Elections
The Elections Office is located in the First Floor Customer Service Area. The Elections Office is responsible for voter registration, absentee voting, establishing and preparing voting places, and assigning and training election officials.
Office hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday
Location First Floor, City Hall, 203 South Farwell St.
Telephone (715) 839-4913 Fax (715) 839-6177
Mailing address: City Elections
203 S Farwell St
Eau Claire WI 54701
2012 ELECTION DATES
Recall Election - June 5, 2012
In-person absentee voting begins on May 21 and runs through June 1, Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. (NOTE: City Hall will be closed on Monday, May 28, in observance of Memorial Day.) Registered voters can also submit a written request that an absentee ballot be mailed to them.
(See the link below for the Absentee Ballot request form. Return the form to City Elections, 203 S Farwell St, Eau Claire WI 54701)
Partisan Primary - August 14, 2012
General Election - November 6, 2012
IMPORTANT ELECTION FORMS
Many election forms are available for downloading from the Elections Division of the State Governmental Accountability Board. Links to the Voter Registration form and Absentee Ballot Request form are provided below. You may complete the forms, print them off and mail them to the Elections Office at the address shown above.
Where do I vote?
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Unsure if you are registered or where you would vote?
Access the state's Voter Public Access. Wisconsin voters can look up their polling place and other election-related information using a new function of the state's voter registration system.
ELECTION OFFICIALS
The City of Eau Claire is always looking for citizens to work at the polls during elections. Election officials (poll workers) register new voters, give voters credit in the poll books those who vote, answer questions, hand out and explain ballots, and work with ballot counting equipment. Training sessions are held before each election. Currently, poll workers are paid $8.00/hour, including the training sessions. The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. A full day for most workers lasts from approximately 6:00 a.m to 10 p.m. Some poll workers do work half day shifts, either from opening to 2 p.m. or from 2 p.m. to closing. If you have any questions, please call the City Election Office at 839 - 4913.
If you are interested in becoming a poll worker, go to the Election Inspector (Poll Worker) Interest Form Click Here 
* Print out the form and return it to the City Elections Office, 203 S. Farwell Street, Eau Claire, WI 54701.
OFFICIAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that information regarding the number of provisional ballots and outstanding absentee ballots for the May 8, 2012 Recall Primary will be posted on the City of Eau Claire website www.eauclairewi.gov and in the City Elections office on the first floor of City Hall, 203 S Farwell Street, Eau Claire WI 54701.
Donna Austad
City Clerk
Recall Election - June 5, 2012