Archived Clerk Communications

1. PURPOSE: This memorandum and attachments provide election officials guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) related to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). 2. INFORMATION: COVID-19 is a respiratory illness that can be spread from person-to-person. Because the...

On February 28, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals issued its final decision in the case known as Timothy Zignego et al vs. Wisconsin Election Commission et al. Consistent with its preliminary decision in January, the Court of Appeals reversed the order of the Ozaukee County Circuit Court that the...

Webinar for Clerks, Chief Inspectors and Poll Workers Election Day Duties Wednesday, March 4, 2020: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. ★see webinar: ▶Election Day Duties This webinar provides a general review of some special duties that election inspectors have on Election Day. These procedures may not get a...

Thank you for your patience today as we work through addressing issues on MyVote. Also thank you for all the incredible, hard work that is happening at each of your polling places today. In dealing with the address service lag/outage we wanted to provide you with a few updates as well as a few...

Please consider printing and distributing the attached one-page handout to your election inspectors when you send election materials to polling places. 1. Any WI DOT-issued ID or Driver License is acceptable as proof of identification. As long as the ID or DL is unexpired or expired after 11/6/2018...

You are receiving this high-priority communication because it contains information that requires your immediate attention. At today’s special meeting of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, the commission directed Wisconsin clerks to follow past practice and only comply with the 47-day deadline on...

The Wisconsin Elections Commission is offering extended hours in support of municipalities and counties who will be administering the Spring Primary and Special Primary in Congressional District 7 on February 18, 2020. Please use the contact information provided below to contact staff during...

This guidance has been superseded by a decision of the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Please see the new guidance here. Clerks will be required to issue ‘A’ and ‘B’ ballots for the Spring Election and Presidential Preference Vote due to state law. Wis. Stat. § 7.15(1)(cm) states “The clerk shall...

For the upcoming February 18 Spring Primary and Special Primary for Congressional District 7, the new ERIC Movers watermark will appear on the poll book for the first time. This designation identifies voters who were sent the July 2019 ERIC Movers mailing and have not registered at a new address or...

The Election Day Manual has been updated to reflect recent revisions to the voter registration application (EL-131) and provisional voting procedures and forms. Election Day Manual Chapter Update; Page Number Electors Revisions to voter registration application (EL-131); pages 45 – 52 Provisional...