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New WEC Guidance for Absentee Ballots for the Spring Election and Presidential Preference Vote

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

You are receiving this high-priority communication because it contains information that requires your immediate attention. At today’s special meeting of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, the commission directed Wisconsin clerks to follow past practice and only comply with the 47-day deadline on...

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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This guidance has been superseded by a decision of the Wisconsin Elections Commission.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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Third Party Voter Registration Mailing: Voter Participation Center and Center for Voter Information

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

The Wisconsin Elections Commission has been advised that a voter registration mailing will start arriving in Wisconsin on January 14, 2020. The mailing is from the Voter Participation Center (VPC) and the Center for Voter Information (CVI), which are nonprofit voter registration groups that are not...

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Everything You Need to Know About Absentee Voting in 2020 webinar

Monday, January 13, 2020

Webinar for Clerks, Chief Inspectors and Poll Workers Everything You Need to Know About Absentee Voting in 2020 Wednesday, January 15, 2020: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Registration Link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8368013963964972044 With three federal elections looming over us in 2020...

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Updates Regarding Spring Primary and Spring Election Contests

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Statewide Spring Primary Three candidates have filed nomination papers for the Office of Supreme Court Justice. While the candidates will not be certified until the January 14, 2020 meeting of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, staff will be recommending that all three candidates be certified...

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