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MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Elections Commission this week mailed information packets to 2.6 million registered voters about their options for voting in November. “The bipartisan Elections Commission unanimously authorized this first-of-its-kind mailing because they believe it is vitally important...

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Elections Commission will be participating in National Poll Worker Recruitment Day on September 1 to encourage more people to sign up to become election workers for the November election. Established by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Poll Worker...

MADISON, WI – Wisconsin voters and election officials have plans in place for the Presidential Election on November 3, 2020. “We want to make sure every voter who is eligible to vote this fall can do so safely and securely,” said Meagan Wolfe, administrator for the Wisconsin Elections Commission....

MADISON, WI – Wisconsin’s low-turnout Partisan Primary on Tuesday went relatively smoothly and showed state and local election officials some issues that still need to be addressed before the November 3, 2020 Presidential Election. “There were no major issues in Tuesday’s primary thanks to the hard...

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Elections Commission today released its list of the top things Wisconsin voters should know for the Partisan Primary, Tuesday, August 11. 1. The Wisconsin Elections Commission unanimously recommends all voters wear face coverings for voting on Election Day, but they are...

MADISON, WI – Five independent candidates filed signatures and paperwork today with the Wisconsin Elections Commission to get their names on the ballot for President of the United States in the state for the November 3 General Election. Under Wisconsin law, independent presidential candidates can...

MADISON, WI – Wisconsin clerks are at least 900 poll workers short statewide for the August 11 Fall Partisan Primary, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. “We know there are Wisconsinites looking for ways to serve their communities through this difficult time,” said Meagan Wolfe...

MADISON, WI – More than 330,000 voters statewide have already returned their absentee ballots for the August 11 Partisan Primary, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. As of Monday morning, 836,469 absentee ballot applications have been reported received by municipal clerks. Those clerks...

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Elections Commission has approved spending $7.2 million in federal CARES Act funding, including a $4.1 million block grant program to help local election officials and voters prepare for Fall 2020 elections amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Wisconsin voters and election...

MADISON, WI – Wisconsin candidates for state and federal offices who still need to file nomination papers by June 1 will do so at a temporary location on the UW-Madison campus. Starting Tuesday, May 26, candidates will file paperwork at Varsity Hall at Union South, located at 1308 W. Dayton St...

MADISON, WI – Wisconsin election officials are busy preparing for fall elections based on the experience of serving a record number of absentee voters in Wisconsin’s April 7 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Primary, according to a new report from the Wisconsin Elections Commission. The...

MADISON, WI – More than 69,000 voters in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District have already returned their absentee ballots for the Special Election on May 12, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. As of Friday morning, 110,921 absentee ballot applications have been reported received by...

MADISON, WI – More than 93,000 voters in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District have requested absentee ballots for the Special Election on May 12, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. As of Thursday morning, 93,207 absentee ballot applications have been reported received by Wisconsin...

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Elections Commission strongly urges anyone who is concerned about Coronavirus COVID-19 exposure to make plans now to vote absentee for the May 12 Special Election in Congressional District 7. “If they are concerned about going to the polls on Election Day, registered...

MADISON, WI – Wisconsin’s Spring Primary and Presidential Primary will occur on Tuesday, April 7, and all absentee ballots must be turned in or postmarked on Election Day as a result of decisions Monday by the Wisconsin Supreme Court and United States Supreme Court. The Wisconsin Supreme Court...

MADISON, WI – Wisconsin voters have requested well in excess of 1 million absentee ballots as the state prepares to hold the April 7 election, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. As of Wednesday morning, 1,053,556 absentee applications have been received by Wisconsin municipal clerks...

MADISON, WI – An independent mailing to Wisconsin voters encouraging them to request absentee ballots is causing confusion, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. The confusing mailer comes from the “Center for Voter Information,” which has a return mail address in Madison but is related...

MADISON, WI – Wisconsin residents who need to register to vote for the April 7 Spring Election can now use MyVote.WI.gov to register online until March 30, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Voters must be registered before they can request an absentee ballot, so reopening online...