Archived Clerk Communications

Webinar for County and Municipal Clerks New Clerk Orientation Wednesday, September 29, 2021 ★see webinar: ▶ Click here Welcome to the world of elections! WEC introduces new clerks to our agency and provides information on training requirements for local election officials and the wide variety of...

1. Purpose. This memorandum provides information how and why to obtain a trusted wi.gov or .gov email address. The Wisconsin Elections Commission and U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have created an updated way for local governments to obtain either a wi.gov or .gov email...

Appointment of Election Inspectors December 31, 2021 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...

On July 31, 2021, Elections Commission technical staff deactivated the voter records of individuals who did not respond to the Notice of Suspension of Registration sent June 15, 2021. This completes the four-year voter record maintenance process for 2021. As a reminder, clerks are no longer required...

The United States Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ) recently issued guidance on federal statutes that could impose constraints on the scope and method of post-election audits, including reviews of election materials like ballots for the 2020 General Election. The guidance issued by U.S. DOJ can be...

The Wisconsin Elections Commission is pleased to announce that this week marks the beginning of the WEC Newsletter! This email newsletter will supplement recent clerk communications and be a reliable source of information for clerks every two weeks about timely topics and events, upcoming deadlines...

Webinar for Wisconsin County and Municipal Clerks WisVote Redistricting and the WEC 101 Tuesday, August 3, 2021 ★see webinar: ▶ TLC WEC Staff provides a background of how redistricting impacts elections and how the WEC is preparing for it. We will also cover best practices for address data quality...

Webinar for New or Current WisVote Users WisVote Updates 2021 Tuesday, July 20, 2021 ★see webinar: ▶ TLC This WisVote webinar covers the many changes and updates being made to WisVote in 2021. With the crush of the 2020 elections firmly behind us, the WisVote development cycle is now returning to...

July 15, 2021, is the deadline for a voter to respond with a Request for Continuation of Registration for the 2021 four-year voter record maintenance. Requests for continuation made after July 15, 2021, cannot be accepted and the voter should be informed that they will need to re-register. Clerks...

On June 2, 2021, the Wisconsin Elections Commission (“Commission”) approved the Dominion Voting Systems Democracy Suite 5.5-C and 5.5-CS voting systems for sale and use in the State of Wisconsin. No electronic voting equipment may be offered for sale or implemented in Wisconsin unless first approved...