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Dear Clerks, The Wisconsin Elections Commission (“the Commission”) will issue guidance for clerks on three important legal developments ahead of the August 13, 2024 Primary. The Commission intends to schedule two meetings in July to review and issue guidance on these topics: 1. Attorney General...

A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, EIGHTH DISTRICT to fill the vacancy, caused by the resignation of the Honorable Mike Gallagher, for the remainder of the term which expires on January 3, 2025.

A primary election will be held in the towns, villages, cities, wards, and election districts of the State of Wisconsin on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, and an election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.

A STATE SENATOR FOR THE FORTH DISTRICT to fill the vacancy, caused by the resignation of Lena Taylor, for the remainder of the term which expires on January 6, 2025.

The Wisconsin Constitution requires the legislature to appropriate funds from the state treasury only by passing a law, which requires a vote by both houses of the legislature. Wis. Const. art. VIII, 2. Question 1 would add a new provision to say that the legislature cannot delegate this "sole" power to appropriate funds. In times when Wisconsin receives undesignated federal funds from the U.S. government, the Wisconsin Constitution does not limit the ability of the governor to choose how the funds he accepts are divided among state and local agencies. Question 2 would add a new provision to the Constitution to prohibit the governor from choosing how to allocate such federal funds he accepts unless the legislature, through a joint resolution or some other process to be developed by the legislature, agrees with the governor s proposed allocation of those funds.

Attached are the Certification of Referendum Question and the Type A Notice of Referendum Election, and a discussion on referenda timeline in Appendix A. The Certification of Referendum Question is not required to be published, but the Type A Notice does require publication. The referendum is the...

Attached are the Type A Notice of Referendum Election and the Certification of Referendum Question for the August 13, 2024 Partisan Primary. The Certification of Referendum Question is not required to be published, but the Type A Notice does require publication. The referendum is the result of 2023...

The Wisconsin Elections Commission (“Commission”) is publishing this communication to address questions and planning considerations for election activity during the remainder of 2024. In addition to the 2024 Partisan Primary and General Elections, there will now be U.S. Congressional and Wisconsin...

On March 20, 2024, the Commission members voted 6-0 to approve the draft language of the proposed emergency and permanent rules relating to the mandatory use of uniform instructions for absentee voting and directed staff to “proceed with the necessary rulemaking steps.” The current step is the...

Listed in the attached document are the political parties and the ballot order for parties which qualify for a separate ballot for the Partisan Primary and General Election in 2024 and any special partisan primaries or elections which may occur in 2024 or 2025. Please see the attached memo for the...