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On Wednesday, September 11, 2024, the Wisconsin Elections Commission (“the Commission”) approved the attached memorandum as a supplement to the Election Day and Election Administration manuals. The memo is intended to supplement the manuals, and contains pages impacted. The manual text will be...

Included in the materials the WEC is providing is a Word document that contains the suggested social media post and accompanying image or graphic, the suggested timeframe when the post should be made, the topic of the post, and information indicating whether the post contains time sensitive...

The memo attached to this webpage provides essential reminders and best practices for managing and tracking absentee ballots in preparation for the upcoming election. These guidelines are intended to assist clerks in their duties and enhance coordination between election officials and USPS to ensure...

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 the...

Two proposed amendments to the Wisconsin Constitution (“Constitution”) were included as referenda on the ballot at the April 2, 2024, Spring Election. Each referendum was passed by the voters of Wisconsin and ratified into the Constitution as follows: Article III, § 7(1): No state agency or officer...

On July 30, 2024, the Wisconsin Elections Commission (“the Commission”) held a public meeting to review and issue guidance following the Marinette County Circuit Court’s decision in Oldenburg v. WEC. The Commission passed the following motion unanimously: The Wisconsin Elections Commission approves...

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...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) offers a wide range of trainings and helpful material for Wisconsin’s county and municipal clerks, including a five-part training series this summer in partnership with the Wisconsin Elections...

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...