Aug 01 2023
2023 Four-Year Voter Record Maintenance Complete
On July 31, 2023, Elections Commission technical staff deactivated the voter records of individuals who did not respond to the Notice of Suspension of Registration sent June 15, 2023. This completes the four-year voter record maintenance process for 2023. As a reminder, the response deadline for...
Public Records Requests for Completed Absentee Ballot Applications & Identification
1. PURPOSE. Many Wisconsin clerks recently received public records requests seeking completed absentee ballot applications and copies of each applicant’s photo identification for each election year from 2018 to the present. The WEC cannot represent your jurisdiction or tell you how to respond to...
Oct 12 2022
2023 ERIC Movers Review Process - Quarter 2
1. Background. In 2021 the WEC began a quarterly Movers review and mailing process in which postcards are mailed to Wisconsin residents who were identified as potentially moving. As part of Wisconsin’s membership in the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), the WEC is required to...
WEC Newsletter Volume III, Issue XI
Tracking Voter Turnout, Election Security Subgrants, Election Day Postcards WEC Newsletter Volume III, Issue XI June 15, 2023 Contents Processing 4YM Returns Badger Voters Update Wisvote Grab Bag Webinar June 20 WEC on the Road: Absentee Envelopes and Badger Books Commission Meeting Updates Happy...
2023 Four-Year Voter Record Maintenance
The purpose of this memo is to alert clerks of some important dates and required actions for the 2023 four-year voter record maintenance. Clerks will use WisVote to process returned postcards and update voter records. Before processing any returned postcards, please view the pre-recorded...
2023 Election Security.gov Email Domain Subgrant Renewal Announcement
1. SUMMARY. On September 21, 2022, the Wisconsin Elections Commission approved the renewal of the Election Security .gov Email Domain Subgrant for municipalities, which awards up to $600 per jurisdiction for transition to a wi.gov or .gov email domain. Under the federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA)...
WEC CARES Subgrant Applications UPDATE
If municipalities still need to apply for the WEC CARES Act subgrant please contact us immediately. More than $750,000 in grant funds remain unclaimed as of today. Although the application deadline was September 1, we understand that many clerks are extremely busy and may have been unable to apply...
WEC Newsletter Volume III, Issue X
Tracking Voter Turnout, Election Security Subgrants, Election Day Postcards WEC Newsletter Volume III, Issue X May 18, 2023 Contents Training Parameters Clerk Contact Updates Training Survey FIDO key – New Model Spring WisVote Roundup Accessible Voting Equipment Subgrant Open Houses Clerk Feature...