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MADISON, WI –Wisconsin’s Presidential Preference Selection Committee today selected 14 Democrats and one Republican who will appear as candidates on the ballot for the Presidential Preference Vote on April 7, 2020. The committee, which has convened every four years since 1968, met in the State...

At a special meeting today, the Wisconsin Elections Commission did not pass any motion directing staff to take action on the movers mailing list. This means the Commission will await further direction from the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Wisconsin. When those courts provide direction...

Due to continuing media and public interest in the status of the WEC's mailing to voters who may have moved , we are posting two spreadsheets. Please visit the link for background information about the mailing itself. The first spreadsheet ( Updated List Movers Mailings by Municipality.xlsx ) is an...

MADISON, WI – A bipartisan nominating committee will decide in January which presidential candidates to put on the ballot for Wisconsin’s Presidential Preference Vote on April 7. At 11 a.m. on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, the committee comprised of Democratic and Republican Party representatives will...

The Wisconsin Elections Commission issued the following statement in response to Judge Malloy's ruling today in Timothy Zignego et al vs. Wisconsin Election Commission et al : "We will be analyzing the judge’s oral decision and consulting with the six members of the Wisconsin Elections Commission on...

MADISON, WI – The MyVote Wisconsin website will be offline for a few days for maintenance and upgrades starting Thursday, November 14. “We’re improving the MyVote website,” explained Meagan Wolfe, Wisconsin’s chief elections official. “We’ll be back online in a few days, ready for a busy 2020...

MADISON, WI – Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe issued the following comments today. The Wisconsin Elections Commission received a complaint this morning from the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL), and will respond directly to WILL in a timely manner. The...

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Elections Commission is convening a new advisory and working group – the Wisconsin Election Security Council – which will hold its first public meeting Wednesday, October 16. “As the 2020 election year approaches, we are assembling our federal, state and local partners,”...

MADISON, WI – The State of Wisconsin is mailing letters this week to approximately 234,000 registered voters who may have moved in-state or out of Wisconsin. “We want voters to be prepared for 2020,” said Meagan Wolfe, Wisconsin’s chief elections official. “This mailing is designed to help people...

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Elections Commission is pleased to announce a $1.1 million grant program to help municipalities and counties upgrade office computer security for the 2020 elections. “WEC’s goal is to make sure that every clerk has an up-to-date, secure computer and access to professional...

MADISON, WI – The State of Wisconsin is mailing postcards this week to approximately 114,000 registered voters who have not voted in the past four years. “The postcards are titled Official Voter Registration Notice,” said Meagan Wolfe, Wisconsin’s chief election official. “State law requires...

MADISON, WI – Expanded post-election audits in 2018 confirmed that voting equipment in Wisconsin accurately counted the state’s votes, according to a recent report to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. “The 2018 post-election voting equipment audit was the largest audit of its kind undertaken in...

MADISON, WI – Today the Wisconsin Senate unanimously confirmed Meagan Wolfe as Administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission. The Senate confirmed her appointment through the term that ends June 30 of this year, as well as an additional four-year term from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2023...

MADISON, WI – Very few problems were reported in Tuesday’s Spring Election in which more than 26 percent of Wisconsin adults voted, according to preliminary results analyzed by the Wisconsin Elections Commission. According to unofficial, Election Night results gathered by WEC from county clerk...

Madison, WI – As a reminder to news organizations interested in covering Wisconsin’s Spring Election, the Wisconsin Elections Commission is issuing this advisory with guidance for news editors, reporters and photographers. This advisory is designed for planning purposes, but news media are free to...

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Elections Commission reminds voters to bring an acceptable photo ID when they go to the polls for the Spring Election on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. “Most people already have the ID they need to vote,” said Meagan Wolfe, Wisconsin’s chief election official. “If you don’t have...

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) has received an award from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) for Outstanding Innovations in Elections for its cybersecurity training program series intended to better secure the statewide election system. EAC announced its Clearie...

MADISON, WI – With no statewide Spring Primary this year, just one in five voters will have local primaries on Tuesday, February 19, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. There will be 294 primary elections in school districts, cities, villages and towns within 41 of Wisconsin’s 72...

Madison, WI – According to unofficial results, more than 2.67 million Wisconsinites – 59.38 percent of the voting age population – voted in Tuesday’s General Election, a record turnout for a midterm election, said Meagan Wolfe, Wisconsin’s chief elections official.

MADISON, WI – More than 547,000 absentee ballots have already been returned for the November 6 General Election, breaking the record set in 2014 for a midterm election, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission.