August 13, 2024 Partisan Primary

Provisional Ballots Issued: 0

Election Date:

August 13, 2024

Mail-In and Online Registration Closes:

July 24, 2024. Online registration closes at 11:59 pm.

Registration in Clerk's Office Continues Until:

August 9, 2024

In-Person Absentee Voting in Clerk's Office (4084 Mueller Rd., DeForest, WI 53532):

July 30, 2024 to August 9, 2024; Office hours are Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm except for August 9, 2024 the office will be open 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

How to Cast Your Ballot at a Partisan Primary Election

The purpose of this election is to decide who will represent each political party in the General Election in November. The August Partisan Primary is an open primary which means Wisconsin voters do not indicate their party affiliation on their voter registration and therefore can privately select which party’s primary they want to participate in. A voter may only vote for candidates in one political party even though all 5 party primaries are on the same ballot.

To prevent unlawful crossover voting (where votes are cast for candidates in more than one political party on the same ballot), a party preference option exists on primary ballots as a way to determine voter preference in case a person voted in contests of more than one party. When a voter chooses a party preference, votes cast in that party will be counted, but votes cast in any other party will not. If a voter does not choose a party preference, and votes in more than one party, no votes will be counted (except for nonpartisan contests or referenda, if present). It is important to note that voters must make ballot selections for individual candidates even after noting a party preference.

On the back of the ballot, there is also a Special Primary for a Nonpartisan Office and 2 referendum questions that all voters may make selections in.