Elections & Voting

Regularly Scheduled Elections

Spring Primary
The primary is held on the third Tuesday in February to nominate non-partisan candidates to be voted for at the Spring Election.

Spring Election
Election held on the first Tuesday in April to elect judicial, educational, and municipal officers, and non-partisan county officers, and to express preferences for the person to be the presidential candidate for each party in presidential election years.

Fall Primary
Primary held in even-numbered years on the second Tuesday in August, to nominate candidates to be voted for at the General Election, and to determine which candidates for state officers other than district attorney may participate in the Wisconsin election campaign fund. 

General Election
Elections held in even-numbered years on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November to elect United States senators, representatives to Congress, presidential electors, state senators, representatives to the assembly, district attorneys, state officers other than the state superintendent, and judicial officers, and county officers other than supervisors and county executives.

Election Administration

The Clerk's office administers all aspects of the electoral and voting process in the City of Shawano, and is charged with ensuring the electoral process is fair, accurate, impartial, and conducted in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin.

A reminder to all our residents: The City Clerk's Office does not mail voter registration or absentee voting applications unless requested.  You may receive various mailings from group mass mailing applications.  Many times, the applications are not current or don't contain all the necessary requirements.  To ensure that you are filling out the appropriate forms, please either contact City Hall or visit www.myvote.wi.com to register online. 

My Vote WI

Another option for registering to vote or requesting an absentee ballot is to visit www.myvote.wi.gov .  This website will allow you to see where you are currently registered or under what name you are currently registered, as well as give you the option to update your name and/or address, or fill out a New Voter registration form as well.  Please make sure that you are reading ALL of the instructions very carefully as you go through each step, so that you are aware of what additional steps you need to take to ensure that our office receives the necessary information to get you up to date by Election Day. 

Also, for MILITARY and PERMANENT OVERSEAS voters, you have the option of using MY VOTE to receive your absentee ballot online.  This process does not require as many steps for you as receiving your ballot via mail, email, or fax.