Clerk Communication

2024-2025 Calendar of Election Events

Monday, October 9, 2023

This communication is to announce that the 2023-2024 Calendar of Election Events is now available for clerk review. Clerks need to submit comments to @email by 10/16/2023. The updated calendar includes deadlines from November 2023 through January 2025, and is a valuable tool for election...

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Appointment of Election Inspectors from Lists Submitted by Political Parties

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

December 31, 2023, marks the end of the current term of Election Inspectors. Unless your current inspectors are reappointed by your governing body, they will no longer be Election Inspectors after the end of this year. At a meeting in December, not later than December 31, 2023, the municipal...

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Absentee Envelope Designs Approved by the Commission

Friday, September 29, 2023

1. Summary. On August 4, 2023, the Wisconsin Elections Commission approved the designs of the Absentee Mailer Envelope (EL-120) and the Absentee Certificate Envelope (EL-122) in their various iterations and languages. EL-120 and EL-122 are state templates, prescribed by unanimous vote of the...

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Revised Subgrant Documentation

Friday, September 29, 2023

Revised subgrant MOU/reimbursement-request forms & NEW subgrant requirement of providing WEC equipment inventory list SUMMARY All current and future WEC subgrant programs contain revised language in the Documentation section that more specifically highlights the federal requirements regarding the...

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2023 ERIC Movers Review Process - Quarter 3

Monday, September 25, 2023

1. Background. In 2021 the WEC began a quarterly Movers review and mailing process in which postcards are mailed to Wisconsin residents who were identified as potentially moving. As part of Wisconsin’s membership in the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), the WEC is required to...

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National Mail Voter Registration Form

Friday, September 15, 2023

Summary. The National Mail Voter Registration Form (“National Form”) cannot be used in Wisconsin to register voters. Background. The National Form is commonly distributed at military installations, embassies, and consulates. It is now accepted in 48 states. As a result, municipal clerks and their...

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2023-2024 Election Administration Webinar Series Announced

Friday, September 8, 2023

To supplement our current training program and outreach efforts, we have developed a new election administration training webinar series, scheduled to begin in September and continue into the 2024 Spring Election cycle. Election administration webinars are focused on providing all types of election...

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Absentee Envelope Designs Approved by Commission

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

1. Summary. On August 4, 2023, the Wisconsin Elections Commission approved the designs of the Absentee Mailer Envelope (EL-120) and the Absentee Certificate Envelope (EL-122). There are two versions of the EL-120, regular and military, and three versions of the EL-122; regular, military, and special...

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2023 Four-Year Voter Record Maintenance Complete

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

On July 31, 2023, Elections Commission technical staff deactivated the voter records of individuals who did not respond to the Notice of Suspension of Registration sent June 15, 2023. This completes the four-year voter record maintenance process for 2023. As a reminder, the response deadline for...

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2023 Four-Year Voter Record Maintenance Reminder

Monday, July 10, 2023

July 15, 2023, is the deadline for a voter to respond with a Request for Continuation of Registration for the 2023 four-year voter record maintenance. Requests for continuation made after July 15, 2023, cannot be accepted and the voter should be informed that they will need to re-register. Clerks...

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