Commission Meeting March 7, 2025

OPEN AND CLOSED SESSION AGENDA 

1. Call to Order

                                                                                                                   

2. Administrator’s Report of Appropriate Meeting Notice

3. Public Comment

4. Written Comments

5. Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes

6. October 4, 2024

7. November 1, 2024

8. December 2, 2024

9. January 2, 2025

10. January 14, 2025

6. Discussion and Possible Further Action Relating to Wis. Stat. § 5.06(4) Investigation of City of Madison Clerk regarding 193 Uncounted Absentee Ballots for November 5, 2024, General Election

   Please note all materials can be found at https://elections.wi.gov/resources/reports/investigation-city-madison-clerk-regarding-uncounted-absentee-ballots  

    

7. Discussion, Review, and Possible Action Pertaining to the Post-Election Voting Equipment Audit for the 2024 Fall General Election

    

8. Discussion of Microsoft CRM Migration
   
    

9. Discussion, Review, and Possible Action Pertaining to the Badger Books Program and Policies

10. Discussion, Review, and Possible Action Pertaining to WisVote Record Reconciliation Policies 
    
     

11. Administrative Rulemaking [Potential Discussion Item]

12. Discussion, Review, and Possible Action Pertaining to the Election Observer Rule (EL Chapter 4)

13. Discussion, Review, and Possible Action Pertaining to Suspended Emergency Rulemaking and the Associated Permanent Rules (Nomination Paper Challenges, DOC Challenges, Uniform Instructions Rule)
    
     

14. Discussion, Review, and Possible Action Pertaining to the Interpretation and Implementation of Wis. Stat. § 19.36(14), Identities of Election Officials or Election Registration Officials, Including any Updates or Action on the Attorney General Opinion Request  

13. Discussion, Review, and Possible Action Pertaining to Agency Records Policy, Retention, and Planning
    
     

14. Consideration and Resolution of Wis. Stat. § 5.06 Complaints

    1. EL 24-39 – Charles Hanna et al. v. Claire Woodall et al.

    2. EL 24-107 – Beth Kreitzer v. Brad Calder

    3. EL 24-120 – Michael Nedvidek v. Michelle Nelson

     

15. Discussion, Review, and Possible Action Pertaining to Commission compliance with Wis. Stat. § 757.07, including Discussion, Review, and Possible Action Pertaining to the Judicial Privacy Rule (EL Chapter 19)
    
     

16. Discussion, Review, and Possible Action Pertaining to the Agency Internal Control Plan
    
     

17. Staff Updates to the Commission

18. Closed Session*

    1. Litigation Update and Consideration of Potential Litigation 

    2. Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes

       1. October 4, 2024

          1. September 11, 2024

          2. December 2, 2024

          3. January 12, 2025

    3. Advisory Opinion Requests 

    4. Wis. Stat. § 5.05 Complaints

§ 19.85(1)(g) – The Commission may confer in closed session with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved.

§ 19.85(1)(h) – Consideration of requests for confidential written advice from the elections commission under s. 5.05 (6a) or the ethics commission under s. 19.46 (2), or from any county or municipal ethics board under s. 19.59 (5). 

§ 19.851 – The Commission’s deliberations concerning an investigation of any violation of the law under the jurisdiction of the Commission shall be in closed session.

§ 19.85(1)(f) – Considering financial, medical, social or personal histories or disciplinary data of specific persons, preliminary consideration of specific personnel problems or the investigation of charges against specific persons except where par. (b) applies which, if discussed in public, would be likely to have a substantial adverse effect upon the reputation of any person referred to in such histories or data, or involved in such problems or investigations.

19. Adjourn