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Consolidating Polling Places and Use of WisVote - COVID-19

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

This communication focuses on two issues related to the consolidation of polling places – the ability of municipal clerks to consolidate polling places as opposed to closing all polling places on Election Day, and the use of WisVote to check in voters at a consolidated polling location...

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Public Health Guidance for Elections - COVID-19

Sunday, March 29, 2020

We would like to express our gratitude to our local election partners for all of your incredible work leading your communities through these very trying times. WEC staff has worked with a public health official to develop guidance to help you prepare your polling places and poll workers for Election...

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Guidance for Indefinitely Confined Electors COVID-19

Sunday, March 29, 2020

Due to the continuing spread of COVID-19, staff of the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) has received numerous inquiries regarding the application of the indefinitely confined designation for absentee voters under Wisconsin Statutes. At its meeting of March 27, 2020, the Commission discussed this...

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Absentee Witness Signature Requirement Guidance COVID-19

Sunday, March 29, 2020

This memo is also attached to this larger page of public health resources for clerks: https://elections.wi.gov/node/6787 Over the last week WEC staff and clerks have been contacted by many voters who are concerned about how they will fulfill the absentee ballot witness requirement when voting by...

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Election Official Training Resources COVID-19

Thursday, March 26, 2020

Clerks who are seeking to train chief inspectors and poll workers in the short period of time before the April 7, 2020 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Primary have a variety of topical online and updated training resources available to them. We suggest clerks train their election workers...

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Emergency Order #12 Does Not Eliminate In-Person Absentee Voting - COVID-19

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

As you may know, this afternoon the Governor and the Department of Health Services issued Emergency Order #12 entitled “Safer at Home Order” related to public and private activity permitted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) has received several inquiries as to...

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Sample News Release for Municipal Clerks Moving Polling Places Due to COVID-19

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Attached is a sample news release that municipal clerks can use to inform the media and public about changes in polling places.

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Sample Type B Notice for Special 7th Congressional District Election

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Attached are the Type B Notices for the May 12th, 2020 Special Election-7th Congressional District.

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Type A Notice of Partisan Primary and General Election

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Attached is the Type A Notice for Fall 2020 and accompanying notice.

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COVID-19 FAQs and Updates: Online Voter Registration, Absentee Voting, Envelopes, Sanitizer and Poll Worker Recruitment

Monday, March 23, 2020

This communication summarizes some of the previous guidance we have posted regarding significant issues and common questions the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) continues to receive from local election officials. It includes guidance regarding the extension of online voter registration, the...

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