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Face coverings are highly recommended and encouraged to prevent the spread of COVID-19. We have secured enough coverings for all poll workers for the upcoming 2020 elections. If you want to provide masks to voters, municipalities must obtain additional coverings. We’ve included signage which you can...

A provisional ballot is a ballot that is marked by a voter but is not counted at the time it is cast. It is issued to a voter who is unable to provide the poll workers with documentation as required by Wisconsin and federal law. There are two circumstances in which a voter is entitled to receive a provisional ballot:

Badger Book Cleaning Practices As the COVID-19 situation continues to develop, WEC staff compiled a list of suggested best practices for cleaning and sanitizing your Badger Books. Voting Equipment Cleaning Best Practices by Vendors Equipment cleaning practices are outlined by Clear Ballot, Dominion...

The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) created a requirement that every polling place have accessible voting equipment available for each election. The State of Wisconsin used funds provided through HAVA to assist municipalities with purchasing accessible voting equipment. By 2006, every municipality in the state met this requirement and six accessible voting systems are currently in use statewide.

In October 2002, the federal government passed the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). This legislation created new election administration requirements for all states and called for an upgrade of voting systems. Specifically, HAVA calls for the creation of a single, uniform, official, centralized...

Wisconsin election officials are given immense responsibility to ensure that elections are conducted in a fair and impartial manner while maintaining the integrity of the election process.

Instructions for Completing Absentee Ballot You can find detailed instructions for completing your absentee ballot here: Uniform Instructions for Absentee Voters.

Wisconsin law allows a person who is “indefinitely confined because of age, physical illness or infirmity or is disabled for an indefinite period” to become a permanent absentee voter “by signing a statement to that effect.” This law has been on the books for more than 30 years. The WEC did not encourage anyone to declare themselves indefinitely confined or to claim that status to avoid the photo ID law

If you cannot enter the polling place or absentee voting location due to disability, curbside voting is available. Two poll workers will bring you your ballot and conduct voting at your vehicle or at the polling place entrance. If you vote curbside, you are not required to sign the poll list. Instead, the poll workers will write “exempt by order of inspectors” in the signature space on the poll list.