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Voting equipment used in Wisconsin elections is required to be audited after every General Election to ensure the accuracy of tabulation equipment using during that election. Wis. Stat. §7.08(6) is the state embodiment of §301(a)(5) of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA): Enforcement of federal voting...

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...

Wisconsin statute §7.52 allows for a municipality to process and canvass their absentee ballots at an alternate, centralized location instead of the individual polling places. This communication provides helpful reminders of the various tasks required of central count municipalities. Ordinance and...

1. Purpose. The memo is intended to provide local election officials with best practices for reviewing absentee ballot requests, especially those with separate mailing addresses, to ensure accuracy and integrity in the process. Clerks are encouraged to verify any requests that may need further...

Municipal clerks, please share this communication with your election inspectors. Every October, the State of Wisconsin’s Board for People with Developmental Disabilities hosts the Self Determination Conference at the Kalahari Convention Center in the Wisconsin Dells. The Conference endeavors to...

After a public hearing on Monday, July 22, 2024, the Joint Committee for the Review of Administrative Rules voted to suspend the Commission’s emergency rules that went into effect on June 10 and July 1: EL 6.05 – Relating to the Mandatory Use of Uniform Instructions EL 2.05, 2.07 – Relating to...