Memo

The Wisconsin Elections Commission recently updated the January 8, 2021, clerk communication titled “Indefinitely Confined Absentee Request Confirmation Process” and the May 6, 2021, clerk communication titled “Indefinitely Confined Absentee Ballot Requests Clean-Up Process.” The intent of the...

1. Purpose. This memorandum provides updated information to municipal and county clerks regarding the 2019 ERIC Movers Maintenance Process and what will happen to approximately 69,000 voter records that are still in Active-Movers status. 2. WEC Plan. Active-mover records remaining in the voter...

On March 31, 2021, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a ruling in the case challenging the Governor’s emergency orders. The Court found that state law on public health emergencies “must be read to forbid the governor from proclaiming repeated states of emergency for the same enabling condition...

Q: My municipality has less than 7,500 people. Do I still need accessible voting equipment? A: Yes, every polling place, no matter the size, must have accessible voting equipment set up and available for use by voters when the polls open on Election Day. Some types of voting equipment serve as an...

Attached is the 2021 Spring Election pronunciation guide. Amended 3/3/2021 to correct the misspelling of "Conservative" in the special election for Senate District 13.

Attached is the 2021 Spring Primary pronunciation guide. The 2021 Spring Primary pronunciation guide has been amended to include the candidate listing for the Special Election for Senate District 13 certified by the Wisconsin Elections Commission at its meeting today.

Listed below are the political parties and the ballot order for parties which qualify for a separate ballot for the partisan primary and general election in 2022 and any special partisan primaries or elections which may occur in 2021 or 2022. Ballot order is determined by the highest number of votes...

This communication is to announce that the 2021 Calendar of Election Events is now available. The 2021 calendar includes deadlines from November 2020 through January 2022 and is a valuable tool for election officials to use throughout the election cycle. The calendar is currently available in...

This memorandum is to advise you of the decisions made by the Wisconsin Elections Commission related to the 2020 post-election voting equipment audits at its September 16, 2020 meeting. These audits are required by law to be conducted after every General Election to ensure the accuracy of tabulation...

*Updated on 10/21/2020 with slight changes to the Allowable and Prohibited Observer Activities Sections Overview Wisconsin state law allows that any member of the public, other than a candidate whose name appears on the ballot, can observe voting at in-person absentee voting sites, polling places...