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May 27 Elections Commission Meeting Update

Thursday, May 28, 2020

At its May 27, 2020 meeting, the Commission directed staff to adopt a spending plan for CARES Act funds and provided further guidance on three programs: 1) sub-grant to local jurisdictions (formerly postage sub-grant), 2) options for an informational mailing to voters about how to request an...

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Ballots for the August 11, 2020 Partisan Primary Election

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Sample paper and optical scan ballots for the Partisan Primary have been approved by the Commission and are now available on the Wisconsin Election Commission (WEC) website: Paper ballots will appear here: https://elections.wi.gov/node/3170 Optical scan ballots will appear here: https://elections.wi...

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May 20 Elections Commission Meeting/CARES Act Grant Update

Thursday, May 21, 2020

The Wisconsin Elections Commission understands that many clerks were waiting for the May 20, 2020 Commission Meeting to learn how 2020 CARES Act grant funds will be applied. At yesterday’s meeting the Commission decided to further study different options for the allocation of CARES Act funds and to...

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CARES Act Grant Emails from Outside Group and Grant Updates

Monday, May 18, 2020

Over the weekend, many clerks received an email from an out-of-state group with information about the federal CARES Act grant funding the Wisconsin Elections Commission recently received. This group was not in touch with anyone at the WEC, and their suggestion that clerks apply to the WEC for grant...

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Mike Haas Leaving WEC for New Opportunity

Thursday, May 14, 2020

WEC staff counsel Mike Haas has accepted a position at the City Attorney for the City of Madison and will be leaving the Elections Commission after a distinguished career in Wisconsin elections. Many of you know and have worked with Mike over his nearly 12 years with the state election agencies...

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Indefinitely Confined Absentee Request Confirmation Process

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

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. It is allowable for municipal clerks to contact these voters for...

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WEC Extended Hours and Election Supplies in Support of the Congressional District 7 Special Election on May 12, 2020 - COVID-19

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

This memo is for county and municipal clerks in Congressional District 7. Thank you to each of our municipal and county clerk partners for the incredible things you continue to do to keep elections safe during this unprecedented time. To support your efforts, the Wisconsin Elections Commission is...

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Spring Elections' Best Practices Webinar

Monday, May 4, 2020

Webinar for Clerks, Chief Inspectors and Poll Workers Best Practices from the Spring Elections Wednesday, May 6, 2020: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. ★see webinar: ▶ See Webinar Our first post-election webinar! We will review everything we learned over the last four months and share some best practices...

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WisVote Grab-Bag Webinar

Monday, April 27, 2020

Webinar for Wisconsin County and Municipal Clerks WisVote Grab-Bag Tuesday, April 28, 2020: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. ★see recorded webinar: ▶ TLC Link Bring your questions, comments, and concerns. We’ll be covering topics that have been generating calls and emails while answering your questions about...

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Sample News Release for CD7 County and Municipal Clerks Encouraging Absentee Voting Due to COVID-19

Thursday, April 23, 2020

To help county and municipal clerks in Congressional District 7 communicate about the COVID-19 pandemic with local voters through the media, the Wisconsin Elections Commission has drafted a sample news release encouraging absentee voting for the May 12 Special Election. Attached is a Word document...

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