Archived Clerk Communications

Accommodation for the State Your Name and Address Requirement The 2019 Wisconsin Act 48 was signed into law on November 22, 2019 amending the requirement for a voter to state their name and address if they are unable to do so. The law allows voters to have poll workers or assistors of their choosing...

Election Administration Tabletop Exercise In 2018, the Wisconsin Elections Commission rolled out the first Election Security Tabletop Exercise, followed this year by version 2.0. Based on the positive feedback we received from the hundreds of county and municipal clerks, local election officials and...

The Wisconsin Elections Commission held a meeting on December 30, 2019 to discuss the status of litigation regarding the voter records of those who were sent the 2019 ERIC movers mailing and have not updated their registration status. The Commission did not pass any motion directing staff to take...

1. Purpose. This memorandum provides information about three initiatives from the 2020 Vision Election Security plan. 2. Background. The soft deadline for installing the endpoint testing software on devices that will access WisVote is on December 20, 2019. The WEC is also announcing two security...

The Wisconsin Elections Commission is pleased to announce the release of the updated version of Wisconsin’s voter registration form (EL-131). Revisions to the form have been finalized and the form has been posted to the agency website in the forms section. Manuals, training materials and the WisVote...

1. Purpose. This memorandum introduces the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) 2020 Vision plan and clerk survey. 2. Background. Wisconsin clerks are leaders in elections security, having achieved many milestones still under consideration in other states. Some of the more significant programs here...

The Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) is seeking feedback from local government officials on how to use the remaining Elections Security HAVA funds ahead of the 2020 elections. The WEC announced a subgrant program on September 27, 2019 to help local jurisdictions meet baseline security standards...

A copy of Executive Order #46, the Governor’s Order calling a Special Election in the 7th Congressional District, is attached. The Governor’s Order does not have to be published. You must notify each municipal clerk within the 7th Congressional District of the Special Election Order. The attached...

Appointment of Election Inspectors December 31, 2019 marks the end of the current term of Election Inspectors. Unless your current inspectors are reappointed by your governing body, they will no longer be Election Inspectors after the end of this year. At a meeting in December, not later than...

I am pleased to tell you that the Wisconsin State Senate today unanimously confirmed my appointment as Administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission. The Senate confirmed my appointment through the term that ends June 30 of this year, as well as an additional four-year term from July 1, 2019...