This Filing Challenges to Nomination Papers memorandum provides information to persons who are considering filing a challenge to the nomination papers of a candidate whose papers are required to be filed with the Wisconsin Elections Commission.
The informational sheet provides information to persons who are considering filing a challenge to the nomination papers of a candidate whose papers are required to be filed with the Wisconsin Elections Commission. The challenge process document provides clarification in a Frequently Asked Questions format to the process of how challenges are filed, reviewed/determined, and appealed.
The Challenged Candidate Memo concerns candidates whose nomination papers have been challenged and discusses the procedure to be followed in responding to that challenge before the Wisconsin Elections Commission.
The Commission recommends reviewing the published manual titled “Common Nomination Paper Challenges” prior to filing a challenge. The manual generally outlines the challenge process, but also includes prior Commission decisions on common challenges.