Archived Clerk Communications

1. Summary. On August 4, 2023, the Wisconsin Elections Commission approved the designs of the Absentee Mailer Envelope (EL-120) and the Absentee Certificate Envelope (EL-122) in their various iterations and languages. EL-120 and EL-122 are state templates, prescribed by unanimous vote of the...

1. Background. In 2021 the WEC began a quarterly Movers review and mailing process in which postcards are mailed to Wisconsin residents who were identified as potentially moving. As part of Wisconsin’s membership in the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), the WEC is required to...

Summary. The National Mail Voter Registration Form (“National Form”) cannot be used in Wisconsin to register voters. Background. The National Form is commonly distributed at military installations, embassies, and consulates. It is now accepted in 48 states. As a result, municipal clerks and their...

To supplement our current training program and outreach efforts, we have developed a new election administration training webinar series, scheduled to begin in September and continue into the 2024 Spring Election cycle. Election administration webinars are focused on providing all types of election...

1. Summary. On August 4, 2023, the Wisconsin Elections Commission approved the designs of the Absentee Mailer Envelope (EL-120) and the Absentee Certificate Envelope (EL-122). There are two versions of the EL-120, regular and military, and three versions of the EL-122; regular, military, and special...

On July 31, 2023, Elections Commission technical staff deactivated the voter records of individuals who did not respond to the Notice of Suspension of Registration sent June 15, 2023. This completes the four-year voter record maintenance process for 2023. As a reminder, the response deadline for...

July 15, 2023, is the deadline for a voter to respond with a Request for Continuation of Registration for the 2023 four-year voter record maintenance. Requests for continuation made after July 15, 2023, cannot be accepted and the voter should be informed that they will need to re-register. Clerks...

1. PURPOSE. Many Wisconsin clerks recently received public records requests seeking completed absentee ballot applications and copies of each applicant’s photo identification for each election year from 2018 to the present. The WEC cannot represent your jurisdiction or tell you how to respond to...

1. Background. In 2021 the WEC began a quarterly Movers review and mailing process in which postcards are mailed to Wisconsin residents who were identified as potentially moving. As part of Wisconsin’s membership in the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), the WEC is required to...

Wisconsin clerk colleagues, I write to you today after a challenging three years that have tested each one of us as individuals and as a community whose mission is to deliver fair and accurate elections to Wisconsinites. I am proud to say that despite the challenges, we have succeeded in our shared...