Archived Clerk Communications

Webinar for Clerks, Chief Inspectors and Poll Workers Election Procedures: What Election Officials Should Know Wednesday, February 24, 2021 ★see webinar: ▶ Click here This webinar not only provides a general review of some of the duties election inspectors have on Election Day, but Commission staff...

The deadline for write-in candidates for state offices to register with the Commission has passed. There are no registered write-in candidates for state offices. If you have write-in candidates for local offices, you should provide a list of those candidates to impacted municipalities for use on...

As previously outlined, one of the areas of focus identified by the Commission was an increased level of training for clerks and election inspectors who interact with this equipment. Below, you’ll find a link to a prerecorded webinar prepared by WEC staff that further outlines the Commission’s...

1. Make a plan for snow and ice removal at your polling place. All parking spaces and pathways, especially accessible parking spaces and accessible pathways, must be clear of ice and snow prior to the open of polls. Prepare additional plans in case it snows on Election Day to plan for periodic snow...

The Wisconsin Elections Commission is offering extended hours in support of municipalities and counties for the Spring Primary on February 16, 2021. Please use the contact information provided below to contact staff during extended hours. Phone and email support will be provided on the following...

Dear County and Municipal Clerks, As part of the 2020 post-election voting equipment audit, a tabulation issue was discovered in two reporting units that use the Dominion ImageCast Evolution (ICE) optical scan tabulator. This was not a programming or hardware issue. It was discovered that absentee...

To supplement our current training program and outreach efforts we have developed a new WisVote training webinar series to cover the 2021 Spring Election and 2021 Summer projects. WisVote webinars are intended for current and possibly future users of the WisVote data management system. We will once...

Webinar for Clerks, Chief Inspectors and Poll Workers Prep for the February Primary: Completing Election Forms Wednesday, January 25, 2021 ★see webinar: ▶ Click here Election inspectors are required to fill out a variety of forms and other documents throughout Election Day and when reconciling and...

Attached is the 2021 Spring Primary pronunciation guide. The 2021 Spring Primary pronunciation guide has been amended to include the candidate listing for the Special Election for Senate District 13 certified by the Wisconsin Elections Commission at its meeting today.

The Wisconsin Elections Commission determined on January 15, 2021 that Special Voting Deputies (SVDs) will not be dispatched to care facilities or nursing homes to administer voting for the February 16, 2021 Spring Primary. Due to prohibitions of visitors at qualified care facilities, the required...