Polling Places and Maps

All polling place locations open at 7:00 am, and close at 8:00 pm. All sites are accessible to elderly and disabled voters.

Where do I vote? Look up your voting district.

If you have questions regarding your polling place, you may contact Customer Service at 715-261-6620.

Citywide District Map

Voter Registration

You must be registered to vote before receiving a ballot. There are specific requirements and deadlines for each election. Wisconsin does allow Election Day registration at polling places.

Are You Eligible to Vote?

• You are a citizen of the United States
• Will be at least 18 years old on or before Election Day
• Have resided at the address provided below for at least 28 consecutive days prior to the election and do not currently intend to move (if not, you need to vote at your previous residence)
• Are not currently serving a sentence including incarceration, parole, probation, or extended superivsion for a felony conviction

What do You Need to Register to Vote?

• Identification, either:
  
  • WI Driver License or ID number (if you have an unexpired and valid)
  • Last four digits of your Social Security # (if you do not have a WI Driver License or ID)
• Proof of Residence
  
  • This official document ties you to your physical address that you reside at (cannot be a P.O. Box)
  • Examples: WI Drivers License, utility bill, bank or credit card statement, paycheck, lease, tax statement, and others (insurance statements are not accepted)

How can you Register to Vote?

21 or more days before an election:

• Online at myvote.wi.gov OR
• Paper - Complete a Voter Registration Application (EL-131)
• Solicitud de Registro para Votantes de Wisconsin (Spanish)
• Kev Thov TsoNpe Ua Tus Neeg Pov Npav Hauv (Hmong)
• Email your completed Voter Registration Application to the City Clerk
• Mail your completed Voter Registration Application to City Hall, 407 Grant St, Wausau, WI 54403
• Fax your completed application to 715-261-4106

Less than 21 days before an election:

• In person at the Clerk's Office, City Hall 407 Grant St, Wausau, WI 54403
• In person at your polling place listed at the top of this page

Request an Absentee Ballot

• Online at myvote.wi.gov
• Paper - Complete the Absentee Ballot Application
  • Solicitud de papeleta de voto ausente de Winsconsin (Spanish)
  • Daim Ntawv Xaiv Tsa Uas Mus Tsis Tau (Hmong)
• Mail complete application to City Hall, 407 Grant St, Wausau, WI 54403

Special Absentee Ballot Categories

• Indefinitely Confined voters are defined by state law as, "indefinitely confined because of age, physical illness or infirmity or is disabled for an indefinite period." This law has been on the books for more than 30 years.
• Temporarily Overseas If you reside in Wisconsin and will be overseas on Election Day, you can request an absentee ballot be emailed or mailed to the address where you are staying in another country.
• Military Voters & Permanently Overseas voters have special rules and additional options for voting. If you are a military or overseas voter, you are eligible to receive your absentee ballot electronically.

How to Return Your Absentee Ballot

Ballots must be returned to City Hall, 407 Grant Street, Wausau, WI 54403 no later than 8:00pm on Election Day. All absentee ballots were sent with instructions on how to return their ballot to ensure it gets counted.

Plan ahead to return your ballot the following ways:

• Mail 
  • Postage is provided. 
  • The USPS recommends allowing one week to mail your ballot.
• In-person 
  
  • Ballots may be returned at City Hall (Clerk's Office) during the following times:
    • Monday-Friday: 8:00am -- 4:30pm
    • Saturday before Election Day: 8:00am -- 12:00pm 
    • Election Day: 7:00am -- 8:00pm 
  • Ballots may be returned to the Official Drop Box any time until 8:00 pm on Election Day.

**A VOTER MAY ONLY RETURN THEIR OWN BALLOT. An assistant may also return the ballot of another person for which they are lawfully assisting, such as a voter with an illness, disability and/or a hospitalized voter.**

Early Voting

In-Person Absentee Voting allows voters to cast a ballot prior to Election, in person.

Schedule for the 2025 Spring Election

(Voter registration can also be completed during this time through Friday, March 28)

Location: City Hall, 407 Grant St, Wausau, WI 54403. Voting will take place in the Council Chambers.

• Tuesday, March 18 - Friday, March 21:
  •  8:30am - 4:30pm
• Monday, March 24 - Friday, March 28:
  •  8:30am - 4:30pm
• Saturday, March 29:
  • 8:00am - 12:00pm

What to Bring With You

• Acceptable form of photo ID
• If you need to register, a valid Proof of Residence document

Badger Book e-Pollbook Resources

The City of Wausau uses Badger Books to check-in voters, register voters, and process absentee ballots! Watch the video to learn more about how this equipment will help make elections more efficient in he City of Wausau.

• What is a Badger Book? (Video)
• Badger Book Informational Brochure

Acceptable Proof of Identification

In order to receive a ballot, a voter needs to present an acceptable proof of identification (except for confidential electors and voters required to surrender their Wisconsin driver license, who are required to provide an alternate document).

Can be unexpired or expired after the date of the most recent general election (currently, November 8, 2022 election):

• A Wisconsin DOT-issued driver license, even if driving privileges are revoked or suspended.
• A Wisconsin DOT-issued identification card.
• A Military ID card issued by a U.S. uniformed service.
• A U.S. passport
• A Tribal identification card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe in Wisconsin.
• A student ID issued by an accredited Wisconsin college, university or technical college. Must include your name, signature, photo, and issue and expiration dates
  
  • If the card is expired, you must also provide a document that shows you are enrolled in the school at the time of the election. For example, this could be an enrollment verification letter, class schedule, tuition fee receipt, or certified campus housing list.

These photo IDs are also acceptable for voting purposes, but must be unexpired:

• A Veterans Affairs ID Card issued by the Veterans Health Admiistration of the federal Department of Veterans Affairs
• A certificate of naturalization that was issued not earlier than two years before the date of an election at which it is presented.
• A driving receipt issued by Wisconsin DOT (valid for 45 days)
• An identification card receipt issued by Wisconsin DOT (valid for 45 days).
• A temporary identification Petition Process (IDPP) (valid for 60 days).

Learn more at bringit.wi.gov.