The City of Madison issued more than 30,000 absentee ballots for the Nov. 6 election, most of which have already been returned to the City Clerk’s Office.
As of 10 p.m. Friday, the last day people could vote early, the City Clerk’s Office had issued a total of 30,409 absentee ballots, according to a news statement. Of the absentee ballots issued, 18,758 ballots were issued to in-person early voters.
The City Clerk’s Office reported 27,380 of the 30,409 absentee ballots issued were returned by people not voting in Madison to be counted.
In the 2008 election, the Clerk’s Office issued 32,012 absentee ballots, according to the statement.
Of the 32,012, the city issued 17,808 to in-person early voters and a total of 28,669 absentee ballots were returned by people not voting in the city of Madison and counted.
Absentee ballots postmarked no later than Nov. 6 and delivered to the Clerk’s Office by mail before 4 p.m. Nov. 9 will be counted.
