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Franklin Inmate and offender search 3099 East Washington Avenue Post Office Box 7925 Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7925 DOC Records Office (608) 240-3750
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Directory of Franklin city records and information 9229 W. Loomis Road Franklin, WI 53132 Phone: 414-425-7500 Fax: 414-4
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Franklin maintains an extensive public records portal through its official website at https://www.franklinwi.gov/. As an incorporated city, Franklin conducts its own local elections, with candidate information posted at https://www.franklinwi.gov. Voters can locate their assigned polling place at https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/WhereDoIVote. The November 2026 elections will feature races for mayor, city council, county executive, county board of supervisors, and potentially state legislature positions depending on district boundaries. All registered voters in Wisconsin may request absentee or mail-in ballots by submitting an application online at https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/VoteAbsentee.
The commission maintains offices at 901 N. 9th Street, Room 105, Milwaukee, WI 53233, reachable by phone at (414) 278-4060 or online at county.milwaukee.gov.
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To register to vote in Franklin, Wisconsin, residents can register online through the Wisconsin Elections Commission's website, by mail, or in person at the Milwaukee County elections office. Wisconsin requires voters to be U.S. citizens, at least 18 years old by Election Day, and residents of the state. The registration deadline is typically 30 days before an election. Voters can verify their registration status and find polling locations through the Wisconsin Elections Commission's voter lookup tool. For local municipal elections in Franklin, contact the Milwaukee County Clerk's office for schedules and ballot information.
Property records for Franklin are kept by the Milwaukee County Register of Deeds, which records deeds, mortgages and liens, and the local city, village or town assessor, which sets assessed values for tax purposes. Both offices provide copies on request. The Milwaukee County page on this site (https://www.publicrecordcenter.com/milwaukee-county-wi-public-records.html) lists more county record sources.
Business license records for Franklin are split between the Wisconsin business registry, which lists every corporation and LLC, and the local offices that issue business licenses and permits. See Wisconsin Business & Corporation Search (https://apps.dfi.wi.gov/apps/corpsearch/search.aspx) to search registered businesses and Franklin City Clerk (https://www.franklinwi.gov/Departments/City-Clerk.htm) for local licenses and permits.
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