Wisconsin County Clerks

WEC Extended Hours in Support of the Spring Primary and Special Congressional District 7 Primary on February 18, 2020

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

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...

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Issuing and Managing ‘A’ and ‘B’ Ballots for the Spring Election and Presidential Preference Vote

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

This guidance has been superseded by a decision of the Wisconsin Elections Commission.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...

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ERIC Movers Watermark Designation in Poll Book

Friday, January 31, 2020

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...

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Election Day Manual Revision January 2020

Thursday, January 30, 2020

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...

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Preparing for a Statewide Primary Webinar

Monday, January 27, 2020

Webinar for Clerks, Chief Inspectors and Poll Workers ★see webinar: ▶Preparing for a Statewide Primary Wednesday, January 29, 2020: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. If we have a statewide February Primary, we will have a lot to cover. Foremost is counting write-in votes. Although we have gone over the...

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2020 Canvass Reporting System WisVote webinar

Friday, January 17, 2020

Webinar for New or Current WisVote Users 2020 Canvass Reporting System – A refresher Tuesday, January 21, 2020: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Registration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1574267955353022221 A short review webinar for reporting and certification steps using the Canvass...

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Election Security Cyber Threats

Thursday, January 16, 2020

1. Purpose. This message contains important security tips for officials in Wisconsin local, county, and state government. Increased tensions with Iran may result in cyber or physical attacks against the U.S. Although there is no specific threat against Wisconsin infrastructure, Iran and its...

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2020 Vision: Endpoint Testing, WisVote News and RAVE Updates

Thursday, January 16, 2020

1. Purpose. This memorandum provides updated information about three initiatives from the 2020 Vision Election Security plan. 2. Endpoint Testing. All WisVote users must have endpoint testing software installed before January 28, 2020. The WEC will use endpoint testing software to validate device...

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Movers List Litigation Update

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

There has been much news coverage recently about litigation involving the ERIC Movers List procedures, so I want to bring you up to date on the latest news. On Tuesday, January 14, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals District 4 issued two stays in the case known as Timothy Zignego et al vs. Wisconsin...

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Urgent Windows 10 Update

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

1. PURPOSE. This important memo is to alert you to a high priority Windows 10 update that Microsoft released today. 2. WHAT TO DO. Immediately update any computer running Windows 10. To update your Windows 10 computer, click the Windows icon in the bottom left of your screen, type “update,” click...

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