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MADISON – The Wisconsin Elections Commission is reminding media members that the window for public testing of electronic voting equipment for the Nov. 5 General Election starts on Saturday, Oct. 26. The test provides an opportunity in communities across Wisconsin for the public to witness firsthand...

Madison – The Wisconsin Elections Commission is aware of reports that some municipal clerks are continuing to experience slowness when printing labels that can be placed on the outside of in-person absentee certificate envelopes. WEC staff learned Wednesday that the system delay is not just...

MADISON – Due to higher than expected turnout for the first day of in-person absentee voting, the WisVote system that some clerks use experienced a period of slowness that has now been resolved. Clerks use WisVote to print a label that can be placed on the outside of in-person absentee certificate...

MADISON – Several key deadlines are rapidly approaching for eligible, registered Wisconsin voters seeking to cast an absentee ballot before the Nov. 5 General Election. Starting on Tuesday, Oct. 22 – two weeks before Election Day – municipal clerks can begin to issue in-person absentee ballots at...

MADISON – Wisconsin voters have until tomorrow, Wednesday, Oct. 16 to register to vote online or by mail for the Nov. 5 General Election. “Registering online or by mail is a fast and easy way to make sure you’re ready for November 5, but time is running out,” said WEC Administrator Meagan Wolfe...

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Elections Commission launched a new statewide awareness campaign this week promoting the state’s official website, MyVote.wi.gov, to make sure voters have access to accurate and reliable election information. The campaign message highlights the website in a friendly...

MADISON, Wis. – With less than one month to go before Election Day, Wisconsin election officials are demonstrating that they are fully ready to administer the November General Election. The Wisconsin Elections Commission recently released its “How Wisconsin is Ready for the November 2024 Election”...

MADISON, Wis. – Four independent presidential candidates filed signatures and paperwork with the Wisconsin Elections Commission by today’s 5 p.m. deadline to request their names be placed on the ballot in Wisconsin for President of the United States for the Nov. 5 General Election. Under Wisconsin...

On Friday, Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe was formally presented with an Unsung Heroes of Democracy Award by the American Bar Association at a luncheon in Chicago. According to the ABA, the award “recognizes those individuals and organizations who work every day, often...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Elections Commission is reminding media members and the public that the window for public testing of electronic voting equipment for the Aug. 13 Partisan Primary Election commences on Saturday, Aug. 3. Testing must occur prior to Election Day. The testing allows...

MADISON, WI. – July 1 marks the start of the nomination paper circulation period for some independent presidential and vice-presidential candidates. Presidential and vice-presidential candidates affiliated with parties already on the ballot do not need to circulate nomination papers. Independent...

MADISON – The Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) is pleased to report that it is on its way toward completing the first major step in the process of approving Fall 2024 candidates for the ballot. Monday, June 3, at 5 p.m. was the deadline for state candidates to file nomination papers and other...

MADISON – The Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) is pleased to report that it is on its way toward completing the first major step in the process of approving Fall 2024 candidates for the ballot. Monday, June 3, at 5 p.m. was the deadline for state candidates to file nomination papers and other...

Monday, June 3, 2024 at 5 p.m. is the deadline for candidates to file nomination papers to get on the ballot for the August 13 Partisan Primary and the November 5 General Election. Because the Commission office was closed on Saturday, June 1, and candidates were therefore not able to file their...

MADISON – Meagan Wolfe, the nonpartisan administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, recently received two national awards recognizing her performance in election administration. On April 14, the American Society for Public Administration honored Wolfe as a 2024 recipient of its National...

MADISON – The Wisconsin Elections Commission is providing guidance to voters ahead of Tuesday’s Spring Election. Here’s what to know: 1. Voters planning to go to the polls should check the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s MyVote website at MyVote.wi.gov to verify their registration status, find...

MADISON – The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Thursday received a petition from the group No Labels to receive ballot status in Wisconsin ahead of the 2024 General Election. The petition makes use of an uncommon path for a political party to achieve ballot status found in Wis. Stat. § 5.62(2)(a)...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Elections Commission is reminding media members that the window for public testing of electronic voting equipment for the April 2 Spring Election starts on Saturday, March 23. Testing must occur prior to Election Day. The test provides an opportunity in communities...

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin’s local election officials reported a smooth Spring Primary on Tuesday, demonstrating that Wisconsin’s municipal and county clerks are prepared to administer the three remaining scheduled elections this year. “I’m grateful that Wisconsin voters can count on such dedicated...