Observers

Observer Rule Economic Impact Analysis Comment Period - February 23 to March 11

Friday, February 23, 2024

On December 19, 2023, the Commission members voted 6–0 to approve the draft language of the proposed Ch. EL 4 on Election Observers and directed staff to advance to the next phase of rule promulgation. The current phase is the Economic Impact Analysis. Please take a look at the three documents...

Were recount observers prevented from seeing ballots and envelopes?

Friday, December 18, 2020

Some observers at the recounts held in Dane and Milwaukee counties have complained that they were unable to get close enough to the workers to see everything they were doing, and for that reason, those ballots should not be counted. State law that governs recounts allows candidates and their

Observers at Voting and Counting Locations for the November 3, 2020 General Election

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

*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...

Public Comment Period Open for Draft EL 4 Rule

Observer Rule Economic Impact Analysis Comment Period - February 23 to March 11

Draft Rule Chapter EL 4 - Election Observers

Were recount observers prevented from seeing ballots and envelopes?

Observers at Voting and Counting Locations for the November 3, 2020 General Election