City of Milwaukee Election Commission

Over the weekend, many clerks received an email from an out-of-state group with information about the federal CARES Act grant funding the Wisconsin Elections Commission recently received. This group was not in touch with anyone at the WEC, and their suggestion that clerks apply to the WEC for grant...

WEC staff counsel Mike Haas has accepted a position at the City Attorney for the City of Madison and will be leaving the Elections Commission after a distinguished career in Wisconsin elections. Many of you know and have worked with Mike over his nearly 12 years with the state election agencies...

Overview The Wisconsin Elections Commission has received questions from clerks about the increase in indefinitely confined absentee voters and their ability to contact those voters to verify the status of their absentee request. It is allowable for municipal clerks to contact these voters for...

Webinar for Clerks, Chief Inspectors and Poll Workers Best Practices from the Spring Elections Wednesday, May 6, 2020: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. ★see webinar: ▶ See Webinar Our first post-election webinar! We will review everything we learned over the last four months and share some best practices...

Webinar for Wisconsin County and Municipal Clerks WisVote Grab-Bag Tuesday, April 28, 2020: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. ★see recorded webinar: ▶ TLC Link Bring your questions, comments, and concerns. We’ll be covering topics that have been generating calls and emails while answering your questions about...

Webinar for New or Current WisVote Users Spring Post Election & Early Prep for the Fall General Election Thursday, April 23, 2020: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. ★see webinar: ▶ TLC Link Due to audio issues with the first attempt, we are rescheduling this webinar for Thursday, April 23rd. A webinar to...

Webinar for Clerks, New or Current WisVote Users Spring Post Election & Early Prep for the Fall General Election Tuesday, April 21, 2020: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. ★see webinar: ▶ TLC Link A webinar to review the post-election process in WisVote and also preparations for the fall election cycle that...

The Wisconsin Elections Commission is offering extended hours in support of municipalities and counties who will be completing election night procedures and canvassing the April 7, 2020 election today. Please use the contact information provided below to contact staff during extended hours. Phone...

Update 4/13/2020 In response to the WEC’s request to the USPS for a written statement outlining the use of local postmarks on Election Day, the attached email was provided. The attached does not constitute a written statement but does provide insight into the process that may be useful. This email...