Elections are just getting started in Wisconsin. As you prepare to vote in this year’s elections, here are some wonderful opportunities for how you can help protect our freedom to vote in Wisconsin.

Be an Election Day Observer

The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin is recruiting volunteers from across the state to serve as election observers for the April 7th Election. Volunteer election observers help ensure we have a fair election by watching for signs of voter disenfranchisement and intimidation, and by monitoring the way Wisconsin’s election laws and procedures are being applied. Even if you only have a couple of hours on Election Day, you can still make a difference. Sign up to be an election observer today! You can learn more about the program through the LWVWI webpage. And you can sign up to be an Election Observer here. ***NOTE: Volunteer sign up for the LWVWI program closes on March 16th.

ACLU WI is organizing volunteer legal and law student election observers for the April 7th election. Lawyers can sign up here. And law students can sign up here.

All observer programs are nonpartisan.

Become a Poll Worker

Poll workers are vital to making the voting process safe, secure, and smooth. If you’re able, consider becoming a poll worker for your municipality and within your county. You can work at a polling location as long as you reside in the same county as the polling location. Please sign up now so you’re able to attend the necessary training sessions. Contact your municipal clerk through MyVote.wi.gov to find out how to become a poll worker.

Be Active

Organizing for Power Common Cause Training Series – Webinar

Join an interactive Organizing for Power monthly series to learn how to build your power and make direct change in your community. Click here for more information and to sign up for the sessions that work for you. Jump into tomorrow evening’s webinar (2/25)! Registration is easy. Join anytime! Learn. Be inspired. Take action!

Be Informed

Election Days 2026

• Spring General: April 7
• Partisan Primary: August 11
• General Election/Gubernatorial: November 3

Webinar – Thursday, March 12th, 6:00-7:30 PM, ACLU WI – Know Your Rights Webinar: Voting & Wisconsin Supreme Court As the spring Wisconsin Supreme Court race approaches, it is important to know why the State Supreme Court matters, and what our voting rights are here in Wisconsin.

Be Vote Ready

Choose the method of voting that works best for you and make your plans to vote by mail, OR by in-person absentee ballot (aka “early voting”), OR on Election Day. You can request your absentee ballot by mail now, register to vote, and MORE – all at MyVote.wi.gov. Enter your address information to get started. Or find the contact information for your municipal clerk and give them a call or send an email with your questions.

You can find more voting information at the Common Cause Wisconsin website including resources for how to get assistance and answers for your election questions.

Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition has voting information including know your rights, rides for voters who need assistance, and webinars on accessible voting related topics. Visit their website for more information: https://disabilityvote.org/

Thank you for considering these opportunities to help to promote and safeguard voting in Wisconsin, as well as preparing to vote in every Election Day in 2026. April 7th is the next Election Day in Wisconsin and will be here very soon. NOW is the time to be voter ready and lend a hand where you can to protect elections and encourage voting in Wisconsin.