Milwaukee County Election Commission

This guidance is provided for Municipal Clerks in light of the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Wisconsin. COVID-19 is spread primarily through respiratory droplets that are released when a sick (infected) person coughs, sneezes, or breaths. These droplets can also remain on surfaces...

Webinar for County and Municipal Clerks I’m a New Clerk – Where do I Start? Wednesday, August 26, 2020 ★see webinar: ▶ Click here Whether you are a new clerk or an experienced clerk with questions, we are here to help! Using the new clerk checklist as a guide, we review training requirements to...

Good afternoon. I hope that all of you are doing well after last week’s Partisan Primary! To get a jump on ordering any additional/supplemental supplies needed for the November General and Presidential Election, we are conducting another survey to identify where shortages might exist and what other...

To view and download the Uniform Instructions for Absentee Voters, click here. UPDATE: 2/16/2022: An updated version of the instructions was uploaded that removes drop boxes as a means for returning absentee ballots. 8/19/2020: The By-Mail Voters instructions have been adjusted to reflect the fact...

Managing Risk in a Dynamic Election Environment and Ransomware Webinar presented with CISA: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 – 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. ★see recorded webinar: ▶ TLC Link This webinar, presented in collaboration with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), discusses ways...

Lead Elections Specialist Diane Lowe has retired from the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) after 25 years of state service. Diane began her career in elections with the former State Elections Board, worked for the Government Accountability Board throughout its existence and transitioned to the...

Wisconsin county and municipal election officials have reported receiving at least one public records request from the True the Vote organization. We are aware of two sets of questions True the Vote has been circulating as public records requests: one that mostly focuses on voting equipment files...

This communication is to provide a few last-minute updates regarding the deployment of National Guard Service Members to assist as poll workers during tomorrow’s Partisan Primary and to give an update about the critical cleaning supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) that was distributed...

Webinars for New or Current WisVote Users Absentee Voting by Mail Enhancements Monday, August 6, 2020 12 p.m – 12:30 p.m ★see recorded webinar: ▶ TLC Link This short webinar is pre-recorded and posted to The Learning Center (TLC) webinar page. This webinar will walk through using the Advanced Find...

Due to the recent ruling by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in the One Wisconsin Institute case, several changes to election law are now in place. Several of these changes impact election day procedures for voter registration and photo ID. We have created an information sheet that should be...