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Webinar for Clerks and Special Voting Deputies Special Voting Deputies Wednesday, January 12, 2022: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Registration Link: To be rescheduled Special Voting Deputies (SVDs) conduct absentee voting at certain care facilities and qualified retirement homes. Clerks are required to...

Webinar for Clerks, Chief Inspectors and Poll Workers Absentee Voting Wednesday, January 19, 2022 ★see webinar: ▶ Click here Absentee voting by mail can begin as soon as ballots are available, which will be soon! This webinar reviews absentee voting rules – by mail, in-person in the clerk’s office...

Webinar for Clerks, Chief Inspectors and Poll Workers Wrapping Up 2021 Wednesday, December 8, 2021 ★see webinar: ▶ Click here We had another busy election year and 2022 promises to be even busier! This webinar acts as a type of “cracker barrel” and review procedures, with questions and problems we...

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals issued a stay this afternoon of the Waukesha County Circuit Court decision in the Teigen v. WEC case regarding the use of absentee ballot drop boxes and who can return an absentee ballot on behalf of a voter. The stay means the ruling issued by the Circuit Court will...

The Wisconsin Elections Commission is offering extended hours in support of municipalities and counties who will be participating in the Spring Primary on February 15, 2022. Please use the contact information provided below to contact staff during extended hours. Phone and email support will be...

1. Purpose. This memorandum provides information how and why to obtain a trusted wi.gov or .gov email address. The Wisconsin Elections Commission and U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have created an updated way for local governments to obtain either a wi.gov or .gov email...

To supplement our current training program and outreach efforts, we have developed a new election administration training webinar series, scheduled to begin in September and continue into the 2022 Spring Election cycle. Election administration webinars are focused on providing all types of election...

Information about the laws of Wisconsin regarding recall of local elected officials.

Wis. Stat. §6.47 provides that certain individuals may apply to the municipal clerk to register to vote as a Confidential Voter. Currently, a prospective confidential voter must submit one of the four documents listed in Wis. Stat. §6.47(2) as verification of their eligibility for confidential voter status:

On March 31 and August 19, 2020, WEC issued memoranda that discussed issues related to the mailing or delivery of absentee ballots to municipal clerks and the use of drop boxes by municipal clerks for delivery of absentee ballots. On January 20, 2022, the Waukesha County Circuit Court issued an...