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This week, the Wisconsin Elections Commission will mail nearly 178,500 postcards to Wisconsin residents who were identified as being potentially eligible to vote but are not currently registered to vote. These postcards are required as part of Wisconsin’s participation in ERIC, an inter-state data...

The Wisconsin Elections Commission is pleased to announce the release of the updated version of Wisconsin’s voter registration form (EL-131). Revisions to the form have been finalized and the form has been posted to the agency website in the forms section. Manuals, training materials and the WisVote...

A. Background To help clerks communicate with voters about absentee voting, the Wisconsin Elections Commission has put together a series of sample social media posts and graphics, as well as website banners. Clerks are free to use and customize them for their own needs, as well as to share them with...

As the August Partisan Primary and November General Election approaches, some municipalities throughout Wisconsin may be using alternate sites, outside of the clerk’s office, to conduct in-person absentee voting. While these alternate sites are allowed by statute, there are specific requirements to...

1. PURPOSE: This memorandum and attachments provide election officials guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) related to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). 2. INFORMATION: COVID-19 is a respiratory illness that can be spread from person-to-person. Because the...

In the last few days, multiple court decisions have addressed the witness requirement for absentee voters who wish to vote by mail for the April 7, 2020 election. The end result of those decisions is that the witness requirement remains in effect for the Spring Election. This memorandum provides an...

WEC staff have received questions regarding the use of face coverings while voting or conducting elections. This document provides information about many of the common questions we have received and was developed with guidance from State of Wisconsin public health officials and information available...

This guidance is provided for Municipal Clerks in light of the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Wisconsin. COVID-19 is spread primarily through respiratory droplets that are released when a sick (infected) person coughs, sneezes, or breaths. These droplets can also remain on surfaces...