Guide

# How to Build a Campaign Website for a Local Wisconsin Election

A checklist for school board, village, city and county candidates: what a campaign website needs, how to accept donations properly and when to launch.

By the Wisconsin Tech Solutions team · Updated October 31, 2026

**Short answer:** a local campaign website needs your bio and photo, your priorities in plain language, endorsements, events, a volunteer and yard-sign sign-up, a donation page set up with your treasurer's requirements, and clear contact information. Launch as soon as you announce, ideally months before the election, so voters, reporters and AI assistants find you when they look you up.

## What your campaign website needs

- **Who you are:** a short bio, a friendly photo and why you are running
- **Your priorities:** three to five issues in plain language
- **Endorsements and testimonials**
- **Get involved:** volunteer sign-up, yard-sign requests and events
- **Donate:** a secure donation page with the contributor details your treasurer needs
- **Contact:** email, phone and social links
- **Voting information:** election date, polling place lookup and absentee voting links

## Donations: get the details right

Campaign finance rules apply to online donations. Work with your treasurer and follow the guidance of the Wisconsin Ethics Commission (or the FEC for federal races) on registration, contributor information, limits and reporting. We set up [campaign donation pages](https://wisconsintechsolutions.com/payments/campaign-donation-pages/) with the fields and exports your treasurer specifies.

Most campaign communications, including websites, also need a "Paid for by" attribution. Confirm the exact wording with your treasurer.

## When to launch

- **At announcement:** a simple site with your bio, priorities and sign-ups
- **Before nomination papers are due:** add volunteers and events
- **Six to eight weeks out:** add endorsements, ads and get-out-the-vote reminders

Wisconsin holds spring elections in April for many local offices, plus fall elections in even years, so plan backward from your election date.

## Make it easy to find

Use your name and the office in the page title ("Jane Smith for Waunakee School Board"), claim your social profiles and link them to your site. Local news coverage and endorsements on other sites help both search engines and AI assistants find you.

## Frequently asked questions

### How much does a local campaign website cost?

A strong starter campaign site usually starts at a few hundred dollars, with donations, volunteer management and ads adding cost depending on what you need. See [political campaign websites](https://wisconsintechsolutions.com/web-design/political-campaign-websites/).

### Do you build websites for candidates of every party?

Yes. We build campaign websites for candidates and causes across the spectrum, with the same professional standards for everyone.

### How fast can a campaign site launch?

A starter site can launch in a few days, which helps when filing deadlines are close.

## Related services

- [Political Campaign Websites](https://wisconsintechsolutions.com/web-design/political-campaign-websites/): Campaign websites for candidates at every level (school board, village and city, county and state races) with your story, issues, events, volunteers and donations. (From $500)
- [Political Campaign Donation Pages](https://wisconsintechsolutions.com/payments/campaign-donation-pages/): Secure online donation pages for candidates and causes, with recurring gifts, the contributor details your treasurer needs and clean exports for reports. (From $375)
- [Campaign Volunteer & Supporter Management](https://wisconsintechsolutions.com/crm-marketing/campaign-volunteer-management/): Organize supporters, volunteers, yard signs and events in one place, with sign-up forms, shift scheduling and follow-up emails for campaigns and causes. (From $375)
- [Facebook & Instagram Ads Management](https://wisconsintechsolutions.com/marketing-design/facebook-instagram-ads/): Facebook and Instagram ads that reach the right local people, with creative that stops the scroll and tracking that shows what worked. (From $150/mo + ad spend)

## Tell us what you need

Get a free, no-pressure quote from a Wisconsin development team. Tell us a little about your business and we'll reply within one business day with next steps, rough pricing and honest advice.

- Big projects and small ones are all welcome
- Fixed-price quotes, no surprise invoices
- You own your code, data and accounts
- A client portal to track progress, invoices and payments
- Serving businesses in every corner of Wisconsin

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