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WISCONSIN ELECTIONS COMMISSION PRESS RELEASE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22 Officials at the Wisconsin Elections Commission said they were pleased to learn Friday morning that the Legislative Audit Bureau’s months-long investigation of the November 2020 general election confirmed the election was accurate, safe...

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Elections Commission announced today it has deactivated more than 205,000 voter registrations through two separate voter list maintenance processes. “The first group of more than 174,000 voters we deactivated have not voted in the past four years and did not respond to a...

MADISON, WI – Representative Janel Brandtjen recently issued a statement alleging that “tens of thousands of new registrations and votes cast by individuals whose driver’s license number, name, and date of birth did not match and were subsequently removed from the state system after their votes were...

MADISON, WI – The State of Wisconsin is mailing more notification postcards – this time to approximately 97,700 registered voters who may have moved within or out of Wisconsin. “We want voters to be prepared for elections in 2022,” said Meagan Wolfe, Wisconsin’s chief elections official. “This...

MADISON, WI – The State of Wisconsin is mailing postcards this week to approximately 186,900 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 the...

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Elections Commission will discuss four reports involving suspected voter fraud and election integrity in 2020 and 2021 elections when it meets on June 2. “Election officials and law enforcement across Wisconsin work together proactively to prevent, identify and prosecute...

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Elections Commission has unanimously approved mailing postcards in mid-June to approximately 187,750 registered voters who have not voted in the past four years. “This biennial postcard mailing approved by the Commission is just one of the many things Wisconsin election...

MADISON, WI – Meagan Wolfe, administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, issued a statement following the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision in Zignego v. Wisconsin Elections Commission: The Wisconsin Elections Commission has just received the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision and is still...

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Elections Commission today reminds voters to be ready for the Spring Election on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Voters can check their registration and find their polling place on the mobile-friendly MyVote Wisconsin website. Voters who are planning to go to the polls on Tuesday...

MADISON, WI – Wisconsin voters who are voting absentee by mail must act soon, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. “More than 390,000 Wisconsin voters have requested absentee ballots by mail, but less than 96,000 have been recorded as returned,” said Meagan Wolfe, administrator for the...

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Elections Commission today released its list of the top things Wisconsin voters should know for the Spring Election on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. 1. The Wisconsin Elections Commission continues to recommend all voters wear face coverings for voting on Election Day, but they...

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Elections Commission has received a 2020 Clearinghouse Award from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission for improving accessibility for voters with disabilities, Administrator Meagan Wolfe announced. “This is a great honor, in many ways because we were nominated by...

MADISON, WI – The six-member, bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission on March 2 unanimously approved new guidance for Wisconsin municipal clerks regarding voting in nursing homes and other care facilities for the April 6 Spring Election. The Commission also directed staff to start the emergency...

MADISON, WI – The people of Wisconsin overcame challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic for the November 2020 General Election, voting in record numbers with few problems, according to a data report released today by the Wisconsin Elections Commission. “Wisconsin voters, clerks and poll workers...

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Election Commission has created a new question-and-answer section on its website to dispel misinformation about November election. “We understand that some voters still have questions about how the election was conducted and how the winners were determined,” said Meagan...

Madison, WI – Chairperson Ann Jacobs of the Wisconsin Elections Commission will canvass results of the presidential election and sign the determination today at 3:30 p.m., including results from the recounts in Dane and Milwaukee counties. The Chair is not certifying the presidential race today...

Madison, WI – The Wisconsin Elections Commission today ordered a partial recount of presidential election results in Dane and Milwaukee counties after receiving a recount petition and $3 million payment from the Trump campaign. The order comes following a meeting of the six-member, bipartisan...

Madison, WI – The Wisconsin Elections Commission has received a partial recount petition and a wire transfer from the Trump campaign for $3 million. “The request is for all of Milwaukee and Dane Counties. No other counties or jurisdictions were requested,” said Meagan Wolfe, Wisconsin’s chief...

Madison, WI – Wisconsin’s county clerks have submitted cost estimates totaling approximately $7.9 million for a statewide recount, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. “We still have not received any indication that there will or will not be a recount,” said Meagan Wolfe, Wisconsin’s...