.