The Spring Primary Election will take place on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
Vote in-person absentee – extended hours
In-person absentee voting for the February 17, 2026, Spring Primary Election will be held in Room 104 of City Hall, 625 52nd Street, on the following dates and times:
- Tuesday, February 3, 2026: 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, February 4, 2026: 8 a.m.–7 p.m. (extended hours)
- Thursday, February 5, 2026: 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Friday, February 6, 2026: 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Monday, February 9, 2026: 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, February 10, 2026: 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, February 11, 2026: 8 a.m.–7 p.m. (extended hours)
- Thursday, February 12, 2026: 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Friday, February 13, 2026: 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Vote absentee by mail
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Voters can request to vote absentee by mail. Requests must include your name, address, mailing address (if different), signature, and a copy of photo ID (if required).
Mail your request to City Clerk, 625 52nd Street, Kenosha, WI 53140.
Email your request to [email protected] (signature not required).
Fax your request to the City Clerk, 262-653-4023.
Submit your request online at MyVote.WI.Gov.
The deadline to request a ballot by mail is 5 p.m. on Thursday, February 12, 2026, the Thursday before Election Day, unless you are indefinitely confined or in the military; then the deadline is 5 p.m. on Friday, February 13, 2026, the Friday before Election Day.
If voters meet specific requirements, they are not required to include a copy of photo ID with an absentee ballot request.
- If you have voted by absentee ballot previously, the City Clerk’s Office may have your photo ID on file.
- If you have difficulty traveling to the polling place due to age, physical illness, infirmity or disability or live in a nursing home or care facility, you do not need to provide a copy of your photo ID to receive an absentee ballot.
- If you are in the military or live permanently overseas, you do not need to provide a copy of your photo ID to receive an absentee ballot.
Returning your absentee ballot
In person: If you choose to return your ballot in person, you must bring it inside the Kenosha Municipal Building to the City Clerk, 625 52nd Street, Kenosha, WI 53140. Wisconsin law requires that voted ballots be returned by the voter, unless otherwise authorized by law. Ballots may be returned in person during regular business hours and also during in-person absentee voting extended hours.
Mail: If you choose to return your ballot by mail, allow enough time for it to be received in the City Clerk’s Office by 8 p.m. on Election Day (February 17, 2026). The post office recommends mailing it no later than seven days before Election Day. Ballots may also be shipped via other delivery methods (FedEx, etc.). Allow enough time for delivery so your ballot is counted.
Do not drop your ballot off at a polling place on Election Day. Bring your ballot to the City Clerk’s Office no later than 8 p.m. on Election Day.
Do not drop your ballot in a utility payment box. The City of Kenosha is not using drop boxes; however, the city is expanding in-person absentee voting hours. Voters may drop off their voted ballots during regular business hours and also during in-person absentee voting extended hours.
Vote on Election Day at your polling location
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day.
Acceptable photo ID for voting
- Wisconsin driver license or ID
- Unexpired Wisconsin driver license or ID receipt
- U.S. passport
- U.S. Uniformed Service military ID
- Unexpired U.S. Veterans photo ID
Hospitalized voters
If you are in the hospital within seven days before the election, you can designate someone as your agent to bring the ballot to you. The agent then needs to bring the voted ballot back to the City Clerk’s Office by 8 p.m. on Election Day. The deadline to request this is by 5 p.m. on Election Day. Contact the City Clerk’s Office for assistance.
Third-party mailings
Some city residents may receive mailings from third-party organizations, such as The Voter Participation Center (VPC) or The Center for Voter Information (CVI), encouraging voters to request an absentee ballot. The envelope reads, “Vote at home ballot request form enclosed. Do not discard.” These mailings are causing confusion for some city voters.
The City Clerk’s Office is receiving calls from voters who have already submitted a request for an absentee ballot and are calling to check their absentee ballot status. Additionally, other voters are calling believing the envelope contains a ballot that they did not request.
Wisconsin law does not prohibit a private organization or party from sending out a voter registration form or an absentee ballot request form. Anyone receiving election-related mailings is encouraged to look for the official election mail logo on any mailing received, which indicates it was sent by an election official, as opposed to a third-party organization.
All voters with internet access are encouraged to check MyVote.WI.Gov.
