Archived Clerk Communications

Webinar for Clerks, Chief Inspectors and Poll Workers What a Year! A Review of 2020 and a Look Ahead Wednesday, January 13, 2021 ★see webinar: ▶ Click here This webinar takes a look at the important events, news and issues we addressed in 2020 and how they may continue to impact the 2021 spring...

Overview The Wisconsin Elections Commission has received questions from clerks about the increase in indefinitely confined absentee voters and their ability to contact those voters to verify the status of their absentee request. Specifically, some clerks wish to reconfirm that voters in their...

Sample ballots for the 2021 Spring Primary and Spring Election have been approved by the Commission and are now available on the WEC website. The ballots specific to each election are further detailed in the attached PDF and include a link to the ballot series for each type. There are over 30...

Listed below are the political parties and the ballot order for parties which qualify for a separate ballot for the partisan primary and general election in 2022 and any special partisan primaries or elections which may occur in 2021 or 2022. Ballot order is determined by the highest number of votes...

To: The Clerks of Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Washington, and Waukesha Counties A copy of Executive Order #100, the Governor’s Order calling a Special Election in the 13 th State Senate District is attached. The Governor’s Order does not have to be published. You must notify each municipal...

To: The Clerks of Brown, Marinette, and Oconto County A copy of Executive Order #99, the Governor’s Order calling a Special Election in the 89th Assembly District is attached. The Governor’s Order does not have to be published. You must notify each municipal clerk within the 89th Assembly District...

Webinar for New or Current WisVote Users WisVote Reconciliation and the General Election Thursday, December 3, 2020 ★see webinar: ▶ TLC This webinar covers best practices for reconciliation, what can be done pre-election to make reconciliation easier post-election, and common problems you might...

This communication is to announce that the 2021 Calendar of Election Events is now available. The 2021 calendar includes deadlines from November 2020 through January 2022 and is a valuable tool for election officials to use throughout the election cycle. The calendar is currently available in...

Updated 12/7/2020 The Type A Notice of the Spring Election to be held on April 6, 2021, contains all state level and judicial offices to be elected throughout the state, including the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

1. SUMMARY. Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) was awarded funds to help “prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, for the 2020 Federal election cycle.” On October 20, 2020, the...