MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - President Obama’s campaign says he’ll use his Madison visit on Thursday afternoon to encourage his supporters to register and vote early.

Obama plans to speak outside of Bascom Hall at the top of a large hillside plaza on the UW campus.

The Democratic president was in Wisconsin nine days ago for a campaign rally in Milwaukee.

His Madison appearance on Thursday comes a day after he and Republican Mitt Romney hold the first of three debates this month.

Absentee ballots for the November 6th elections can be requested now, and they must be postmarked by Election Day.

In-person absentee balloting a clerk’s offices begins October 22nd, and runs through November 2nd – the Friday before the elections.