Archived Clerk Communications

The Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) has been advised that an absentee ballot request mailing will start arriving in Wisconsin around April 25, 2022. The mailing is from the Center for Voter Information (CVI), which is a nonprofit voter outreach group that is not affiliated with the State. CVI...

Webinar for New or Current WisVote Users 2022 WisVote Spring Grab-bag Tuesday, April 19, 2022 ★see webinar: ▶ TLC Closing out the 2022 Spring Election cycle and focused on the Fall elections in WisVote we are. This webinar provides answered questions from our WisVote staff. A webcast will also be...

The Wisconsin Elections Commission is offering extended hours in support of municipalities and counties for the Spring Election on April 5, 2022. Please use the contact information provided below to contact staff during extended hours. Phone and email support will be provided on the following dates...

In 2021 the WEC began a quarterly Movers review and mailing process in which postcards are mailed to Wisconsin residents who were identified as potentially moving. As part of Wisconsin’s membership in the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), the WEC is required to make contact with...

Today, the United States Supreme Court, in Wisconsin Legislature, et al. v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, et al, reversed the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s March 3 rd decision in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission that selected Governor Evers’ state assembly and senate maps (see attached). It...

The Type A Notice of Election contains all the state and federal offices for the partisan primary on August 9, 2022, and the general election on November 8, 2022. The Type A Notice must be published by all county clerks on April 12, 2022. When a weekly newspaper is used for publication and the paper...

Webinar for New or Current WisVote Users 2022 WisVote Spring Election Preparations Tuesday, March 15, 2022 ★see webinar: ▶ TLC There is no statewide contest this Spring, but hardly a Spring Break. A webinar reviews common WisVote issues encountered during a spring election and how they can be...

Webinar for Clerks, Chief Inspectors and Poll Workers Get Ready for the April Election Wednesday, March 9, 2022 ★see webinar: ▶ Click here This reviews any legislative changes or court decisions that impact election administration for the spring election. Election security has been an ongoing...

Due to the recent court decision regarding drop boxes in the Teigen v. WEC case, we have revised the uniform instructions for absentee voters to remove any reference to drop boxes. Attached to this communication are two updated versions of the uniform instructions that are based on the versions...

Webinar for Clerks, Chief Inspectors and Poll Workers Spoiling and Remaking Ballots Wednesday, February 23, 2022 ★see webinar: ▶ Click here A Wisconsin voter can “spoil” his or her ballot up to three times and receive a new ballot within certain deadlines before Election Day and at the polling place...