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The Election Day Manual has been updated to reflect recent revisions to the voter registration application (EL-131) and provisional voting procedures and forms. Election Day Manual Chapter Update; Page Number Electors Revisions to voter registration application (EL-131); pages 45 – 52 Provisional...

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at an election to be held in the several towns, villages, wards, and election districts of the State of Wisconsin, on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, the following questions will be submitted to a vote of the people pursuant to law. Attached to this communication is the Type C...

The Type A Notice of Referendum for the Spring Election to be held on April 1, 2025. This notice must be published or posted by March 4, 2025 per Wis. Stat. §10.01(2)(a).

The attached memorandum provides an overview of both the legal requirements, as well as best practices, for local election officials when proofing their ballots prior to an election. The information contained in this memo is not new, but rather reminders. Ensuring that ballots are correct for each...

SUMMARY. On May 14, 2024, 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) Election...

The attached memorandum provides information to persons who are considering filing a challenge to the nomination papers of a candidate whose papers are required to be filed with the Wisconsin Elections Commission (“Commission”). Challenges to nomination papers filed by independent presidential...

With the November General Election certified, the post-election period provides a good opportunity to reiterate to voters that Wisconsin’s election system is secure, accurate, and transparent, a fact that election officials across Wisconsin demonstrated on Nov. 5. To assist you in communicating to...

1. The 2025 Calendar of Election Events is now available. The updated calendar includes deadlines from November 2024 to January 2026. It is available in multiple formats including PDF and Word. 2. The Excel version and instructions for importing the excel calendar into Microsoft Outlook Calendar...

The WEC Public Information Office is pleased to offer a templated news release form that will allow clerks participating in the post-election audit to insert their own information and details about their required audits and easily share that data with their communities. In the templated news release...

The Type A Notice of the Spring Election to be held on April 1, 2025, contains all state level and judicial offices to be elected throughout the state. Please note that an earlier memo had an incorrect deadline to publish the Type A notice. The Type A notice needs to be published on or before...