KENOSHA, Wis. — The City of Kenosha is reminding residents that the 2026 Partisan Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, while also announcing expanded in-person absentee voting hours and important deadlines for voters who plan to cast absentee ballots.
In-person absentee voting will take place in Room 104 of City Hall, 625 52nd Street, beginning Tuesday, July 28. The City Clerk’s Office will offer extended evening hours on July 29 and Aug. 5, remaining open until 7 p.m., as well as extended hours until 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, the final day of in-person absentee voting.
Voters wishing to vote absentee by mail can submit requests by mail, email or through MyVote.WI.Gov. The deadline to request a mailed absentee ballot is 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, while indefinitely confined voters and military voters have until 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7. Most absentee ballot requests must include a copy of a valid photo ID unless an exemption applies, such as voters who have previously provided ID to the City Clerk, indefinitely confined voters, nursing home residents, military members or permanent overseas voters.
City officials emphasized that completed absentee ballots must be returned directly to the City Clerk’s Office. Ballots may be returned in person during regular business hours or during the extended absentee voting hours. Voters returning ballots by mail are encouraged to send them at least 10 days before Election Day to ensure they arrive by the 8 p.m. Aug. 11 deadline. The City also reminds voters that ballots cannot be dropped off at polling places on Election Day or placed in utility payment boxes because Kenosha does not use ballot drop boxes.
Polling places across the city will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. Acceptable photo identification includes a Wisconsin driver’s license or ID card, U.S. passport, military identification and certain veterans identification cards. Additional acceptable forms of identification are available through Wisconsin election resources.
The City also reminded voters who become hospitalized within seven days of the election that they may appoint an agent to obtain and return an absentee ballot on their behalf. Requests for hospitalized voter absentee ballots can be made until 5 p.m. on Election Day.
Finally, the Clerk’s Office is warning residents about election-related mailings sent by private organizations, including the Voter Participation Center and the Center for Voter Information. Officials say these mailings are legal but have caused confusion among some voters, particularly those who have already registered or requested absentee ballots. Residents who receive election mail are encouraged to look for the Official Election Mail logo, which identifies mail sent by election officials. Anyone who believes they received an absentee ballot they did not request should contact the City Clerk’s Office. Voters can also check the status of their voter registration or absentee ballot request anytime at MyVote.WI.Gov.
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