Wisconsin Code § 6.28

Where and when to register
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(1) REGISTRATION
DEADLINE; LOCATIONS. (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).
(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.
(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.

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